Antibodies to HDPPA04 polypeptide

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to antibodies that specifically bind HDPPA04 polypeptides, useful for diagnosing and treating diseases, disorders, and/or conditions related to said HDPPA04. Also encompassed by the invention are host cells and hybridomas for producing said antibodies. The invention further encompasses methods for detecting said HDPPA04 polypeptides using said antibodies.

STATEMENT UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 1.77(b)(4)

This application refers to a “Sequence Listing” listed below, which is provided as an electronic document on two identical compact discs (CD-R), labeled “Copy 1” and “Copy 2.” These compact discs each contain the file “PS900SL.txt” (26,143,381 bytes, originally created Mar. 19, 2002), which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety herein. The sequence Listing may be viewed on an IBM-PC machine rung the MS-Windows operating system. This application also incorporates by reference all parts, including the Sequence Listing, of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/100,683 (filed Mar. 19, 2002) of which the present application claims benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 120.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to human secreted proteins/polypeptides, and isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding said proteins/polypeptides, useful for detecting, preventing, diagnosing, prognosticating, treating, and/or ameliorating diseases and disorders related to said protein/polypeptides (relatedness may be by direct or indirect association, by cause, by consequence, or by effect on said diseases and disorders). Antibodies that bind these polypeptides are also encompassed by the present invention. Also encompassed by the invention are vectors, host cells, and recombinant and synthetic methods for producing said polynucleotides, polypeptides, and/or antibodies. The invention further encompasses screening methods for identifying agonists and antagonists of polynucleotides and polypeptides of the invention. The present invention further encompasses methods and compositions for inhibiting or enhancing the production and function of the polypeptides of the present invention.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Unlike bacterium, which exist as a single compartment surrounded by a membrane, human cells and other eukaryotes are subdivided by membranes into many functionally distinct compartments. Each membrane-bounded compartment, or organelle, contains different proteins essential for the function of the organelle. The cell uses “sorting signals,” which are amino acid motifs located with the protein, to target proteins to particular cellular organelles.

One type of sorting signal, called a signal sequence, a signal peptide, or a leader sequence, directs a class of proteins to an organelle called the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). The ER separates the membrane-bounded proteins from all other types of proteins. Once localized to the ER, both groups of proteins can be further directed to another organelle called the Golgi apparatus. Here the Golgi distributes the proteins to vesicles, including secretory vesicles, the cell membrane, lysosomes, and the other organelles.

Proteins targeted to the ER by a signal sequence can be released into the extracellular space as a secreted protein. For example, vesicles containing secreted proteins can fuse with the cell membrane and release their contents into the extracellular space—a process called exocytosis. Exocytosis can occur constitutively or after receipt of a triggering signal. In the latter case, the proteins are stored in secretory vesicles (or secretory granules until exocytosis is triggered. Similarly, proteins residing on the cell membrane can also be secreted into the extracellular space by proteolytic cleavage of a “linker” holding the protein to the membrane.

Thus there exists a clear need for identifying and using novel secreted polynucleotides and polypeptides. Identification and sequencing of human genes is a major goal of modern scientific research. For example, by identifying genes and determining their sequences, scientists have been able to make large quantities of valuable human “gene products.” These include human insulin, interferon, Factor VIII, tumor necrosis factor, human growth hormone, tissue plasminogen activator, and numerous other compounds. Additionally, knowledge of gene sequences can provide the key to treatment or cure of genetic diseases (such as muscular dystrophy and cystic fibrosis).

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to human secreted proteins/polypeptides, and isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding said proteins/polypeptides, useful for detecting, preventing, diagnosing, prognosticating, treating, and/or ameliorating diseases and disorders related to said proteins/polypeptides (relatedness may be by direct or indirect association, or by cause, consequence, or effect on said diseases and disorders). Antibodies that bind these polypeptides are also encompassed by the present invention. Also encompassed by the invention are vectors, host cells, and recombinant and synthetic methods for producing said polynucleotides, polypeptides, and/or antibodies. The invention further encompasses screening methods for identifying agonists and antagonists of polynucleotides and polypeptides of the invention. The present invention further encompasses methods and compositions for inhibiting or enhancing the production and function of the polypeptides of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Polynucleotides and Polypeptides of the Invention

Description of Table 1A

Table 1A summarizes information concerning certain polynucleotides and polypeptides of the invention. The first column provides the gene number in the application for each clone identifier. The second column provides a unique clone identifier, “Clone ID:”, for a cDNA clone related to each contig sequence disclosed in Table 1A. Third column, the cDNA Clones identified in the second column were deposited as indicated in the third column (i.e. by ATCC™ Deposit No:Z and deposit date). Some of the deposits contain multiple different clones corresponding to the same gene. In the fourth column, “Vector” refers to the type of vector contained in the corresponding cDNA Clone identified in the second column. In the fifth column, the nucleotide sequence identified as “NT SEQ ID NO:X” was assembled from partially homologous (“overlapping”) sequences obtained from the corresponding cDNA clone identified in the second column and, in some cases, from additional related cDNA clones. The overlapping sequences were assembled into a single contiguous sequence of high redundancy (usually three to five overlapping sequences at each nucleotide position), resulting in a final sequence identified as SEQ ID NO:X. In the sixth column, “Total NT Seq.” refers to the total number of nucleotides in the contig sequence identified as SEQ ID NO:X.” The deposited clone may contain all or most of these sequences, reflected by the nucleotide position indicated as “5′ NT of Clone Seq.” (seventh column) and the “3′ NT of Clone Seq.” (eighth column) of SEQ ID NO:X. In the ninth column, the nucleotide position of SEQ ID NO:X of the putative start codon (methionine) is identified as “5′ NT of Start Codon.” Similarly, in column ten, the nucleotide position of SEQ ID NO:X of the predicted signal sequence is identified as “5′ NT of First AA of Signal Pep.” In the eleventh column the translated amino acid sequence, beginning with the methionine, is identified as “AA SEQ ID NO:Y,” although other reading frames can also be routinely translated using known molecular biology techniques. The polypeptides produced by these alternative open reading frames are specifically contemplated by the present invention.

In the twelfth and thirteenth columns of Table 1A, the first and last amino acid position of SEQ ID NO:Y of the predicted signal peptide is identified as “First AA of Sig Pep” and “Last AA of Sig Pep.” In the fourteenth column, the predicted first amino acid position of SEQ ID NO:Y of the secreted portion is identified as “Predicted First AA of Secreted Portion.” The amino acid position of SEQ ID NO:Y of the last amino acid encoded by the open reading frame is identified in the fifteenth column as “Last AA of ORF”.

SEQ ID NO:X (where X may be any of the polynucleotide sequences disclosed in the sequence listing) and the translated SEQ ID NO:Y (where Y may be any of the polypeptide sequences disclosed in the sequence listing) are sufficiently accurate and otherwise suitable for a variety of uses well known in the art and described further below. For instance, SEQ IS NO:X is useful for designing nucleic acid hybridization probes that will detect nucleic acid sequences contained in SEQ ID NO:X or the cDNA contained in the deposited clone. These probes will also hybridize to nucleic acid molecules in biological samples, thereby enabling a variety of forensic and diagnostic methods of the invention. Similarly, polypeptides identified from SEQ ID NO:Y may be used, for example, to generate antibodies, which bind specifically to proteins containing the polypeptides and the secreted proteins encoded by the cDNA clones identified in Table 1A and/or elsewhere herein.

Nevertheless, DNA sequences generated by sequencing reactions can contain sequencing errors. The errors exist as misidentified nucleotides, or as insertions or deletions of nucleotides in the generated DNA sequence. The erroneously inserted or deleted nucleotides cause frame shifts in the reading frames of the predicted amino acid sequence. In these cases, the predicted amino acid sequence diverges from the actual amino acid sequence, even though the generated DNA sequence may be greater than 99.9% identical to the actual DNA sequence (for example, one base insertion or deletion in an open reading frame of over 1000 bases).

Accordingly, for those applications requiring precision in the nucleotide sequence or the amino acid sequence, the present invention provides not only the generated nucleotide sequent identified as SEQ ID NO:X, and the predicted translated amino acid sequence identified as SEQ ID NO:Y, but also a sample of plasmid DNA containing a human cDNA of the invention deposited with the ATCC™, as set forth in Table 1A. The nucleotide sequence of each deposited plasmid can readily be determined by sequencing the deposited plasmid in accordance with known methods

The predicted amino acid sequence can then be verified from such deposits. Moreover, the amino acid sequence of the protein encoded by a particular plasmid can also be directly determined by peptide sequencing or by expressing the protein in a suitable host cell containing the deposited human cDNA, collecting the protein, and determining its sequence

Also provided in Table 1A is the name of the vector which contains the cDNA plasmid. Each vector is routinely used in the art. The following additional information is provided for convenience.

Vectors Lambda Zap (U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,128,256 and 5,286,636), Uni-Zap XR (U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,128,256 and 5,286,636), Zap Express (U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,128,256 and 5,286,636), pBluescript (pBS) (Short, J. M. et al., Nucleic Acids Res. 16:7583-7600 (1988); Alting-Mees, M. A. and Short, J. M., Nucleic Acids Res. 17:9494 (1989)) and pBK (Alting-Mees, M. A., et al., Strategies 5:58-61 (1992)) are commercially available from Stratagene Cloning System, Inc. 11011 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, Calif., 92037. pBS contains an ampicillin resistance gene and pBK contains a neomycin resistance gene. Phagemid pBS may be excised from the Lambda Zap and Uni-Zap XR vectors, and phagemid pBK may be excised from the Zap Express vector. Both phagemids may be transformed into E. coli strain XL-1 Blue, also available from Stratagene.

Vectors pSport1, pCMVSport 1.0, pCMVSport 2.0 and pCMVSport 3.0, were obtained from Life Technologies, Inc., P.O. Box 6009, Gaithersburg, Md. 20897. All Sport vectors contain an ampicillin resistance gene and may be transformed into E. coli strain DH10B also available from Life Technologies. See, for instance, Gruber, C. E., et al., Focus 15:59 (1993). Vector lafmid BA (Bento Soares, Columbia University, New York. N.Y.) contains an ampicillin resistance gene and can be transformed into E. coli strain XL-1 Blue. Vector pCR®2.1, which is available from Invitrogen, 1600 Faraday Avenue, Carlsbad, Calif. 92008, contains an ampicillin resistance gene and may be transformed into E. coli strain DH10B, available from Life Technologies. See, for instance, Clark, J. M., Nuc Acids Res. 16:9677-9686 (1988) and Mead, D. et al., Bio/Technology 9: (1991).

The present invention also relates to the genes corresponding to SEQ ID NO:X, SEQ ID NO:Y, and/or a deposited cDNA (cDNA Clone ID). The corresponding gene can be isolated in accordance with known methods using the sequence information disclosed herein. Such methods include, but are not limited to, preparing probes or primers from the disclosed sequence and identifying or amplifying the corresponding gene from appropriate sources of genomic material.

Also provided in the present invention are allelic variants, orthologs, and/or species homologs. Procedures known in the art can be used to obtain full-length genes, allelic variants, splice variants full-length coding portions, orthologs, and/or species homologs of genes corresponding to SEQ ID NO:X and SEQ ID NO:Y using information from the sequences disclosed herein or the clones deposited with the ATCC™. For example, allelic variants and/or species homologs may be isolated and identified by making suitable probes or primers from the sequences provided herein and screening a suitable nucleic acid source for allelic variants and/or the desired homologue.

The present invention provides a polynucleotide comprising, or alternatively consisting of the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:X and/or a cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No.Z. The present invention also provides a polypeptide comprising, or alternatively, consisting of, the polypeptide sequence of SEQ ID NO:Y, a polypeptide encoded by SEQ ID NO:X, and/or a polypeptide encoded by a cDNA contained in ATCC™ deposit No.Z. Polynucleotides encoding a polypeptide comprising, or alternatively consisting of the polypeptide sequence of SEQ ID NO:Y, a polypeptide encoded by SEQ ID NO:X and/or a polypeptide encoded by the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No.Z, are also encompassed by the invention. The present invention further encompasses a polynucleotide comprising, or alternatively consisting of the complement of the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:X, and/or the complement of the coding strand of the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No.Z.

Description of Table 1B (Comprised of Tables 1B.1 and 1B.2)

Table 1B.1 and Table 1B.2 summarize some of the polynucleotides encompassed by the invention (including cDNA clones related to the sequences (Clone ID:), contig sequences (contig identifier (Contig ID:) and contig nucleotide sequence identifiers (SEQ ID NO:X)) and further summarizes certain characteristics of these polynucleotides and the polypeptides encoded thereby. The first column of Tables 1B.1 and 1B.2 provide the gene numbers in the application for each clone identifier. The second column of Tables 1B.1 and 1B.2 provide unique clone identifiers, “Clone ID:”, for cDNA clones related to each contig sequence disclosed in Table 1A and/or Table 1B. The third column of Tables 1B.1 and 1B.2 provide unique contig identifiers, “Contig ID:” for each of the contig sequences disclosed in these tables. The fourth column of Tables 1B.1 and 1B.2 provide the sequence identifiers, “SEQ ID NO:X”, for each of the contig sequences disclosed in Table 1A and/or 1B.

Table 1B.1

The fifth column of Table 1B.1, “ORF (From-To)”, provides the location (i.e., nucleotide position numbers) within the polynucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:X that delineates the preferred open reading frame (ORF) that encodes the amino acid sequence shown in the sequence listing and referenced in Table 1B.1 as SEQ ID NO:Y (column 6). Column 7 of Table 1B.1 lists residues comprising predicted epitopes contained in the polypeptides encoded by each of the preferred ORFs (SEQ ID NO:Y). Identification of potential immunogenic regions was performed according to the method of Jameson and Wolf (CABIOS, 4: 181-186 (1988)); specifically, the Genetics Computer Group (GCG) implementation of this algorithm, embodied in the program PEPTIDESTRUCTURE (Wisconsin Package v10.0, Genetics Computer Group (GCG), Madison, Wis.). This method returns a measure of the probability that a given residue is found on the surface of the protein, Regions where the antigenic index score is greater than 0.9 over at least 6 amino acids are indicated in Table 1B.1 as “Predicted Epitopes”. In particular embodiments, polypeptides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, one, two, three, four, five or more of the predicted epitopes described in Table 1B.1. It will be appreciated that depending on the analytical criteria used to predict antigenic determinants, the exact address of the determinant may vary slightly. Column 8 of Table 1B.1 (“Cytologic Band”) provides the chromosomal location of polynucleotides corresponding to SEQ ID NO:X. Chromosomal location was determined by finding exact matches to EST and cDNA sequences contained in the NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information) UniGene database. Given a presumptive chromosomal location, disease locus association was determined by comparison with the Morbid Map, derived from Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man, OMIM™ McKusick-Nathans Institute for Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Md.) and National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine (Bethesda, Md.) 2000. World Wide Web URL: http://www.ncbr.nlm.nih.gov/omim/). If the putative chromosomal location of the Query overlaps with the chromosomal location of a Morbid Map entry, an OMIM identification number is disclosed in Table 1B.1, column 9 labeled “OMIM Disease Reference(s)”. A key to the OMIM reference identification numbers is provided in Table 5.

Table 1B.2

Column of Table 1B.2, “Tissue Distribution” shows the expression profile of tissue, cells, and or cell line libraries which express the polynucleotides of the invention. The first code number shown in Table 1B.2 column 5 (preceding the colon), represents the tissue/cell source identifier code corresponding to the key provided in Table 4. Expression of these polynucleotides was not observed in the other tissues and/or cell libraries tested. The second number in column 5 (following the colon), represents the number of times a sequence corresponding to the reference polynucleotide sequence (e.g., SEQ ED NO:X) was identified in the corresponding tissue/cell source. Those tissue/cell source identifier codes in which the first two letters are “AR” designate information generated using DNA array technology. Utilizing this technology, cDNAs were amplified by PCR and then transferred, in duplicate, onto the array. Gene expression was assayed through hybridization of first strand cDNA probes to the DNA array. cDNA probes were generated from total RNA extracted from a variety of different tissues and cell lines. Probe synthesis was performed in the presence of ³³P dCTP, using oligo(dT) to prime reverse transcription. After hybridization high stringency washing conditions were employed to remove non-specific hybrids from the array. The remaining signal, emanating from each gene target, was measured using a Phosphorimager. Gene expression was reported as Phosphor Stimulating Luminescence (PSL) which reflects the level of phosphor signal generated from the probe hybridized to each of the gene targets represented on the array. A local background signal subtraction was performed before the total signal generated from each array was used to normalize gene expression between the different hybridizations. The value presented after “[array code]:” represents the mean of the duplicate values, following background subtraction and probe normalization. One of skill in the art could routinely use this information to identify normal and/or diseased tissue(s) which show a predominant expression pattern of the corresponding polynucleotide of the invention or to identify polynucleotides which show predominant and/or specific tissue and/or cell expression.

Description of Table 1C

Table 1C summarizes additional polynucleotides encompassed by the invention (including cDNA clones related to the sequences (Clone ID:), contig sequences (contig identifier (Contig ID:) contig nucleotide sequence identifiers (SEQ ID NO:X)), and genomic sequences (SEQ ID NO:B). The first column provides a unique clone identifier, “Clone ID:”, to a cDNA clone related to each contig sequence. The second column provides the sequence identifier, “SEQ IS NO:X”, for each contig sequence. The third column provides a unique contig identifier, “Contig ID:” for each contig sequence. The fourth column provides a BAC identifier “BAC ID NO:A” for the BAC clone referenced in the corresponding row of the table. The fifth column provides the nucleotide sequence identifier, “SEQ ID NO:B” for a fragment of the BAC clone identified in column four of the corresponding row of the table The sixth column, “Exon From-To”, provides the location (i.e., nucleotide position numbers) within the polynucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:B which delineate certain polynucleotides of the invention that are also exemplary members of polynucleotide sequences that encode polypeptides of the invention (e.g., polypeptides containing amino acid sequences encoded by the polynucleotide sequences delineated in column six, and fragments and variants thereof).

Description of Table 1D

Table 1D, in preferred embodiments, the present invention encompasses a method of detecting, preventing, treating, and/or ameliorating a disease or disorder listed as listed in the “Preferred Indications” column of Table 1D (below); comprising administering to a patient (in which such detection, prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration is desired) a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) represented by Table 1A and Table 1D (in the same row as the disease or disorder to be treated is listed in the “Preferred Indications” column of Table 1D) in an amount effective to detect, prevent treat, or ameliorate the disease or disorder.

As indicated in Table 1D, the polynucleotides, polypeptides, agonists, or antagonists of the present invention (including antibodies) can be used in assays to test for one or more biological activities. If these polynucleotides and polypeptides do exhibit activity in a particular assay, it is likely that these molecules may be involved in the diseases associated with the biological activity. Thus, the polynucleotides or polypeptides, or agonists or an agonists thereof (including antibodies) could be used to prevent, treat, or ameliorate the associated disease.

The present invention encompasses methods of detecting, preventing, diagnosing, prognosticating, treating, and/or ameliorating a disease or disorder. In preferred embodiments, the present invention encompasses a method of detecting, diagnosing, treating, preventing, or ameliorating a disease or disorder listed in the “Preferred Indications”column of Table 1D, comprising administering to a patient in which such treatment, prevention or amelioration is desired a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) in an amount effective to treat, prevent, or ameliorate the disease or disorder. The first and second columns of Table 1D show the “Gene No.” and “cDNA Clone ID No.”, respectively, indicating certain nucleic acids and proteins (or antibodies against the same) of the invention (including polynucleotide, polypeptide, and antibody fragments or variants thereof) that may be used in detecting, preventing, diagnosing, prognosticating, treating, and/or ameliorating the disease(s) or disorder(s) indicated in the corresponding row in Column 3 of Table 1D.

In another embodiment, the present invention also encompasses methods of preventing, treating, diagnosing, or ameliorating a disease or disorder listed in the “Preferred Indications” column of Table 1D; comprising administering to a patient combinations of the proteins, nucleic acids, or antibodies of the invention (or fragments or variants thereof), sharing similar indications as shown in the corresponding rows in Column 3 of Table 1D.

The recitation of “Cancer” in the “Preferred Indication” column describes diseases, disorders, and/or conditions that may be treated, prevented, diagnosed, or ameliorated by a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof).

The recitation of “Cancer” in the “Preferred Indication” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., leukemias, cancers, and/or as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”).

In specific embodiments, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having a “Cancer” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a neoplasm located in a tissue selected from the group consisting of: colon, abdomen, bone, breast, digestive system, liver, pancreas, prostate, peritoneum, lung, blood (e.g. leukemia), endocrine glands (adrenal, parathyroid, pituitary, testicles, ovary, thymus, thyroid), uterus, eye, head and neck, nervous (central and peripheral), lymphatic system, pelvic, skin, soft tissue, spleen, thoracic, and urogenital.

In specific embodiments, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having a “Cancer” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D, may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a pre-neoplastic condition, selected from the group consisting of: hyperplasia (e.g., endometria), hyperplasia and/or as described in the section entitled “Hyperproliferative Disorders”), metaplasia (e.g., connective tissue metaplasia, atypical metaplasia, and/or as described in the section entitled “Hyperproliferative Disorders”), and/or dysplasia e.g., cervical dysplasia, and bronchopulmonary dysplasia).

In another specific embodiment, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having a “Cancer” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column if Table 1D, may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a benign dysproliferative disorder selected from the group consisting of: benign tumor, fibrocystic conditions, tissue hypertrophy, and/or as described in the section entitled “Hyperproliferative Disorders”.

The recitation of “Immune/Hematopoietic” in the “Preferred Indication” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”), blood disorders (e.g., as described below under “Immune Activity” “Cardiovascular Disorders” and/or “Blood-Related Disorders”), and infections (e.g., as described below under “Infectious Disease”).

In specific embodiments, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having the “Immune/Hematopoietic” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D, may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a disease or disorder selected from the group consisting of: anemia pancytopenia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, leukemias, Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin'Hodgkin's lymphoma, acute lymphocytic anemia (ALL), plasmacytomas, multiple myeloma, Burkitt's lymphoma, arthritis, asthma, AIDS, autoimmune disease, rheumatoid arthritis, granulomatous disease, immune deficiency, inflammatory bowel disease, sepsis, neutropenia, neutrophilia, psoriasis, immune reactions to transplanted organs and tissues, systemic lupus erythematosis, hemophilia, hypercoagulation, diabetes mellitus, endocarditis, meningitis, Lyme Disease, and allergies.

The recitation of “Reproductive” in the “Preferred Indications” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”), and disorders of the reproductive system (e.g., as described below under “Reproductive System Disorders”).

In specific embodiments, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having a “Reproductive” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D, may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a disease of disorder selected from the group consisting of: cryptorchism, prostatitis, inguinal hernia, varicocele, leydig cell tumors, verrucous carcinoma, prostatitis, malacoplakia, Peyronie's disease, penile carcinoma, squamous cell hyperplasia, dysmenorrhea, ovarian adenocarcinoma, Turner's syndrome, mucopurulent cervicitis, Sertoli-leydig tumors, ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, pelvic inflammatory disease, testicular cancer, prostate cancer, Klinefelter's syndrome, Young's syndrome, premature ejaculation, diabetes mellitus, cystic fibrosis, Kartagener's syndrome, testicular atrophy, testicular feminization, anorchia, ectopic testis, epididymitis, orchitis, gonorrhea, syphilis, testicular torsion, vasitis nodosa, germ cell tumors, stromal tumors, dysmenorrhea, retroverted uterus, endometriosis, fibroids, adenomyosis, anovulatory bleeding, amenorrhea, Cushing's syndrome, hydatidiform moles, Asherman's syndrome, premature menopause, precocious puberty, uterine polyps, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, cervicitis, chronic cervicitis, mucopurulent cervicitis, cervical dysplasia, cervical polyps, Nabothian cysts, cervical erosion, cervical incompetence, cervical neoplasms, pseudohermaphroditism, and premenstrual syndrome.

The recitation of “Musculoskeletal” in the “Preferred Indication” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”), and disorders of the immune system (e.g., as described below under “Immune Activity”).

In specific embodiments, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having a “Musculoskeletal” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D, may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a disease or disorder selected from the group consisting of: bone cancers (e.g., osteochondromas, benign chondromas, chondroblastoma, chondromyxoid fibromas, osteoid osteomas, giant cell tumors, multiple myeloma, osteosarcomas), Paget's Disease, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, osteomyelitis, Lyme Disease, gout, bursitis, tendonitis, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, muscular dystrophy, mitochondrial myopathy, cachexia, and multiple sclerosis.

The recitation of “Cardiovascular” in the “Preferred Indication” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”), and disorders of the cardiovascular system (e.g., as described below under “Cardiovascular Disorders”).

In specific embodiments, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having a “Cardiovascular” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D, may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a disease or disorder selected from the group consisting of: myxomas, fibromas, rhabdomyomas, cardiovascular abnormalities (e.g., congenital heart defects, cerebral arteriovenous malformations, septal defects), heart disease (e.g., heart failure, congestive heart disease, arrhythmia, tachycardia, fibrillation, pericardial Disease, endocarditis), cardiac arrest, heart valve disease (e.g., stenosis, regurgitation, prolapse), vascular disease (e.g., hypertension, coronary artery disease, angina, aneurysm, arteriosclerosis, peripheral vascular disease), hyponatremia, hypernatremia, hypokalemia, and hyperkalemia.

The recitation of “Mixed Fetal” in the “Preferred Indication” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”).

In specific embodiments, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having a “Mixed Fetal” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D, may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a disease or disorder selected from the group consisting of: spina bifida, hydranencephaly, neurofibromatosis, fetal alcohol syndrome, diabetes mellitus, PKU, Down's syndrome, Patau syndrome, Edwards syndrome, Turner syndrome, Apert syndrome, Carpenter syndrome, Conradi syndrome, Crouzon syndrome, cutis laxa, Cornelia de Lange syndrome, Ellis-van Creveld syndrome, Holt-Oram syndrome, Kartagener syndrome, Meckel-Gruber syndrome, Noonan syndrome, Pallister-Hall syndrome, Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome, Scimitar syndrome, Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome, thromocytopenia-absent radius (TAR) syndrome, Treacher Collins syndrome, Williams syndrome, Hirschsprung's disease, Meckel's diverticulum, polycystic kidney disease, Turner's syndrome, and gonadal dysgenesis, Klippel-Feil syndrome, Ostogenesis imperfecta, muscular dystrophy, Tay-Sachs disease, Wilm's tumor, neuroblastoma, and retinoblastoma.

The recitation of “Excretory” in the “Preferred Indication” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”) and renal disorders (e.g., as described below under “Renal Disorders”).

In specific embodiments, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having a “Excretory” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D, may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a disease or disorder selected from the group consisting of: bladder cancer, prostate cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia, bladder disorders (e.g., urinary incontinence, urinary retention, urinary obstruction, urinary tract Infections, interstitial cystitis, prostatitis, neurogenic bladder, hematuria), renal disorders (e.g., hydronephrosis, proteinuria, renal failure, pyelonephritis, urolithiasis, reflux nephropathy, and unilateral obstructive uropathy).

The recitation of “Neural/Sensory” in the “Preferred Indication” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”) and diseases or disorders of the nervous system (e.g., as described below under “Neural Activity and Neurological Diseases”).

In specific embodiments, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having a “Neural/Sensory” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D, may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a disease or disorder selected from the group consisting of: brain cancer (e.g., brain stem glioma, brain tumors, central nervous system (Primary) lymphoma, central nervous system lymphoma, cerebellar astrocytoma, and cerebral astrocytoma, neurodegenerative disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's Disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Parkinson's Disease, and Idiopathic Presenile Dementia), encephalomyelitis, cerebral malaria, meningitis, metabolic brain diseases (e.g., phenylketonuria and pyruvate carboxylase deficiency), cerebellar ataxia, ataxia telangiectasia, and AIDS Dementia Complex, schizophrenia, attention deficit disorder, hyperactive attention deficit disorder, autism, and obsessive compulsive disorders.

The recitation of “Respiratory” in the “Preferred Indication” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”) and diseases or disorders of the respiratory system (e.g., as described below under “Respiratory Disorders”).

In specific embodiments, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having a “Respiratory” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D, may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a disease or disorder selected from the group consisting of: cancers of the respiratory system such as larynx cancer, pharynx cancer, trachea cancer, epiglottis cancer, lung cancer, squamous cell carcinomas, small cell (oat cell) carcinomas, large cell carcinomas, and adenocarcinomas. Allergic reactions, cystic fibrosis, sarcoidosis, histiocytosis X, infiltrative lung diseases (e.g., pulmonary fibrosis and lymphoid interstitial pneumonia), obstructive airway diseases (e.g., asthma, emphysema, chronic or acute bronchitis), occupational lung diseases (e.g., silicosis and asbestosis), pneumonia, and pleurisy.

The recitation of “Endocrine” in the “Preferred Indication” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”) and diseases or disorders of the respiratory system (e.g., as described below under “Respiratory Disorders”), renal disorders (e.g., as described below under “Renal Disorders”), and disorders of the endocrine system (e.g., as described below under “Endocrine Disorders”.

In specific embodiments, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having an “Endocrine” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D, may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a disease or disorder selected from the group consisting of: cancers of endocrine tissues and organs (e.g., cancers of the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, thyroid gland, parathyroid glands, pancreas, adrenal glands, ovaries, and testes), diabetes (e.g., diabetes insipidus, type I and type II diabetes mellitus), obesity, disorders related to pituitary glands (e.g., hyperpituitarism, hypopituitarism, and pituitary dwarfism), hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, goiter, reproductive disorders (e.g. male and female infertility), disorders related to adrenal glands (e.g., Addison's Disease, corticosteroid deficiency, and Cushing's Syndrome), kidney cancer (e.g., hypemephroma, transitional cell cancer, and Wilm's tumor), diabetic nephropathy, interstitial nephritis, polycystic kidney disease, glomerulonephritis (e.g., IgM mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis and glomerulonephritis caused by autoimmune disorders; such as Goodpasture's syndrome), and nephrocalcinosis.

The recitation of “Digestive” in the “Preferred Indication” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”) and diseases or disorders of the gastrointestinal system (e.g., as described below under “Gastrointestinal Disorders”.

In specific embodiments, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having a “Digestive” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D, may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a disease or disorder selected from the group consisting of: ulcerative colitis, appendicitis, Crohn's disease, hepatitis, hepatic encephalopathy, portal hypertension, cholelithiasis, cancer of the digestive system (e.g., biliary tract cancer, stomach cancer, colon cancer, gastric cancer, pancreatic cancer, cancer of the bile duct, tumors of the colon (e.g., polyps or cancers), and cirrhosis), pancreatitis, ulcerative disease, pyloric stenosis, gastroenteritis, gastritis, gastric atropy, benign tumors of the duodenum, distension, irritable bowel syndrome, malabsorption, congenital disorders of the small intestine, bacterial and parasitic infection, megacolon, Hirschsprung's disease, aganglionic megacolon, acquired megacolon, colitis, anorectal disorders (e.g., anal fistulas, hemorrhoids), congenital disorders of the liver (e.g., Wilson's disease, hemochromatosis, cystic fibrosis, biliary atresia, and alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency), portal hypertension, cholelithiasis, and jaundice.

The recitation of “Connective/Epithelial” in the “Preferred Indication” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”), cellular and genetic abnormalities (e.g., as described below under “Diseases at the Cellular Level”), angiogenesis (e.g., as described below under “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity”), and or to promote or inhibit regeneration (e.g., as described below under “Regeneration”), and wound healing (e.g., as described below under “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation”).

In specific embodiments, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having a “Connective/Epithelial” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D, may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a disease or disorder selected from the group consisting of: connective tissue metaplasia, mixed connective tissue disease, focal epithelial hyperplasia, epithelial metaplasia, mucoepithelial dysplasia, graft v. host disease, polymyositis, cystic hyperplasia, cerebral dysplasia, tissue hypertrophy, Alzheimer's disease, lymphoproliferative disorder, Waldenstron's macroglobulinemia, Crohn's disease, pernicious anemia, idiopathic Addison's disease, glomerulonephritis, bullous pemphigoid, Sjogren's syndrome, diabetes mellitus, cystic fibrosis, osteoblastoma, osteoclastoma, osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, osteoporosis, osteocarthritis, periodontal disease, wound healing, relapsing polychondritis, vasculitis, polyarteritis nodosa, Wegener's granulamatosis, cellulitis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, discoid lupus erythematosus, systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, CREST syndrome, Sjogren's syndrome, polymyositis, dermatomyositis, mixed connective tissue disease, relapsing polychondritis, vasculitis, Henoch-Schonlein syndrome, erythema nodosum, polyarteritis nodosa, temporal (giant cell) arteritis, Takayasu's arteritis, Wegener's granulomatosis, Reiter's syndrome, Behcet's syndrome, ankylosing spondylitis, cellulitis, keloids, Ehler Danlos syndrome, Marfan syndrome, pseudoxantoma elasticum, osteogenese imperfecta, chondrodysplasias, epidermolysis bullosa, Alport syndrome, and cutis laxa.

Description of Table 1E

Table 1E provides information related to biological activities and preferred indications for polynucleotides and polypeptides of the invention (including antibodies, agonists, and/or antagonists thereof). Table 1E also provides information related to assays which may be used to test polynucleotides and polypeptides of the invention (including antibodies, agonists, and/or antagonists thereof) for the corresponding biological activities. The first column (“Gene No.”) provides the gene number in the application for each clone identifier. The second column (“cDNA Clone ID:”) provides the unique clone identifier for each clone as previously described and indicated in Tables 1A, 1B, 1C, and 1D. The third column (“AA SEQ ID NO:Y”) indicates the Sequence Listing SEQ ID Number for polypeptide sequences encoded by the corresponding cDNA clones (also as indicated in Tables 1A, 1B, and 2). The fourth column (“Biological Activity”) indicates a biological activity corresponding to the indicated polypeptides (or polynucleotides encoding said polypeptides). The fifth column (“Exemplary Activity Assay”) further describes the corresponding biological activity and provides information pertaining to the various types of assays which may be performed to test, demonstrate, or quantify the corresponding biological activity. The sixth column (“Preferred Indictions”) describes particular embodiments of the invention and indications (e.g. pathologies, diseases, disorders, abnormalities, etc.) for which polynucleotides and polypeptides of the invention (including antibodies, agonists, and/or antagonists thereof) may be used in detecting, preventing, diagnosing, prognosticating, treating, and/or ameliorating.

Table 1E describes the use of FMAT technology, inter alia, for testing or demonstrating various biological activities. Fluorometric microvolume assay technology (FMAT) is a fluorescence-based system which provides a means to perform nonradioactive cell- and bead-based assays to detect activation of cell signal transduction pathways. This technology was designed specifically for ligand binding and immunological assays. Using this technology, fluorescent cells or beads at the bottom of the well are detected as localized areas of concentrated fluorescence using a data processing system. Unbound flurophore comprising the background signal is ignored, allowing for a wide variety of homogeneous assays. FMAT technology may be used for peptide ligand binding assays, immunofluorescence, apoptosis, cytotoxicity, and bead-based immunocapture assays. See, Miraglia S et. al., “Homogeneous cell and bead based assays for high throughput screening using flourometric microvolume assay technology,” Journal of Biomolecular Screening; 4:193-204 (1999). In particular, FMAT technology may be used to test, confirm, and/or identify the ability of polypeptides (including polypeptide fragments and variants) to activate signal transduction pathways. For example, FMAT technology may be used to test, confirm, and/or identify the ability of polypeptides to upregulate production of immunomodulatory proteins (such as, for example, interleukins, GM-CSF, Rantes, and Tumor Necrosis factors, as well as other cellular regulators (e.g. insulin)).

Table 1E also describes the use of kinase assays for testing, demonstrating, or quantifying biological activity. In this regard, the phosphorylation and de-phosphorylation of specific amino acid residues (e.g. Tyrosine, Serine, Threonine) on cell-signal transduction proteins provides a fast, reversible means for activation and de-activation of cellular signal transduction pathways. Moreover, cell signal transduction via phosphorylation/de-phosphorylation is crucial to the regulation of a wide variety of cellular processes (e.g. proliferation, differentiation, migration, apoptosis, etc.). Accordingly, kinase assays provide a powerful tool useful for testing, confirming, and/or identifying polypeptides (including polypeptide fragments and variants) that mediate cell signal transduction events via protein phosphorylation. See e.g., Forrer, P., Tamaskovic R., and Jaussi, R. “Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Measurement of JNK, ERK, and p38 Kinase Activities” Biol. Chem. 379(8-9): 1101-1110 (1998).

Description of Table 1F

Polynucleotides encoding polypeptides of the present invention can be used in assays to test for one or more biological activities. One such biological activity which may be tested includes the ability of polynucleotides and polypeptides of the invention to stimulate up-regulation or down-regulation of expression of particular genes and proteins. Hence, if polynucleotides and polypeptides of the present invention exhibit activity in altering particular gene and protein expression patterns, it is likely that these polynucleotides and polypeptides of the present invention may be involved in, or capable of effecting changes in, diseases associated with the altered gene and protein expression profiles. Hence, polynucleotides, polypeptides, or antibodies of the present invention could be used to treat said associated diseases.

TAQMAN® assays may be performed to assess the ability of polynucleotides (and polypeptides they encode) to alter the expression pattern of particular “target” genes. TAQMAN® reactions are performed to evaluate the ability of a test agent to induce or repress expression of specific genes in different cell types. TAQMAN® gene expression quantification assays (“TAQMAN® assays”) are well known to, and routinely performed by, those of ordinary skill in the art. TAQMAN® assays are performed in a two step reverse transcription/polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). In the first (RT) step, cDNA is reverse transcribed from total RNA samples using random hexamer primers. In the second (PCR) step, PCR products are synthesized from the cDNA using gene specific primers.

To quantify gene expression the TAQMAN® PCR reaction exploits the 5′ nuclease activity of AMPLITAQ GOLD® DNA Polymerase to cleave a TAQMAN® probe (distinct from the primers) during PCR. The TAQMAN® probe contains a reporter dye at the 5′-end of the probe and a quencher dye at the 3′, end of the probe. When the probe is intact, the proximity of the reporter dye to the quencher dye results in suppression of the reporter fluorescence. During PCR, if the target of interest is present, the probe specifically anneals between the forward and reverse primer sites. AMPLITAQ GOLD® DNA Polymerase then cleaves the probe between the reporter and quencher when the probe hybridizes to the target, resulting in increased fluorescence of the reporter (see FIG. 2). Accumulation of PCR products is detected directly by monitoring the increase in fluorescence of the reporter dye.

After the probe fragments are displaced from the target, polymerization of the strand continues. The 3′-end of the probe is blocked to prevent extension of the probe during PCR. This process occurs in every cycle and does not interfere with the exponential accumulation of product. The increase in fluorescence signal is detected only if the target sequence is complementary to the probe and is amplified during PCR. Because of these requirements, any nonspecific amplification is not detected.

For test sample preparation, vector controls or constructs containing the coding sequence for the gene of interest are transfected into cells, such as for example 293T cells, and supernatants collected after 48 hours. For cell treatment and RNA isolation, multiple primary human cells or human cell lines are used; such cells may include but are not limited to, Normal Human Dermal Fibroblasts, Aortic Smooth Muscle, Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells, HepG2, Daudi, Jurkat, U937, Caco, and THP-1 cell lines. Cells are plated in growth media and growth is arrested by culturing without media change for 3 days, or by switching cells to low serum media and incubating overnight. Cells are treated for 1, 6, or 24 hours with either vector control supernatant or sample supernatant (or purified/partially purified protein preparations in buffer). Total RNA is isolated; for example, by using Trizol extraction or by using the Ambion RNAQUEOUS™-4PCR RNA isolation system. Expression levels of multiple genes are analyzed using TAQMAN®, and expression in the test sample is compared to control vector samples to identify genes induced or repressed. Each of the above described techniques are well known to, and routinely performed by, those of ordinary skill in the art.

Table 1F indicates particular disease classes and preferred indications for which polynucleotides, polypeptides, or antibodies of the present invention may be used in detecting, diagnosing, preventing, treating and/or ameliorating said diseases and disorders based on “target” gene expression patterns which may be up- or down-regulated by polynucleotides (and the encoded polypeptides) corresponding to each indicated cDNA Clone ID (shown in Table 1F, Column 2).

Thus, in preferred embodiments, the present invention encompasses a method of detecting, diagnosing, preventing, treating, and/or ameliorating a disease or disorder listed in the “Disease Class” and/or “Preferred Indication” columns of Table 1F; comprising administering to a patient in which such detection, diagnosis, prevention, or treatment is desired a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) in an amount effective to detect, diagnose, prevent, treat, or ameliorate the disease or disorder. The first and second columns of Table 1D show the “Gene No.” and “cDNA Clone ID No.”, respectively, indicating certain nucleic acids and proteins (or antibodies against the same) of the invention (including polynucleotide, polypeptide, and antibody fragments or variants thereof) that may be used in detecting, diagnosing, preventing, treating, or ameliorating the disease(s) or disorder(s) indicated in the corresponding row in the “Disease Class” or “Preferred Indication” Columns of Table 1F.

In another embodiment, the present invention also encompasses methods of detecting, diagnosing, preventing, treating, or ameliorating a disease or disorder listed in the “Disease Class” or “Preferred Indication” Columns of Table 1; comprising administering to a patient combinations of the proteins, nucleic acids, or antibodies of the invention (or fragments or variants thereof), sharing similar indications as shown in the corresponding rows in the “Disease Class” or “Preferred Indication” Columns of Table 1F.

The “Disease Class” Column of Table 1F provides a categorized descriptive heading for diseases, disorders, and/or conditions (more fully described below) that may be detected, diagnosed, prevented, treated, or ameliorated by a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof).

The “Preferred Indication” Column of Table 1F describes diseases, disorders, and/or conditions that may be detected, diagnosed, prevented, treated, or ameliorated by a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof).

The “Cell Line” and “Exemplary Targets” Columns of Table 1F indicate particular cell lines and target genes, respectively, which may show altered gene expression patterns (i.e., up- or down-regulation of the indicated target gene) in TAQMAN® assays, performed as described above, utilizing polynucleotides of the cDNA Clone ID shown in the corresponding row. Alteration of expression patterns of the indicated “Exemplary Target” genes is correlated with a particular “Disease Class” and/or “Preferred Indication” as shown in the corresponding row under the respective column headings.

The “Exemplary Accessions” Column indicates GenBank Accessions (available online through the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at www.ncbi.nim.nih.gov/) which correspond to the “Exemplary Targets” shown in the adjacent row.

The recitation of “Cancer” in the “Disease Class” Column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) may be used for example, to detect, diagnose, prevent, treat, and/or ameliorate neoplastic diseases and/or disorders (e.g., leukemias, cancers, etc., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”).

The recitation of “Immune” in the “Disease Class” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to detect, diagnose, prevent, treat, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”), blood disorders (e.g., as described below under “Immune Activity” “Cardiovascular Disorders” and/or “Blood-Related Disorders”), and infections (e.g., as described below under “Infectious Disease”).

The recitation of “Angiogenesis” in the “Disease Class” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to detect, diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”), diseases and/or disorders of the cardiovascular system (e.g., as described below under “Cardiovascular Disorders”), diseases and/or disorders involving cellular and genetic abnormalities (e.g., as described below under “Diseases at the Cellular Level”), diseases and/or disorders involving angiogenesis (e.g., as described below under “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity”), to promote or inhibit cell or tissue regeneration (e.g., as described below under “Regeneration”), or to promote wound healing (e.g., as described below under “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation”).

The recitation of “Diabetes” in the “Disease Class” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to detect, diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diabetes (including diabetes mellitus types I and II), as well as diseases and/or disorders associated with, or consequential to, diabetes (e.g. as described below under “Endocrine Disorders,” “Renal Disorders,” and “Gastrointestinal Disorders”).

Description of Table 1F

Polynucleotides encoding polypeptides of the present invention can be used in assays to test for one or more biological activities. One such biological activity which may be tested includes the ability of polynucleotides and polypeptides of the invention to stimulate up-regulation or down-regulation of expression of particular genes and proteins. Hence, if polynucleotides and polypeptides of the present invention exhibit activity in altering particular gene and protein expression patterns, it is likely that these polynucleotides and polypeptides of the present invention may be involved in, or capable of effecting changes in, diseases associated with the altered gene and protein expression profiles. Hence, polynucleotides, polypeptides, or antibodies of the present invention could be used to treat said associated diseases.

TAQMAN® assays may be performed to assess the ability of polynucleotides (and polypeptides they encode) to alter the expression pattern of particular “target” genes. TAQMAN® reactions are performed to evaluate the ability of a test agent to induce or repress expression of specific genes in different cell types. TAQMAN® gene expression quantification assays (“TAQMAN® assays”) are well known to, and routinely performed by, those of ordinary skill in the art. TAQMAN® assays are performed in a two step reverse transcription/polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). In the first (RT) step, cDNA is reverse transcribed from total RNA samples using random hexamer primers. In the second (PCR) step, PCR products are synthesized from the cDNA using gene specific primers.

To quantify gene expression the TAQMAN® PCR reaction exploits the 5′ nuclease activity of AMPLITAQ GOLD® DNA Polymerase to cleave a TAQMAN® probe (distinct from the primers) during PCR. The TAQMAN® probe contains a reporter dye at the 5′-end of the probe and a quencher dye at the 3′, end of the probe. When the probe is intact, the proximity of the reporter dye to the quencher dye results in suppression of the reporter fluorescence. During PCR, if the target of interest is present, the probe specifically anneals between the forward and reverse primer sites. AMPLITAQ GOLD® DNA Polymerase then cleaves the probe between the reporter and quencher when the probe hybridizes to the target, resulting in increased fluorescence of the reporter (see FIG. 2). Accumulation of PCR products is detected directly by monitoring the increase in fluorescence of the reporter dye.

After the probe fragments are displaced from the target, polymerization of the strand continues. The 3′-end of the probe is blocked to prevent extension of the probe during PCR. This process occurs in every cycle and does not interfere with the exponential accumulation of product. The increase in fluorescence signal is detected only if the target sequence is complementary to the probe and is amplified during PCR. Because of these requirements, any nonspecific amplification is not detected.

For test sample preparation, vector controls or constructs containing the coding sequence for the gene of interest are transfected into cells, such as for example 293T cells, and supernatants collected after 48 hours. For cell treatment and RNA isolation, multiple primary human cells or human cell lines are used; such cells may include but are not limited to, Normal Human Dermal Fibroblasts, Aortic Smooth Muscle, Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells, HepG2, Daudi, Jurkat, U937, Caco, and THP-1 cell lines. Cells are plated in growth media and growth is arrested by culturing without media change for 3 days, or by switching cells to low serum media and incubating overnight. Cells are treated for 1, 6, or 24 hours with either vector control supernatant or sample supernatant (or purified/partially purified protein preparations in buffer). Total RNA is isolated; for example, by using Trizol extraction or by using the Ambion RNAQUEOUS™-4PCR RNA isolation system. Expression levels of multiple genes are analyzed using TAQMAN®, and expression in the test sample is compared to control vector samples to identify genes induced or repressed. Each of the above described techniques are well known to, and routinely performed by, those of ordinary skill in the art.

Table 1F indicates particular disease classes and preferred indications for which polynucleotides, polypeptides, or antibodies of the present invention may be used in detecting, diagnosing, preventing, treating and/or ameliorating said diseases and disorders based on “target” gene expression patterns which may be up- or down-regulated by polynucleotides (and the encoded polypeptides) corresponding to each indicated cDNA Clone ID (shown in Table 1F, Column 2).

Thus, in preferred embodiments, the present invention encompasses a method of detecting, diagnosing, preventing, treating, and/or ameliorating a disease or disorder listed in the “Disease Class” and/or “Preferred Indication” columns of Table 1F; comprising administering to a patient in which such detection, diagnosis, prevention, or treatment is desired a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) in an amount effective to detect, diagnose, prevent, treat, or ameliorate the disease or disorder. The first and second columns of Table 1D show the “Gene No.” and “cDNA Clone ID No.”, respectively, indicating certain nucleic acids and proteins (or antibodies against the same) of the invention (including polynucleotide, polypeptide, and antibody fragments or variants thereof) that may be used in detecting, diagnosing, preventing, treating, or ameliorating the disease(s) or disorder(s) indicated in the corresponding row in the “Disease Class” or “Preferred Indication” Columns of Table 1F.

In another embodiment, the present invention also encompasses methods of detecting, diagnosing, preventing, treating, or ameliorating a disease or disorder listed in the “Disease Class” or “Preferred Indication” Columns of Table 1; comprising administering to a patient combinations of the proteins, nucleic acids, or antibodies of the invention (or fragments or variants thereof), sharing similar indications as shown in the corresponding rows in the “Disease Class” or “Preferred Indication” Columns of Table 1F.

The “Disease Class” Column of Table 1F provides a categorized descriptive heading for diseases, disorders, and/or conditions (more fully described below) that may be detected, diagnosed, prevented, treated, or ameliorated by a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof).

The “Preferred Indication” Column of Table 1F describes diseases, disorders, and/or conditions that may be detected, diagnosed, prevented, treated, or ameliorated by a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof).

The “Cell Line” and “Exemplary Targets” Columns of Table 1F indicate particular cell lines and target genes, respectively, which may show altered gene expression patterns (i.e., up- or down-regulation of the indicated target gene) in TAQMAN® assays, performed as described above, utilizing polynucleotides of the cDNA Clone ID shown in the corresponding row. Alteration of expression patterns of the indicated “Exemplary Target” genes is correlated with a particular “Disease Class” and/or “Preferred Indication” as shown in the corresponding row under the respective column headings.

The “Exemplary Accessions” Column indicates GenBank Accessions (available online through the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at www.ncbi.nim.nih.gov/) which correspond to the “Exemplary Targets” shown in the adjacent row.

The recitation of “Cancer” in the “Disease Class” Column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) may be used for example, to detect, diagnose, prevent, treat, and/or ameliorate neoplastic diseases and/or disorders (e.g., leukemias, cancers, etc., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”).

The recitation of “Immune” in the “Disease Class” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to detect, diagnose, prevent, treat, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”), blood disorders (e.g., as described below under “Immune Activity” “Cardiovascular Disorders” and/or “Blood-Related Disorders”), and infections (e.g., as described below under “Infectious Disease”).

The recitation of “Angiogenesis” in the “Disease Class” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to detect, diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”), diseases and/or disorders of the cardiovascular system (e.g., as described below under “Cardiovascular Disorders”), diseases and/or disorders involving cellular and genetic abnormalities (e.g., as described below under “Diseases at the Cellular Level”), diseases and/or disorders involving angiogenesis (e.g., as described below under “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity”), to promote or inhibit cell or tissue regeneration (e.g., as described below under “Regeneration”), or to promote wound healing (e.g., as described below under “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation”).

The recitation of “Diabetes” in the “Disease Class” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to detect, diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diabetes (including diabetes mellitus types I and II), as well as diseases and/or disorders associated with, or consequential to, diabetes (e.g. as described below under “Endocrine Disorders,” “Renal Disorders,” and “Gastrointestinal Disorders”).

Description of Table 2

Table 2 summarizes homology and features of some of the polypeptides of the invention. The first column provides a unique clone identifier, “Clone ID:”, corresponding to a cDNA clone disclosed in Table 1A or 1B. The second column provides the unique contig identifier, “Contig ID:” corresponding to contigs in Table 1B and allowing for correlation with the information in Table 1B. The third column provides the sequence identifier, “SEQ ID NO:X”, for the contig polynucleotide sequence. The fourth column provides the analysis method by which the homology/identity disclosed in the Table was determined. Comparisons were made between polypeptides encoded by the polynucleotides of the invention and either a non-redundant protein database (herein referred to as “NR”), or database of protein families (herein referred to as “PFAM”) as further described below. The fifth column provides a description of the PFAM/NR hit having a significant match to a polypeptide of the invention. Column six provides the accession number of the PFAM/NR hit disclosed in the fifth column. Column seven, “Score/Percent Identity” provides a quality score or the percent identity, of the hit disclosed in columns five and six. Columns 8 and 9, “NT From” and “NT To” respectively, delineate the polynucleotides in “SEQ ID NO:X” that encode a polypeptide having a significant match to the PFAM/NR database as disclosed in the fifth and sixth columns. In specific embodiments polypeptides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, an amino acid sequence encoded by a polynucleotide in SEQ ID NO:X as delineated in columns 8 and 9, or fragments or variants thereof.

Description of Table 3

Table 3 provides polynucleotide sequences that may be disclaimed according to certain embodiments of the invention. The first column provides a unique clone identifier, “Clone ID”, for a cDNA clone related to contig sequences disclosed in Table 1B. The second column provides the sequence identifier, “SEQ ID NO:X”, for contig sequences disclosed in Table 1A and/or 1B. The third column provides the unique contig identifier, “Contig ID:”, for contigs disclosed in Table 1B. The fourth column provides a unique integer ‘a’ where ‘a’ is any integer between 1 and the final nucleotide minus 15 of SEQ ID NO:X, and the fifth column provides a unique integer ‘b’ where ‘b’ is any integer between 15 and the final nucleotide of SEQ ID NO:X, where both a and b correspond to the positions of nucleotide residues shown in SEQ ID NO:X, and where b is greater than or equal to a 4. For each of the polynucleotides shown as SEQ ID NO:X, the uniquely defined integers can be substituted into the general formula of a-b, and used to describe polynucleotides which may be preferably excluded from the invention. In certain embodiments, preferably excluded from the invention are at least one, two, three, four, five, ten, or more of the polynucleotide sequence(s) having the accession number(s) disclosed in the sixth column of this Table (including for example, published sequence in connection with a particular BAC clone). In further embodiments, preferably excluded from the invention are the specific polynucleotide sequence(s) contained in the clones corresponding to at least one, two, three, four, five, ten, or more of the available material having the accession numbers identified in the sixth column of this Table (including for example, the actual sequence contained in an identified BAC clone).

Description of Table 4

Table 4 provides a key to the tissue/cell source identifier code disclosed in Table 1B.2, column 5. Column 1 provides the tissue/cell source identifier code disclosed in Table 1B.2, Column 5. Columns 2-5 provide a description of the tissue or cell source. Note that “Description” and “Tissue” sources (i.e. columns 2 and 3) having the prefix “a_” indicates organs, tissues, or cells derived from “adult” sources. Codes corresponding to diseased tissues are indicated in column 6 with the word “disease.” The use of the word “disease” in column 6 is non-limiting. The tissue or cell source may be specific (e.g. a neoplasm), or may be disease-associated (e.g., a tissue sample from a normal portion of a diseased organ). Furthermore, tissues and/or cells lacking the “disease” designation may still be derived from sources directly or indirectly involved in a disease state or disorder, and therefore may have a further utility in that disease state or disorder. In numerous cases where the tissue/cell source is a library, column 7 identifies the vector used to generate the library.

Description of Table 5

Table 5 provides a key to the OMIM reference identification numbers disclosed in Table 1B.1, column 9. OMIM reference identification numbers (Table 5, Column 1) were derived from Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man, OMIM. McKusick-Nathans Institute for Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Md.) and National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, (Bethesda, Md.) 2000. World Wide Web URL: http://www.ncb.nim.nih.gov/omim/). Column 2 provides diseases associated with the cytologic band disposed in Table 1B.1, column 8, as determined using the Morbid Map database.

Description of Table 6

Table 6 summarizes some of the ATCC™ Deposits, Deposit dates, and ATCC™ designation numbers of deposits made with the ATCC™ in connection with the present application. These deposits were made in addition to those described in the Table 1A.

Description of Table 7

Table 7 shows the cDNA libraries sequenced, and ATCC™ designation numbers and vector information relating to these cDNA libraries.

The first column shows the first four letters indicating the Library from which each library clone was derived. The second column indicates the catalogued tissue description for the corresponding libraries. The third column indicates the vector containing the corresponding clones. The fourth column shows the ATCC™ deposit designation for each library clone as indicated by the deposit information in Table 6.

Definitions

The following definitions are provided to facilitate understanding of certain terms used throughout this specification.

In the present invention, “isolated” refers to material removed from its original environment (e.g., the natural environment if it is naturally occurring), and thus is altered “by the hand of man” from its natural state. For example, an isolated polynucleotide could be part of a vector or a composition of matter, or could be contained within a cell, and still be “isolated” because that vector, composition of matter, or particular cell is not the original environment of the polynucleotide. The term “isolated” does not refer to genomic or cDNA libraries, whole cell total or mRNA preparations, genomic DNA preparations (including those separated by electrophoresis and transferred onto blots), sheared whole cell genomic DNA preparations or other compositions where the art demonstrates no distinguishing features of the polynucleotide/sequences of the present invention.

In the present invention, a “secreted” protein refers to those proteins capable of being directed to the ER, secretory, vesicles, or the extracellular space as a result of a signal sequence as well as those proteins released into the extracellular space without necessarily containing a signal sequence. If the secreted protein is released into the extracellular space, the secreted protein can undergo extracellular processing to produce a “mature” protein. Release into the extracellular space can occur by many mechanisms, including exocytosis and proteolytic cleavage.

As used herein, a “polynucleotide” refers to a molecule having a nucleic acid sequence encoding SEQ ID NO:Y or a fragment or variant thereof (e.g., the polypeptide delineated in columns fourteen and fifteen of Table 1A); a nucleic acid sequence contained in SEQ ID NO:X (as described in column 5 of Table 1A and/or column 3 of Table 1B) or the complement thereof; a cDNA sequence contained in Clone ID: (as described in column 2 of Table 1A and/or 1B and contained within a library deposited with the ATCC™); a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide encoded by a nucleotide sequence in SEQ ID NO:B as defined in column 6 (EXON From-To) of Table 1C or a fragment or variant thereof; or a nucleotide coding sequence in SEQ ID NO:B as defined in column 6 of Table 1C or the complement thereof. For example, the polynucleotide can contain the nucleotide sequence of the full length cDNA sequence, including the 5′ and 3′ untranslated sequences, the coding region, as well as fragments, epitopes, domains, and variants of the nucleic acid sequence. Moreover, as used herein, a “polypeptide” refers to a molecule having an amino acid sequence encoded by a polynucleotide of the invention as broadly defined (obviously excluding poly-phenylalanine or poly-Lysine peptide sequences which result from translation of a polyA tail of a sequence corresponding to a cDNA).

In the present invention, “SEQ ID NO:X” was often generated by overlapping sequences contained in multiple clones (contig analysis). A representative clone containing all or most of the sequence for SEQ ID NO:X is deposited at Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (HGS) in a catalogued and archived library. As shown, for example, in column 2 of Table 1B, each clone is identified by a cDNA Clone ID (identifier generally referred to herein as Clone ID:). Each Clone ID is unique to an individual clone and the Clone ID is all the information needed to retrieve a given clone from the HGS library. Table 7 provides a list of the deposited cDNA libraries. One can use the Clone ID: to determine the library source by reference to Tables 6 and 7. Table 7 lists the deposited cDNA libraries by name and links each library to an ATCC™ Deposit. Library names contain four characters, for example, “HTWE.” The name of a cDNA clone (Clone ID) isolated from that begins with the same four characters, for example “HTWEP07”. As mentioned below, Table 1A and/or 1B correlates the Clone ID names with SEQ ID NO:X. Thus, staring with an SEQ ID NO:X, one can use Tables 1A, 1B, 6, 7, and 9 to determine the corresponding Clone ID, which library it came from and which ATCC™ deposit the library is contained in. Furthermore, it is possible to retrieve a given cDNA clone from the source library by techniques known in the art and described elsewhere herein. The ATCC™ is located at 10801 University Boulevard, Manassas, Va. 20110-2209, USA. The ATCC™ deposits were made pursuant to the terms of the Budapest Treaty on the international recognition of the deposit of microorganisms for the purposes of patent procedure.

In specific embodiments, the polynucleotides of the invention are at least 15, at least 30, at least 50, at least 100, at least 125, at least 500, or at least 1000 continuous nucleotides but are less than or equal to 300 kb, 200 kb, 100 kb, 50 kb, 15 kb, 10 kb, 7.5 kb, 5 kb, 2.5 kb, 2.0 kb, or 1 kb, in length. In a further embodiment, polynucleotides of the invention comprise a portion of the coding sequences, as disclosed herein, but do not comprise all or a portion of any intron. In another embodiment, the polynucleotides comprising coding sequences do not contain coding sequences of a genomic flanking gene (i.e., 5′ or 3′ to the gene of interest in the genome). In other embodiments, the polynucleotide of the invention do not contain the coding sequence of more than 1000, 500, 250, 100, 50, 25, 20, 15, 10, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 genomic flanking gene(s).

A “polynucleotide” of the present invention also includes those polynucleotides capable of hybridizing, under stringent hybridization conditions, to sequences contained in SEQ ID NO:X, pr the complement thereof (e.g., the complement of any one, two, three, four, or more of the polynucleotide fragments described herein), the polynucleotide sequence delineated in columns 7 and 8 of Table 1A or the complement thereof, the polynucleotide sequence delineated in columns 8 and 9 of Table 2 or the complement thereof, and/or cDNA sequences contained in Clone ID: (e.g., the complement of any one, two, three, four or more of the polynucleotide fragments, or the cDNA clone within the pool of cDNA clones deposited with the ATCC™, described herein), and/or the polynucleotide sequence delineated in column 6 of Table 1C or the complement thereof. “Stringent hybridization conditions” refers to an overnight incubation at 42 degree C. in a solution comprising 50% formamide, 5×SSC (750 mM NaCl, 75 mM trisodium citrate), 50 mM sodium phosphate (pH 7.6), 5× Denhardt's solution, 10% dextran sulfate, and 20 μg/ml denatured sheared salmon sperm DNA, followed by washing the filters in 0.1×SSC at about 65 degree C.

Also contemplated are nucleic acid molecules that hybridize to the polynucleotides of the present invention at lower stringency hybridization conditions. Changes in the stringency of hybridization and signal detection are primarily accomplished through the manipulation of formamide concentration (lower percentages of formamide result in lowered stringency) salt conditions, or temperature. For example, lower stringency conditions include an overnight incubation at 37 degree C. in a solution comprising 6×SSPE (20×SSPE=3M NaCl, 0.2M NaH₂PO₄; 0.02M EDTA, pH 7.4), 0.5% SDS, 30% formamide, 100 ug/ml salmon sampan sperm blocking DNA; followed by washes at 50 degree C. with 1×SSPE, 0.1% SDS. In addition, to achieve even lower stringency, washes performed following stringent hybridization can be done at higher salt concentrations (e.g. 5×SSC).

Note that variations in the above conditions may be accomplished through the inclusion and/or substitution of alternate blocking reagents used to suppress background in hybridization experiments. Typical blocking reagents include Denhardt's reagent, BLOTTO, heparin, denatured salmon sperm DNA, and commercially available proprietary formulations. The inclusion of specific blocking reagents may require modification of the hybridization conditions described above, due to problems with compatibility.

Of course, a polynucleotide which hybridizes only to polyA+ sequences (such as any 3′ terminal polyA+ tract of a cDNA shown in the sequence listing), or to a complementary stretch of T (or U) residues, would not be included in the definition of “polynucleotide” since such polynucleotide would hybridize to any nucleic acid molecule containing a poly (A) stretch or the complement thereof (e.g., practically any double-stranded cDNA clone generated using oligo dT as a primer).

The polynucleotide of the present invention can be composed of any polyribonucleotide or polydeoxribonucleotide, which may be unmodified RNA or DNA or modified RNA pr DNA. For example, polynucleotides can be composed of single- and double-stranded DNA. DNA that is a mixture of single- and double-stranded regions, single- and double-stranded RNA, and RNA that is mixture of single- and double-stranded regions, hybrid molecules comprising DNA and RNA that may be single-stranded or, more typically, double-stranded or a mixture of single- and double-stranded regions. In addition, the polynucleotide can be composed of triple-stranded regions comprising RNA or DNA or both RNA and DNA. A polynucleotide may also contain one or more modified bases or DNA or RNA backbones modified for stability or for other reasons. “Modified” bases include, for example, tritylated bases and unusual bases such as inosine. A variety of modifications can be made to DNA and RNA; thus, “polynucleotide” embraces chemically, enzymatically, or metabolically modified forms.

In specific embodiments, the polynucleotides of the invention are at least 15, at least 30, at least 50, at least 100, at least 125, at least 500, or at least 1000 continuous nucleotides but are less than or equal to 300 kb, 200 kb, 100 kb, 50 kb, 15 kb, 10 kb, 7.5 kb, 5 kb, 2.5 kb, 2.0 kb, or 1 kb, in length. In a further embodiment, polynucleotides of the invention comprise a portion of the coding sequences, as disclosed herein, but do not comprise all or a portion of any intron. In another embodiment, the polynucleotides comprising coding sequences do not contain coding sequences of a genomic flanking gene (i.e. 5′ or 3′ to the gene of invention in the genome). In other embodiments, the polynucleotides of the invention do not contain the coding sequence of more than 1000, 500, 250, 100, 50, 25, 20, 15, 10, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 genomic flanking gene(s).

“SEQ ID NO:X” refers to a polynucleotide sequence described in column 5 of Table 1A, while “SEQ ID NO:Y” refers to a polypeptide sequence described in column 10 of Table 1A SEQ ID NO:X is identified by an integer specified in column 6 of Table 1A. The polypeptide sequence SEQ ID NO:Y is a translated open reading frame (ORF) encoded by polypeptide sequence SEQ ID NO:X. The polynucleotide sequences are shown in the sequence listing immediately followed by all of the polypeptide sequences. Thus, a polypeptide sequence corresponding to polynucleotide sequence SEQ ID NO:2 is the first polypeptide sequence shown in the sequence listing. The second polypeptide sequence corresponds to the polynucleotide sequence shown as SEQ ID NO:3, and so on.

The polypeptide of the present invention can be composed of amino acids joined to each other by peptide of the bonds or modified peptide bonds, i.e., peptide isosteres, and may contain amino acids other than the 20 gene-encoded amino acids. The polypeptides may be modified by either natural processes, such as posttranslational processing, or by chemical modification techniques which are well known in the art. Such modifications are well described in basic texts and in more detailed monographs, as well as in a voluminous research literature. Modifications can occur anywhere in a polypeptide, including the peptide backbone, the amino acid side-chains and the amino or carboxyl termini. It will be appreciated that the same type of modification may be present in the same or varying degrees at several sites in a given polypeptide. Also, a given polypeptide may contain many types of modifications. Polypeptides may be branched, for example, as a result of ubiquitination, and they may be cyclic, with or without branching. Cyclic, branched, and branched cyclic polypeptides may result from posttranslation natural processes or may be made by synthetic methods. Modifications include acetylation, acylation, ADP-ribosylation, amidation, covalent attachment of flavin, covalent attachment of a heme moiety, covalent attachment of a nucleotide or nucleotide derivative, covalent attachment of a lipid or lipid derivative, covalent attachment of phosphotidylinositol, cross-linking, cyclization, disulfide bond formation, demethylation, formation of covalent cross-links, formation of cystine, formation, of pyroglutamate, formylation, gamma-carboxylation, glycosylation, GPI anchor formation, hydroxylation, iodination, methylation, myristoylation, oxidation, pegylation, proteolytic processing, phosphorylation, prenylation, racemization, selenoylation, sulfation, transfer-RNA mediated addition of amino acids to proteins such as arginylation, and ubiquitination. (See, for instance, PROTEINS—STRUCTURE AND MOLECULAR PROPERTIES, 2nd Ed., T. E. Creighton, W.H. Freeman and Company, New York (1993); POSTTRANSLATIONAL COVALENT MODIFICATION OF PROTEINS, B. C. Johnson, Ed., Academic Press, New York, pgs. 1-12 (1993), Seifter et al., Meth. Enzymol. 182:626-646 (1990); Rattan et al., Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 663:48-62 (1992)).

“SEQ ID NO:X” refers to a polynucleotide sequence described, for example, in Tables 1A, 1B or 2, while “SEQ ID NO:Y” refers to a polypeptide sequence described in column 11 of Table 1A and/or column 6 of Table 1B.1. SEQ ID NO:X is identified by an integer specified in column 4 of Table 1B.1. The polypeptide sequence SEQ ID NO:Y is a translated open reading frame (ORF) encoded by polynucleotide SEQ ID NO:X. “Clone ID:” refers to a cDNA clone described in column 2 of Table 1A and/or 1B.

“A polypeptide having functional activity” refers to a polypeptide capable of displaying one or more known functional activities associated with a full-length (complete) protein. Such functional activities include, but are not limited to, biological activity, antigenicity [ability to bind (or compete with a polypeptide for binding) to an anti-polypeptide antibody], immunogenicity (ability to generate antibody which binds to a specific polypeptide of the invention), ability to form multimers with polypeptides of the invention, and ability to bind to a receptor or ligand for a polypeptide.

The polypeptide of the invention can be assayed for functional activity (e.g. biological activity) using or routinely modifying assays known in the art, as well as assays described herein. Specifically, one of skill in the art may routinely assay secreted polypeptides (including fragments and variants) of the invention for activity using assays as described in the examples section below.

“A polypeptide having biological activity” refers to a polypeptide exhibiting activity similar to, but not necessarily identical to, an activity of a polypeptide of the present invention, including mature forms, as measured in a particular biological assay, with or without dose dependency. In the case where dose dependency does exist, it need not be identical to that of the polypeptide, but rather substantially similar to the dose-dependence in a given activity as compared to the polypeptide of the present invention (i.e., the candidate polypeptide will exhibit greater activity or not more than about 25-fold less and, preferably, not more than about tenfold less activity, and most preferably, not more than about three-fold less activity relative to the polypeptide of the present invention).

Tables

Table 1A

Table 1A summarizes information concerning certain polynucleotides and polypeptides of the invention. The first column provides the gene number in the application for each clone identifier. The second column provides a unique clone identifier, “Clone ID:”, for a cDNA clone related to each contig sequence disclosed in Table 1A. Third column, the cDNA Clones identified in the second column were deposited as indicated in the third column (i.e. by ATCC™ Deposit No:Z and deposit date). Some of the deposits contain multiple different clones corresponding to the same gene. In the fourth column, “Vector” refers to the type of vector contained in the corresponding cDNA Clone identified in the second column. In the fifth column, the nucleotide sequence identified as “NT SEQ ID NO:X” was assembled from partially homologous (“overlapping”) sequences obtained from the corresponding cDNA clone identified in the second column and, in some cases, from additional related cDNA clones. The overlapping sequences were assembled into a single contiguous sequence of high redundancy (usually three to five overlapping sequences at each nucleotide position), resulting in a final sequence identified as SEQ ID NO:X. In the sixth column, “Total NT Seq.” refers to the total number of nucleotides in the contig sequence identified as SEQ ID NO:X.” The deposited clone may contain all or most of these sequences, reflected by the nucleotide position indicated as “5′ NT of Clone Seq.” (seventh column) and the “3′ NT of Clone Seq.” (eighth column) of SEQ ID NO:X. In the ninth column, the nucleotide position of SEQ ID NO:X of the putative start codon (methionine) is identified as “5′ NT of Start Codon.” Similarly, in column ten, the nucleotide position of SEQ ID NO:X of the predicted signal sequence is identified as “5′ NT of First AA of Signal Pep.” In the eleventh column the translated amino acid sequence, beginning with the methionine, is identified as “AA SEQ ID NO:Y,” although other reading frames can also be routinely translated using known molecular biology techniques. The polypeptides produced by these alternative open reading frames are specifically contemplated by the present invention.

In the twelfth and thirteenth columns of Table 1A, the first and last amino acid position of SEQ ID NO:Y of the predicted signal peptide is identified as “First AA of Sig Pep” and “Last AA of Sig Pep.” In the fourteenth column, the predicted first amino acid position of SEQ ID NO:Y of the secreted portion is identified as “Predicted First AA of Secreted Portion.” The amino acid position of SEQ ID NO:Y of the last amino acid encoded by the open reading frame is identified in the fifteenth column as “Last AA of ORF”.

SEQ ID NO:X (where X may be any of the polynucleotide sequences disclosed in the sequence listing) and the translated SEQ ID NO:Y (where Y may be any of the polypeptide sequences disclosed in the sequence listing) are sufficiently accurate and otherwise suitable for a variety of uses well known in the art and described further below. For instance, SEQ IS NO:X is useful for designing nucleic acid hybridization probes that will detect nucleic acid sequences contained in SEQ ID NO:X or the cDNA contained in the deposited clone. These probes will also hybridize to nucleic acid molecules in biological samples thereby enabling a variety of forensic and diagnostic methods of the invention. Similarly, polypeptides identified from SEQ ID NO:Y may be used, for example, to generate antibodies which bind specifically to proteins containing the polypeptides and the secreted proteins encoded by the cDNA clones identified in Table 1A and/or elsewhere herein.

Nevertheless, DNA sequences generated by sequencing reactions can contain sequencing errors. The errors exist as misidentified nucleotides, or as insertions or deletions of nucleotides in the generated DNA sequence. The erroneously inserted or deleted nucleotides cause frame shifts in the reading frames of the predicted amino acid sequence. In these cases, the predicted amino acid sequence diverges from the actual amino acid sequence, even though the generated DNA sequence may be greater than 99.9% identical to the actual DNA sequence (for example, one base insertion or deletion in an open reading frame of over 1000 bases).

Accordingly, for those applications requiring precision in the nucleotide sequence or the amino acid sequence, the present invention provides not only the generated nucleotide sequence identified as SEQ ID NO:X, and a predicted translated amino acid sequence identified as SEQ ID NO:Y, but also a sample of plasmid DNA containing a human cDNA of the invention deposited with the ATCC™, as set forth in Table 1A. The nucleotide sequence of each deposited plasma can readily be determined by sequencing the deposited plasmid in accordance with known methods.

The predicted amino acid sequence can then be verified from such deposits. Moreover, the amino acid sequence of the protein encoded by a particular clone can also be directly determined by peptide sequencing or by expressing the protein in a suitable host cell containing the deposited human cDNA, collecting the protein, and determining its sequence.

Also provided in Table 1A is the name of the vector which contains the cDNA plasmid. Each vector is routinely used in the art. The following additional information is provided for convenience.

Vectors Lambda Zap (U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,128,256 and 5,286,636), Uni-Zap XR (U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,128,256 and 5,286,636), Zap Express (U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,128,256 and 5,286,636), pBluescript (pBS) (Short, J. M. et al., Nucleic Acids Res. 16:7583-7600 (1988); Alting-Mees, M. A. and Short, J. M., Nucleic Acids Res. 17:9494 (1989)) and pBK (Alting-Mees, M. A. et al., Strategies 5:58-61 (1992)) are commercially available from Stratagene Cloning Systems, Inc., 11011 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, Calif., 92037. pBS contains an ampicillin resistance gene and pBK contains a neomycin resistance gene. Phagemid pBS may be excised from the Lambda Zap and Uni-Zap XR vectors, and phagemid pBK may be excised from the Zap Express vector. Both phagemids may be transformed into E. coli strain XL-1 Blue, also available from Stratagene.

Vectors pSport1, pCMVSport 1.0, pCMVSport 2.0 and pCMVSport 3.0, were, obtained from Life Technologies, Inc., P.O. Box 6009, Gaithersburg, Md. 20897. All Sport vectors contain an ampicillin resistance gene and may be transformed into E. coli strain DH10B, also available from Life Technologies. See, for instance, Gruber, C. E., et al., Focus 15:59 (1993). Vector lafmid BA (Bento Soares, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.) contains an ampicillin resistance gene and can be transformed into E. coli strain XL-1 Blue. Vector pCR®2.1, which is available from Invitrogen, 1600 Faraday Avenue, Carlsbad, Calif. 92008, contains an ampicillin resistance gene and may be transformed into E coli strain DH10B, available from Life Technologies. See, for instance, Clark, J. M., Nuc. Acids Res. 16:9677-9686 (1988) and Mead, D. et al., Bio/Technology 9. (1991).

The present invention also relates to the genes corresponding to SEQ ID NO:X, SEQ ID NO:Y, and/or a deposited cDNA (cDNA Clone ID). The corresponding gene can be isolated in accordance with known methods using the sequence information disclosed herein. Such methods include, but are not limited to, preparing probes or primers from the disclosed sequence and identifying or amplifying the corresponding gene from appropriate sources of genomic material.

Also provided in the present invention are allelic variants, orthologs, and/or species homologs. Procedures known in the art can be used to obtain full-length genes, allelic variants, splice variants, full-length coding portions, orthologs, and/or species homologs of genes corresponding to SEQ ID NO:X and SEQ ID NO:Y using information from the sequences disclosed herein or the clones deposited with the ATCC™. For example, allelic variants and/or species homologs may be isolated and identified by making suitable probes or primers from the sequences provided herein and screening a suitable nucleic acid source for allelic variants and/or the desired homologue.

The present invention provides a polynucleotide comprising, or alternatively consisting of, the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:X and/or a cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No.Z. The present invention also provides a polypeptide comprising, or alternatively, consisting of, the polypeptide sequence of SEQ ID NO:Y, a polypeptide encoded by SEQ ID NO:X, and/or a polypeptide encoded by a cDNA contained in ATCC™ deposit No.Z. Polynucleotides encoding a polypeptide comprising, or alternatively consisting of the polypeptide sequence of SEQ ID NO:Y, a polypeptide encoded by SEQ ID NO:X and/or a polypeptide encoded by the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No.Z are also encompassed by the invention. The present invention further encompasses a polynucleotide comprising, or alternatively consisting of the complement of the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:X, and/or the complement of the coding strand of the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No.Z.

Lengthy table referenced here US07411051-20080812-T00001 Please refer to the end of the specification for access instructions. Table 1B (Comprised of Tables 1B.1 and 1B.2)

The first column in Table 1B.1 and Table 1B.2 provides the gene number in the application corresponding to the clone identifier. The second column in Table 1B.1 and Table 1B.2 provides a unique “Clone ID:” for the cDNA clone related to each contig sequence disclosed in Table 1B.1 and Table 1B.2. This clone ID references the cDNA clone which contains at least the 5′ most sequence of the assembled contig and at least a portion of SEQ ID NO:X as determined by directly sequencing the referenced clone. The referenced clone may have more sequence than described in the sequence listing or the clone may have less. In the vast majority of cases, however, the clone is believed to encode a full-length polypeptide. In the case where a clone is not full-length, a full-length cDNA can be obtained by methods described elsewhere herein. The third column in Table 1B.1 and Table 1B.2 provides a unique “Contig ID” identification for each contig sequence. The fourth column in Table 1B.1 and Table 1B.2 provides the “SEQ ID NO:” identifier for each of the contig polynucleotide sequences disclosed in Table 1B.

Table 1B.1

The fifth column in Table 1B.1, “ORF (From-To)”, provides the location (i.e., nucleotide position numbers) within the polynucleotide sequence “SEQ ID NO:X” that delineate the preferred open reading frame (ORF) shown in the sequence listing and referenced in Table 1B.1, column 6, as SEQ ID NO:Y. Where the nucleotide position number “To” is lower than the nucleotide position number “From”, the preferred ORF is the reverse complement of the referenced polynucleotide sequence. The sixth column in Table 1B.1 provides the corresponding SEQ ID NO:Y for the polypeptide sequence encoded by the preferred ORF delineated in column 5. In one embodiment, the invention provides an amino acid sequence comprising, or alternatively consisting of, a polypeptide encoded by the portion of SEQ ID NO:X delineated by “ORF (From-To)”. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding such amino acid sequences and the complementary strand thereto. Column 7 in Table 1B.1 lists residues comprising epitopes contained in the polypeptides encoded by the preferred ORF (SEQ ID NO:Y), as predicted using the algorithm of Jameson and Wolf, (1988) Comp. Appl. Biosci. 4:181-186. The Jameson-Wolf antigenic analysis was performed using the computer program PROTEAN (Version 3.11 for the Power MacIntosh, DNASTAR, Inc., 1228 South Park Street Madison, Wis.). In specific embodiments, polypeptides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, at least one, two, three, four, five or more of the predicted epitopes as described in Table 1B. It will be appreciated that depending on the analytical criteria used to predict antigenic determinants, the exact address of the determinant may vary slightly.

Column 8 in Table 1B.1 provides a chromosomal map location for certain polynucleotides of the invention. Chromosomal location was determined by finding exact matches to EST and cDNA sequences contained in the NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information) UniGene database. Each sequence in the UniGene database is assigned to a “cluster”; all of the ESTs, cDNAs, and STSs in a cluster are believed to be derived from a single gene. Chromosomal mapping data is often available for one or more sequence(s) in a UniGene cluster; this data (if consistent) is then applied to the cluster as a whole. Thus, it is possible to infer the chromosomal location of a new polynucleotide sequence by determining its identity with a mapped UniGene cluster.

A modified version of the computer program BLASTN (Altshul, et al., J. Mol. Biol. 215:403-410 (1990), and Gish, and States, Nat. Genet. 3:266-272) (1993) was used to search the UniGene database for EST or cDNA sequences that contain exact or near-exact matches to a polynucleotide sequence of the invention (the ‘Query’). A sequence from the UniGene database (the ‘Subject’) was said to be an exact match if it contained a segment of 50 nucleotides in length such that 48 of those nucleotides were in the same order as found in the Query sequence. If all of the matches that met this criteria were in the same UniGene cluster, and mapping data was available for this cluster, it is indicated in Table 1B under the heading “Cytologic Band”. Where a cluster had been further localized to a distinct cytologic band, that band is disclosed; where no banding information was available, but the gene had been localized to a single chromosome, the chromosome is disclosed.

Once a presumptive chromosomal location was determined for a polynucleotide of the invention, an associated disease locus was identified by comparison with a database of diseases which have been experimentally associated with genetic loci. The database used was the Morbid Map, derived from OMIM™ and National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine (Bethesda, Md.) 2000. If the putative chromosomal location of a polynucleotide of the invention (Query sequence) was associated with a disease in the Morbid Map database, an OMIM reference identification number was noted in column 9, Table 1B.1, labelled “OMIM Disease Reference(s). Table 5 is a key to the OMIM reference identification numbers (column 1), and provides a description of the associated disease in Column 2.

Table 1B.2

Column 5, in Table 1B.2, provides an expression profile and library Code:Count for each of the contig sequences (SEQ ID NO:X) disclosed in Table 1B, which can routinely be combined with the information provided in Table 4 and used to determine the tissues, cells, and/or cell line libraries which predominantly express the polynucleotides of the invention. The first number in Table 1B.2, column 5 (preceding the colon), represents the tissue/cell source identifier code corresponding to the code and description provided in Table 4. The second number in column 5 (following the colon) represents the number of times a sequence corresponding to the reference polynucleotide sequence was identified in the corresponding tissue/cell source. Those tissue/cell source identifier codes in which the first two letters are “AR” designate information generated using DNA array technology. Utilizing this technology, cDNAs were amplified by PCR and then transferred, in duplicate, onto the array. Gene expression was assayed through hybridization of first strand cDNA probes to the DNA array. cDNA probes were generated from total RNA extracted from a variety of different tissues and cell lines. Probe synthesis was performed in the presence of ³³P dCTP, using oligo (dT) to prime reverse transcription. After hybridization, high stringency washing conditions were employed to remove non-specific hybrids from the array. The remaining signal, emanating from each gene target, was measured using a Phosphorimager. Gene expression was reported as Phosphor Stimulating Luminescence (PSL) which reflects the level of phosphor signal generated from the probe hybridized to each of the gene targets represented on the array. A local background signal subtraction was performed before the total signal generated from each array was used to normalize gene expression between the different hybridizations. The value presented after “[array code]:” represents the mean of the duplicate values, following background subtraction and probe normalization. One of skill in the art could routinely use this information to identify normal and/or diseased tissue(s) which show a predominant expression pattern of the corresponding polynucleotide of the invention or to identify polynucleotides which show predominant and/or specific tissue and/or cell expression.

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Table 1C summarizes additional polynucleotides encompassed by the invention (including cDNA clones related to the sequences (Clone ID:), contig sequences (contig identifier (Contig ID:) contig nucleotide sequence identifiers (SEQ ID NO:X)), and genomic sequences (SEQ ID NO:B). The first column provides a unique clone identifier, “Clone ID:”, for a cDNA clone related to each contig sequence. The second column provides the sequence identifier, “SEQ ID NO:X”, for each contig sequence. The third column provides a unique contig identifier, “Contig ID:” for each contig sequence. The fourth column, provides a BAC identifier “BAC ID NO:A” for the BAC clone referenced in the corresponding row of the table. The fifth column provides the nucleotide sequence identifier, “SEQ ID NO:B” for a fragment of the BAC clone identified in column four of the corresponding row of the table. The sixth column, “Exon From-To”, provides the location (i.e., nucleotide position numbers) within the polynucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:B which delineate certain polynucleotides of the invention that are also exemplary members of polynucleotide sequences that encode polypeptides of the invention (e.g., polypeptides containing amino acid sequences encoded by the polynucleotide sequences delineated in column six, and fragments and variants thereof).

TABLE 1C cDNA Clone SEQ ID CONTIG BAC ID: SEQ ID EXON ID NO: X ID: A NO: B From-To HAGAN21 25 1026956 AC011967 11231  1–839 HAGAN21 25 1026956 AC074370 11232  1–839 HAGAN21 25 1026956 AL355151 11233  1–837 HAGAN21 25 1026956 AL121796 11234  1–836 HAGAN21 25 1026956 AC011967 11235  1–367  372–1167 1180–1791 3777–4078 4113–4269 HAGAN21 25 1026956 AC074370 11236  1–366  373–1167 1180–1793 3779–4081 4117–4273 HAGAN21 25 1026956 AL355151 11237  1–364  373–1166 1179–1790 3780–4082 HAGAN21 25 1026956 AL121796 11238  1–367  374–1165 1178–1791 3767–4069 4105–4262 HAIBP89 35 727543 AC005214 11239  1–228  817–3471 HAIBP89 35 727543 AC005214 11240  1–539 HATDM46 60 974065 AC068289 11241   1–2303 HATDM46 60 974065 AC068289 11242  1–101 HATDM46 60 974065 AC068289 11243  1–160 HAUAI83 62 639009 AC010422 11244  1–326 1552–2084 2162–2261 2300–2427 4485–5868 5948–6362 7914–8017 8569–8681 8765–8875 8968–9037 9284–9499 9742–9910 10837–11187 11271–11321 11554–11707 11783–12766 12866–13225 13256–13827 14284–14367 14890–15090 HAUAI83 62 639009 AC018761 11245  1–326 1176–1284 1552–2084 2162–2261 2300–2426 4485–5868 5948–6362 8569–8681 8765–8875 8968–9037 9284–9499 9742–9910 10317–10501 10837–11187 11271–11321 11554–11707 11783–12766 12866–13225 13256–13827 14284–14367 14890–15090 HAUAI83 62 639009 AC010422 11246  1–315 2004–2289 2650–2741 3554–3830 HAUAI83 62 639009 AC010422 11247  1–202  938–1047 1219–1395 1758–1956 2907–3429 3792–3935 5366–5485 6391–6688 6899–7269 7890–8316 8400–8524 8607–8682 8824–8999 9190–9302 9691–9796 10106–10177 10571–11051 11164–11490 12565–12696 13364–13501 13964–14592 14740–15540 15610–15798 15947–16642 16717–16832 16968–17408 17521–17612 18331–18579 19120–19303 19358–19514 19599–19702 20003–20245 HAUAI83 62 639009 AC018761 11248  1–202  938–1047 1219–1395 1758–1956 2907–3429 3792–3935 5366–5485 6391–6688 6899–7269 7591–7711 7890–8316 8400–8524 8607–8682 8749–9073 9190–9302 9691–9796 HAUAI83 62 639009 AC018761 11249  1–82 128–293 1178–1447 1986–2278 2457–2711 3543–3844 HBCPB32 67 1352403 AC024191 11250  1–643 1421–1636 4917–5536 HBINS58 74 1352386 AL096774 11251   1–1023 2010–2239 2581–2962 3153–3223 3324–3493 3973–4126 HBINS58 74 1352386 AL096774 11252  1–341 HBINS58 74 1352386 AL096774 11253  1–142 HBOEG11 82 1300752 AL139352 11254  1–253 438–539 2336–2801 4986–5209 5967–6439 9014–9452  9829–10084 10404–10503 12165–13255 HBOEG11 82 1300752 AL139352 11255  1–559 HCE3G69 89 728432 AC068946 11256  1–108 1186–1324 1746–1835 2138–2284 2448–2545 2718–2861 3091–5889 HCE3G69 89 728432 AC068946 11257  1–191 HCE3G69 89 728432 AC068946 11258  1–686 HCEFB80 91 1143407 AL022327 11259   1–2271 3506–3658 4643–4810 9039–9164 9382–9509 10587–10720 11135–11195 11265–11716 14644–15466 17451–17526 18012–18114 20530–20632 20957–21009 23696–23785 25338–25575 25969–26166 HCEWE17 95 941941 AL139130 11260  1–170 463–598  623–1346 1404–1523 2059–2159 2350–2616 3068–3254 3428–3878 HCNDR47 106 1016919 AL122003 11261  1–236 531–696 787–817  863–4508 5158–5744 6949–7029 HCNDR47 106 1016919 AL122003 11262  1–888 1304–2003 2830–3284 3719–4571 4618–5268 6131–6557 8947–9033 9058–9726 14176–14480 18456–18915 18960–19871 22365–22454 23082–23248 28058–28215 HCOOS80 109 1134974 AC003688 11263  1–718 1054–1158 1660–1980 4003–4073 4364–4516 4646–4749 4852–4995 5121–5213 5354–5424 5526–5669 5759–5832 5850–6176 6756–6829 7023–7175 7259–7398 7531–7711 8134–8381  8463–13585 13691–14323 14437–14918 HCOOS80 109 1134974 AC026954 11264  1–138 273–453  876–1123 1205–4456 HCOOS80 109 1134974 AC003688 11265  1–125 203–480 1463–1647 2048–2077 2229–2323 2725–3784 3867–4682 HCWGU37 119 1042325 AC007459 11266  1–242 HCWGU37 119 1042325 AC022435 11267  1–218 5587–5754 HCWGU37 119 1042325 AC022051 11268  1–294 HCWGU37 119 1042325 AC023672 11269  1–196 HCWGU37 119 1042325 AC011101 11270  1–100 HCWGU37 119 1042325 AC034243 11271  1–312 2334–2364 HCWGU37 119 1042325 AC010454 11272  1–218 5588–5755 HCWGU37 119 1042325 AC026144 11273  1–183 HCWGU37 119 1042325 AC009691 11274  1–292 HCWGU37 119 1042325 AL354696 11275  1–181 HCWGU37 119 1042325 AC073219 11276  1–123 HCWGU37 119 1042325 AC027414 11277  1–270 HCWGU37 119 1042325 AC010454 11278  1–303 HDPGT01 141 771583 AC020978 11279  1–180 2776–2899 3916–4077 4296–4335 4436–4632 4895–5181 8153–8246 9547–9666  9907–10007 10370–10618 10788–11046 11926–13423 13465–13494 13764–15689 HDPGT01 141 771583 AC020978 11280  1–384 HDPSB18 154 1043263 AL355512 11281  1–2572 3049–3871 HDPSB18 154 1043263 AC006176 11282  1–2571 3048–3872 HDPSB18 154 1043263 AL355512 11283  1–280 HDPWN93 165 992925 AC004590 11284  1–276 489–591 866–988 1106–1281 1323–1444 1632–1799 1866–2016 2109–2313 2634–3205 3360–3472 3528–3744 3820–5006 6580–6919 7076–7276 8057–8153 8318–8680 HDPWN93 165 992925 AC021491 11285  1–275 488–590 865–987 1105–1280 1322–1443 1631–1798 1865–2015 2108–2312 2633–3204 3359–3471 3527–3743 3819–5005 6579–6918 7075–7275 8054–8150 8315–8677 HDPWN93 165 992925 AC004590 11286  1–303  727–1252 5721–5846 HDPWN93 165 992925 AC021491 11287  1–303  727–1253 5723–5848 HDPXY01 167 879048 AL354000 11288   1–1319 4848–4975 5229–5600 6561–6654 HDPXY01 167 879048 AL035362 11289   1–1316 4844–4971 5225–5596 6557–6650 HDPXY01 167 879048 AL354000 11290  1–460 HDPXY01 167 879048 AL354000 11291  1–400 HDPXY01 167 879048 AL035362 11292  1–400 HDPXY01 167 879048 AL035362 11293  1–460 HDTEK44 172 1025421 AC022100 11294   1–2932 HDTEK44 172 1025421 AC022100 11295  1–353 HDTFE17 174 1043391 AF196972 11296  1–74 391–524 1481–1536 1623–1699 2092–2448 2537–2611 3085–3179 3315–3395 6429–6514 6997–7407 7611–7693 8316–8774 9534–9680 9770–9875 10373–10876 HDTFE17 174 1043391 AF196972 11297  1–742 HDTMK50 177 1011485 AL354768 11298   1–1340 HDTMK50 177 1011485 AC012318 11299  1–147 HDTMK50 177 1011485 AL354768 11300  1–590 HE8QV67 189 1050076 AL133410 11301  1–765 4403–4496 4696–4813 5112–5584 5780–5830 5850–7766 7774–8284 8479–8902 8986–9110 9305–9481 9658–9944  9998–10106 10202–12718 12797–12886 12974–13063 13259–14645 14680–14941 15625–15714 15825–15895 15965–16114 16204–16772 HE8QV67 189 1050076 AL133410 11302  1–85 1082–1951 2761–3118 HE8QV67 189 1050076 AL133410 11303  1–26  28–267  828–3952 4173–4837 4930–6955 7105–7230 7451–7655 7842–7947 8245–8329 8599–8756 8855–8940 9219–9356 9728–9861 10190–10231 HEBBN36 199 486120 AC005180 11304  1–341  704–1559 1704–3089 3146–4166 4768–4871 5384–5485 5535–6182 6595–7328 HEBBN36 199 486120 AC002557 11305   1–1387 HEBBN36 199 486120 AC002557 11306  1–856 HEBBN36 199 486120 AC002557 11307  1–971 HETLM70 224 1177512 AC012314 11308  1–43  861–1031 1576–1743 1924–2132 2203–2432 2473–2905 3177–3360 3651–4332 4422–4583 4830–4995 5086–5365 HETLM70 224 1177512 AC009968 11309  1–43  857–1027 1570–1737 1918–2126 2197–2426 2467–2899 3171–3354 3644–4326 4416–4577 4824–4989 5080–5360 HETLM70 224 1177512 AC012314 11310  1–181 1281–1463 2719–2983 3158–3411 3804–6347 6745–6879 7118–7319 7420–7521 7859–8305 8552–8602  9988–10334 10415–10778 11003–11127 11210–11303 11334–11832 13093–13145 13703–13837 13918–14152 15415–15511 15613–15742 15998–16087 16231–16307 16447–17211 18520–18796 21777–22001 HETLM70 224 1177512 AC009968 11311  1–180 1275–1457 2712–2976 3150–3403 3796–6332 6730–6864 7103–7303 7404–7505 7843–8289 8536–8586  9970–10312 10393–10756 10981–11105 11188–11805 13068–13120 13678–13812 13905–13994 HFIIN69 235 1011487 AC027797 11312   1–1438 HFIIN69 235 1011487 AC027797 11313  1–329 HFVGE32 249 854545 AL160269 11314   1–1122 HFVGE32 249 854545 AL138754 11315   1–1120 HHBCS39 268 1003028 AL390960 11316   1–2979 HHBCS39 268 1003028 AL358992 11317   1–2983 HHBCS39 268 1003028 AL358992 11318  1–207 HHEPD24 277 498227 AC025937 11319  1–216 HHGCG53 289 340818 AC024037 11320  1–518 HHGCM76 290 662329 AC003665 11321  1–70 304–609  900–1090 1240–1835 2272–2490 2581–3598 HHGCM76 290 662329 AC003665 11322  1–580 851–995 1224–1296 1314–1663 1930–1975 2724–2905 2968–3098 3283–3328 5121–5230 5331–5689 HHSGW69 299 1031514 AC019095 11323  1–348 469–577 634–961 1102–1387 1750–1842 1855–3008 HHSGW69 299 1031514 AC019095 11324  1–282 HJACG30 303 895505 AC018512 11325  1–776 HJACG30 303 895505 AC022305 11326  1–878 HJACG30 303 895505 AC002518 11327  1–150 HKACM93 321 1352383 AL158848 11328  1–431 4227–4418 6907–7028 12393–12788 13026–13171 14505–14634 14659–14701 15118–15405 16371–16568 17704–17888 18408–18580 18868–19021 19843–20023 21731–21911 23724–25211 HKACM93 321 1352383 AL158848 11329   1–2833 2990–3408 3932–5958 5960–6045 6428–6501 HKGAT94 330 762811 AC025388 11330   1–1040 1047–2356 2415–3968 HKGAT94 330 762811 AL109945 11331   1–1040 1047–2356 2415–3968 HKGAT94 330 762811 AC022307 11332   1–1040 1047–2356 2415–3968 HKGAT94 330 762811 AC025388 11333  1–506 HKGAT94 330 762811 AL109945 11334  1–506 HKGAT94 330 762811 AL109945 11335  1–456 HKGAT94 330 762811 AC022307 11336  1–479 HKGAT94 330 762811 AC022307 11337  1–506 HLJBJ61 355 1019012 AC010422 11338  1–326 1552–2084 2162–2261 2300–2427 4485–5868 5948–6362 7914–8017 8569–8681 8765–8875 8968–9037 9284–9499 9742–9910 10837–11187 11271–11321 11554–11707 11783–12766 12866–13225 13256–13827 14284–14367 14890–15090 HLJBJ61 355 1019012 AC018761 11339  1–326 1176–1284 1552–2084 2162–2261 2300–2426 4485–5868 5948–6362 8569–8681 8765–8875 8968–9037 9284–9499 9742–9910 10317–10501 10837–11187 11271–11321 11554–11707 11783–12766 12866–13225 13256–13827 14284–14367 14890–15090 HLJBJ61 355 1019012 AC010422 11340  1–315 2004–2289 2650–2741 3554–3830 HLJBJ61 355 1019012 AC010422 11341  1–202  938–1047 1219–1395 1758–1956 2907–3429 3792–3935 5366–5485 6391–6688 6899–7269 7890–8316 8400–8524 8607–8682 8824–8999 9190–9302 9691–9796 10106–10177 10571–11051 11164–11490 12565–12696 13364–13501 13964–14592 14740–15540 15610–15798 15947–16642 16717–16832 16968–17408 17521–17612 18331–18579 19120–19303 19358–19514 19599–19702 20003–20245 HLJBJ61 355 1019012 AC018761 11342  1–202  938–1047 1219–1395 1758–1956 2907–3429 3792–3935 5366–5485 6391–6688 6899–7269 7591–7711 7890–8316 8400–8524 8607–8682 8749–9073 9190–9302 9691–9796 HLJBJ61 355 1019012 AC018761 11343  1–82 128–293 1178–1447 1986–2278 2457–2711 3543–3844 HLTIP94 368 1087335 AC007431 11344   1–1299 HLTIP94 368 1087335 AC007431 11345  1–330 HMSDL37 407 973996 AC012086 11346   1–3328 HMSDL37 407 973996 AC018811 11347   1–3051 HMSDL37 407 973996 AC018494 11348   1–3029 HMSDL37 407 973996 AC012086 11349  1–224 HMSDL37 407 973996 AC012086 11350  1–468 HMSDL37 407 973996 AC018811 11351  1–222 HMSDL37 407 973996 AC018811 11352  1–468 HMSDL37 407 973996 AC018494 11353  1–224 HMSDL37 407 973996 AC018494 11354   1–1854 HNGBC07 437 1037631 AL022339 11355   1–1583 HNGIH43 446 410179 AC018980 11356  1–83 3147–4045 4401–4443 HNGIH43 446 410179 AC018977 11357  1–604 HNGIH43 446 410179 AL356243 11358  1–83 3146–4044 4400–4442 HNGIH43 446 410179 AC018980 11359  1–872 HNGOI12 452 1041375 AC003675 11360   1–2128 HNGOI12 452 1041375 AC001228 11361   1–2129 HNGOI12 452 1041375 AC013791 11362   1–2132 HNHFM14 465 664507 AC020552 11363  1–290 HNHFM14 465 664507 AC020552 11364  1–96 HNTSY18 476 1041383 AC004877 11365  1–175 342–474  573–1883 2536–2632 2831–2894 2999–3231 5032–5164 6664–6820 7288–7881 HNTSY18 476 1041383 AC004877 11366  1–42 1197–1333 1575–1698 1936–1984 2246–2304 HOEDE28 491 1036480 AC058820 11367  1–150 412–580 1115–1724 1821–2461 2640–4410 HOEDE28 491 1036480 AC058820 11368  1–533 676–947  959–1251 HOHBY44 505 873264 AC074201 11369   1–5280 5527–5989 7392–7421 HOHBY44 505 873264 AC074201 11370  1–298 HPDWP28 521 1094609 AP000067 11371  1–818  981–1337 1583–1823 2236–2371 HPDWP28 521 1094609 AP000067 11372  1–129 HPICB53 527 1042309 AC002351 11373  1–82  959–2236 HPICB53 527 1042309 AC020997 11374   1–1329 HPICB53 527 1042309 AC002351 11375  1–115 HPICB53 527 1042309 AC020997 11376  1–201 1064–1126 1665–2153 2308–3502 HPJBK12 529 1011467 AC022033 11377   1–2649 HPJBK12 529 1011467 AC013541 11378   1–2649 HPJBK12 529 1011467 AC022033 11379  1–190 HPJBK12 529 1011467 AC013541 11380  1–190 HPJCL22 530 1146674 AC037447 11381  1–102 373–826  995–1315 1450–1567 2189–2515 2599–2778 3138–4132 4537–4681 4864–4998 5144–5324 5394–6211 6816–6941 7472–7647 7791–8885 9056–9368 9506–9733  9799–10100 10277–10988 11213–11751 11783–11838 11875–12474 12592–13077 HPJCL22 530 1146674 AC022400 11382  1–102 373–826  995–1315 1450–1567 2189–2515 2599–2778 3138–4132 4537–4681 4864–4998 5144–5324 5394–6211 6816–6941 7472–7647 7791–8885 9056–9368 9506–9733  9799–10100 10277–10988 11213–11751 11783–11837 11874–12473 12591–13076 HPJCL22 530 1146674 AC037447 11383  1–207 HPJCL22 530 1146674 AC037447 11384   1–2124 HPJCL22 530 1146674 AC022400 11385  1–207 HPJCL22 530 1146674 AC022400 11386   1–2124 2470–2567 2865–2971 HPJEX20 532 1352420 AL080251 11387   1–1821 HPJEX20 532 1352420 AL139283 11388   1–1821 HPJEX20 532 1352420 AL080251 11389  1–313 HPJEX20 532 1352420 AL139283 11390  1–313 HPRAL78 538 1352342 AC007783 11391   1–2334 2508–3084 3578–3890 4198–4294 4376–4623 4712–5349 5369–6088 6527–7107 7298–7392 7730–7846 9147–9476 10487–10575 10791–11298 11485–11601 11783–13009 13207–13501 13540–13772 14439–14800 14923–14983 15133–15355 15485–15653 16750–16805 16894–17078 17162–17219 18003–18089 21085–21146 21358–21501 HPRAL78 538 1352342 AC007783 11392  1–308 HPRAL78 538 1352342 AC007783 11393   1–1024 HPWAY46 543 1001560 AC019036 11394   1–1399 HPWAY46 543 1001560 AC067828 11395   1–1399 HPWAY46 543 1001560 AC019036 11396  1–788 HPWAY46 543 1001560 AC067828 11397  1–788 HRGBL78 554 910133 AL359541 11398  1–254 2777–3307 3670–3823 4113–4385 4844–5381 5995–7365 HSAUK57 560 772554 AC008860 11399   1–1344 HSAUK57 560 772554 AC025444 11400   1–1344 HSAUK57 560 772554 AC008860 11401  1–340 HSAUK57 560 772554 AC025444 11402  1–340 HSAWD74 564 460527 AC004951 11403   1–1651 1740–2593 HSAWD74 564 460527 AC004951 11404  1–149 HSAWD74 564 460527 AC004951 11405   1–5057 5082–8353 8404–8996 HSLJG37 589 1016920 AC022608 11406   1–2406 HSLJG37 589 1016920 AC022608 11407  1–53 430–718 HSLJG37 589 1016920 AC022608 11408  1–351 HSODE04 593 906081 Z99289 11409   1–1365 HSXEQ06 608 1016924 AL390254 11410  1–159 3226–4594 5783–7254 7340–7720  8172–13712 HSXEQ06 608 1016924 AL356017 11411  1–73 505–680 1625–2403 5814–5972  9035–10403 11592–13063 13149–13529 13981–19521 HSXEQ06 608 1016924 AL390254 11412  1–126 HSXEQ06 608 1016924 AL356017 11413  1–126 HSXEQ06 608 1016924 AL356017 11414  1–42 674–828 3271–3406 4251–4326 5040–5180 7884–8230 8404–8621 8735–8892 10277–10417 HSYAZ50 612 1027673 AC007378 11415   1–2471 HSYAZ50 612 1027673 AC073041 11416   1–2471 HSYAZ50 612 1027673 AC007378 11417  1–467 HSYAZ50 612 1027673 AC073041 11418  1–467 HTHBG43 643 919911 AL139257 11419  1–36 130–201 330–753 1823–2214 2331–2440 2728–2834 2920–3028 3370–3514 4153–5236 5877–6744 6813–7124 8441–9280 9527–9953 10394–10536 10945–11362 11763–11843 12653–12953 13970–14183 14223–14726 15929–16299 16328–16751 17791–18093 18095–18712 18754–24628 24879–25426 HTHBG43 643 919911 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AC025288 11454  1–739 HTPIH83 784 919916 AL158821 11455   1–1862 1880–3126 HA5BM53 806 898240 AC008074 11456  1–88 305–539 737–973 1093–1180 1791–1973 3574–6888 HA5BM53 806 898240 AC008074 11457  1–186 HACBD86 809 1113942 AC008738 11458  1–138 1790–2389 2399–3518 3754–3889 4140–6179 6463–6642 7618–7771 7958–8056 HADGD17 828 1063812 AC011598 11459   1–1679 HAGBR89 840 415178 U95740 11460  1–648 HAGBR89 840 415178 AC020621 11461  1–648 HAGBR89 840 415178 U95740 11462  1–101 HAGBR89 840 415178 U95740 11463  1–155 HAGBR89 840 415178 AC020621 11464  1–155 HAGBR89 840 415178 AC020621 11465  1–120 HAGDQ47 847 701967 AL121755 11466  1–402  427–1029 1159–1386 1806–3096 HAGDQ47 847 701967 AC016073 11467   1–1289 HAGDQ47 847 701967 AL121755 11468  1–508 HAGDQ47 847 701967 AL121755 11469  1–708 HAGDQ47 847 701967 AC016073 11470  1–708 HAGEB14 850 1037104 AC009477 11471   1–3616 HAGEB14 850 1037104 AC009477 11472   1–1218 1805–2243 2711–2957 3670–3804 5055–5771 5791–6797 6814–6995 7064–7096 HAGEB14 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1134954 AC069250 11508  1–418 HBFMC03 979 1016918 AC073389 11509  1–279 1654–1743 3751–3941 4388–4489 6957–7211 7624–7793 8100–8235 8893–8993  9534–10048 HBFMC03 979 1016918 AC073389 11510  1–145 HBGNQ12 983 1189485 Z97634 11511   1–1526 1664–1952 2681–2878 3226–3377 3446–3628 3738–3904 3980–4190 4255–4484 4570–4662 4775–5052 5361–5683 5719–6036 6261–6391 6602–6817 6903–7071 HBGNQ12 983 1189485 Z97634 11512  1–407  949–1038 1122–1844 2214–2425 2550–2850 3123–3158 HBHME51 984 974752 AC025624 11513   1–1529 HBHME51 984 974752 AC025802 11514   1–1528 HBHME51 984 974752 AC025624 11515  1–461 HBHME51 984 974752 AC025802 11516  1–461 HBIMT93 991 1300732 AC025036 11517  1–148 HBIMT93 991 1300732 AP001451 11518  1–96 HBIMT93 991 1300732 AC048342 11519  1–130 HBIMT93 991 1300732 AC009453 11520  1–143 HBIMT93 991 1300732 AL359092 11521  1–116 HBIMT93 991 1300732 AC022231 11522  1–151 HBIMT93 991 1300732 AC012119 11523  1–117 HBIMT93 991 1300732 AC011953 11524  1–126 HBIMT93 991 1300732 AC048342 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5985–6388 8600–8905 10079–10798 11118–11557 11981–12175 12599–12760 16620–16730 17377–17884 18062–18264 18502–18985 19035–19970 HBODQ16 1055 1087346 AC018836 11559  1–582 1016–1162 1524–2955 HBODQ16 1055 1087346 AC018843 11560   1–1581 1718–1832 2383–2885 2889–3163 3380–3618 3781–4195 4259–4601 5197–6527 6550–6611 HBODQ16 1055 1087346 AC018836 11561  1–317 HBQAE92 1059 1119333 AL355976 11562  1–467 HBQAE92 1059 1119333 AC021696 11563  1–467 HBQAE92 1059 1119333 AL355976 11564  1–295 HBQAE92 1059 1119333 AC021696 11565  1–279 HBWCB95 1063 1011489 AL035469 11566   1–2796 HBWCB95 1063 1011489 AC073053 11567   1–2796 HBWCB95 1063 1011489 AL035469 11568  1–488 HBWCB95 1063 1011489 AC073053 11569  1–487 HBWCF75 1064 1300755 AL358195 11570   1–1633 HBWCF75 1064 1300755 AC011141 11571   1–1633 HBWCF75 1064 1300755 AC013517 11572   1–1633 HBWCF75 1064 1300755 AL358195 11573  1–433 HBWCF75 1064 1300755 AC011141 11574  1–433 HBWCF75 1064 1300755 AC013517 11575  1–433 HBWCM83 1065 1041982 AC017101 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1041761 AC069362 11628  1–131 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AC055805 11629  1–143 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AC012110 11630  1–98 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AL162727 11631  1–135 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AL353663 11632  1–141 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AC031987 11633  1–125 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AC022922 11634  1–105 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AC009899 11635  1–175 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AC009097 11636  1–101 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AC025181 11637  1–159 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AC025987 11638  1–176 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AC027772 11639  1–189 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AC016797 11640  1–116 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AC027584 11641  1–162 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AC008470 11642  1–129 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AC023309 11643  1–193 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AC073446 11644  1–140 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AC024475 11645  1–187 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AC026556 11646  1–114 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AC009858 11647  1–39 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AL161905 11648  1–114 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AC068682 11649  1–153 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AC034137 11650  1–202 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AC026107 11651  1–275 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AC022021 11652  1–111 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AC027544 11653  1–158 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AC011036 11654  1–193 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AC016439 11655  1–164 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AC027095 11656  1–93 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AC025975 11657  1–136 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AL353577 11658  1–279 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AC016042 11659  1–138 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AL353659 11660  1–202 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AC022795 11661  1–300 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AC016142 11662  1–150 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AL355975 11663  1–322 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AC023864 11664  1–142 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AF287957 11665  1–122 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AC073219 11666  1–123 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AL139131 11667  1–214 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AC004803 11668  1–154 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AL159994 11669   1–1632 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AC012110 11670   1–1782 4643–4802 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AC022922 11671  1–160 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AC025987 11672  1–332 2668–2705 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AC027584 11673  1–368 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AC073446 11674  1–52 2626–2925 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AC009858 11675  1–212 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AC023864 11676   1–1485 1590–4704 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AF287957 11677   1–1090 HCLCJ15 1212 1041761 AL159994 11678  1–654 HCMSC92 1214 1007977 AC009116 11679  1–85 2799–2900 3898–4654 7580–7809 8000–8171 12357–12499 14986–15053 18180–18615 18734–19234 19333–19776 HCMSC92 1214 1007977 AC009116 11680  1–166 585–642 HCOMM91 1226 1034600 AC010530 11681  1–154 206–437 1339–1505 1831–3087 3185–4611 4749–5051 5405–5493 HCOMM91 1226 1034600 AC009095 11682  1–378 466–660 1562–1741 2054–3311 3409–4835 4973–5275 5629–5717 HCOMM91 1226 1034600 AC010530 11683  1–909 1015–1114 1197–1346 1392–1441 1549–1579 1729–1884 1994–2092 2171–2257 2442–2839 2882–3411 3494–4387 4512–5270 5911–6035 6121–6479 6562–6668 HCOMM91 1226 1034600 AC009095 11684  1–913 1015–1114 1197–1346 1395–1444 1552–1582 1732–1887 1997–2095 2174–2260 2445–2842 2885–3413 3496–4389 4514–5272 5913–6037 6123–6481 6564–6670 HCRAI47 1234 862235 AC005263 11685  1–803 896–964 2069–3576 4148–7249 8340–8634 8825–8987  9596–10544 11275–11338 13240–13327 HCRAI47 1234 862235 AC005263 11686  1–128 HCRAI47 1234 862235 AC005263 11687  1–388 HCRNC80 1239 975367 AC015802 11688  1–895  932–2404 2584–4300 4400–4642 6782–6891 7541–8404 8903–9373  9676–10057 10448–10763 11810–12089 12750–13250 14020–14166 14469–14916 14991–15071 16171–16907 17152–17248 17888–18001 18808–18905 19540–20043 20149–20298 20785–20945 21564–21885 22131–22334 22407–22617 23638–23744 24182–24238 24394–24589 24729–25108 25245–25807 26278–26391 26613–26688 26883–27046 27275–27372 27503–27579 27670–27768 28028–28730 29304–30527 HCRNC80 1239 975367 AC016385 11689  1–57 213–408 548–927 1064–1627 2098–2211 2433–2508 2703–2866 3095–3192 3323–3399 3490–3588 3848–4550 5124–6347 HCRNC80 1239 975367 AC015802 11690  1–451 785–942 1204–1444 2389–2565 HCRNC80 1239 975367 AC016385 11691  1–451 785–942 1204–1444 2389–2565 HCRNF14 1240 1107561 AC025343 11692  1–140 302–699  812–1108 1640–1684 1888–2224 2528–2771 3282–3409 3534–3585 3668–3744 3915–4023 4038–4444 4524–5114 5209–5333 5430–5566 5654–5698 6066–6115 6274–6392 6474–6617 7064–7675 HCRNF14 1240 1107561 AC008760 11693  1–140 302–699  812–1108 1644–1688 1892–2228 3289–3416 3541–3592 3675–3751 3922–4030 4045–4451 4531–5121 5216–5340 5437–5573 5661–5705 6073–6122 6282–6398 6482–6625 7073–7684 HCRPV17 1243 1031522 AF196972 11694  1–74 391–524 1481–1536 1623–1699 2092–2448 2537–2611 3085–3179 3315–3395 6429–6514 6997–7407 7611–7693 8316–8774 9534–9680 9770–9875 10373–10876 HCRPV17 1243 1031522 AF196972 11695  1–742 HCUDW10 1256 853991 AC016754 11696  1–128 2221–2363 3554–4516 4597–4698 6049–6881 HCUDW10 1256 853991 AC016754 11697  1–247 HCUGC55 1261 1001608 AC067748 11698  1–565 HCUGC55 1261 1001608 AC024073 11699  1–565 HCUGC55 1261 1001608 AC022400 11700  1–565 HCUGC55 1261 1001608 AC037447 11701  1–565 HCUGC55 1261 1001608 AC067748 11702  1–459 HCUGC55 1261 1001608 AC024073 11703  1–319 HCUGC55 1261 1001608 AC024073 11704  1–459 HCUGC55 1261 1001608 AC022400 11705  1–460 HCUGC55 1261 1001608 AC022400 11706  1–485 735–776 HCUGC55 1261 1001608 AC037447 11707  1–460 HCUGC55 1261 1001608 AC037447 11708  1–490 735–776 HCUHQ40 1266 1352422 AC026472 11709   1–1708 1773–1901 2933–3018 3110–3300 3359–4031 4088–4276 4296–5408 5428–5569 6258–6379 6777–7199 8369–8887 9764–9883 HCUHQ40 1266 1352422 AC025289 11710   1–5838 8668–8756 10576–10753 10916–11341 11404–12160 13265–14382 14933–15112 15193–15301 17008–17282 17314–22204 22242–22584 24485–24777 25510–25629 26506–27024 28194–28616 29014–29135 29722–29959 29985–31097 31117–31305 31362–32034 32093–32283 32375–32460 33492–33620 33685–35392 36712–37666 37935–38081 38641–38676 38903–38998 40715–40820 41562–41928 42200–42726 42883–43189 43675–44260 44379–44759 44772–45099 45150–45767 48510–50196 HCUHQ40 1266 1352422 AC026472 11711  1–293 HCUHQ40 1266 1352422 AC025289 11712  1–571 HCWBP34 1274 1007830 AC027529 11713  1–211 656–771 HCWBP34 1274 1007830 AL157366 11714  1–140 HCWBP34 1274 1007830 AC034240 11715   1–2029 HCWBP34 1274 1007830 AL354924 11716  1–182 HCWBP34 1274 1007830 AC017039 11717   1–2031 HCWBP34 1274 1007830 AC055119 11718  1–320 HCWBP34 1274 1007830 AL357125 11719  1–278 HCWBP34 1274 1007830 AC017039 11720  1–111 HCWFT79 1284 996375 AL359382 11721   1–2664 HCWFU77 1285 1001004 AC024555 11722   1–1180 1891–2295 2945–3636 4834–5215 5404–5600 5882–6002 7584–7684 9738–9885 10543–10662 11124–11266 11600–11776 14360–14821 HCWFU77 1285 1001004 AC024555 11723  1–114 HCWFZ59 1287 1001637 AC011554 11724   1–2981 HCWFZ59 1287 1001637 AC011554 11725  1–106 HCWFZ59 1287 1001637 AC011554 11726  1–99 1915–2018 3173–3680 4590–4661 HCWHV88 1291 1027324 AP000481 11727   1–2010 HCWHV88 1291 1027324 AP000671 11728   1–2007 HCWHV88 1291 1027324 AC019220 11729   1–2005 HCWHV88 1291 1027324 AP001385 11730   1–2005 HCWHV88 1291 1027324 AP000481 11731  1–323 HCWHV88 1291 1027324 AP000671 11732  1–987 1154–2654 HCWHV88 1291 1027324 AC019220 11733   1–1107 1275–2772 HCWHV88 1291 1027324 AC019220 11734  1–323 HCWHV88 1291 1027324 AP001385 11735   1–1470 1637–3136 HDABU01 1305 1164039 Z93016 11736   1–4307 HDABU01 1305 1164039 Z93016 11737  1–552 HDABU01 1305 1164039 Z93016 11738  1–481 HDDMW90 1307 1145707 AC020578 11739  1–429 1094–1258 1389–1594 2058–2998 3117–3400 4156–4437 5028–5224 6162–6316 9343–9463 10746–11195 11442–11993 13524–14380 14802–14916 16574–16679 16844–18286 HDDMW90 1307 1145707 AC019254 11740  1–430 1094–1258 1390–1595 2059–2999 3118–3401 4157–4438 5029–5225 6163–6317 9344–9464 10747–11196 11443–11994 13525–14381 14803–14917 16575–16680 16845–18287 HDDMW90 1307 1145707 AC020578 11741   1–1086 HDDMW90 1307 1145707 AC019254 11742   1–1086 HDDMW90 1307 1145707 AC019254 11743  1–421 HDPAP35 1314 1014385 AL162253 11744  1–46 1212–1379 1730–1813 5551–5617 6531–6874 6881–7463 12287–12691 13872–14366 14949–15060 16220–16281 16685–16740 16956–20020 HDPAP35 1314 1014385 AL162253 11745   1–4932 HDPCL05 1324 1186034 AC008750 11746  1–137  215–1018 1327–1783 2049–2857 3151–3259 3858–3970 4049–4508 5630–5909 6004–7661 HDPCL05 1324 1186034 AC008750 11747  1–545 HDPDI45 1327 979731 AF205589 11748  1–504 619–861  964–2152 2192–2722 HDPDI45 1327 979731 AF205589 11749  1–788  873–1292 1387–3089 HDPDI45 1327 979731 AF205589 11750  1–408 HDPRJ60 1355 1159861 AC005786 11751  1–30 312–1713 1738–5914 6294–6400 6543–6705 7618–8992 9073–9198  9347–10283 10324–10458 10940–11440 11585–12104 12376–12654 12787–12886 12967–13069 13364–13553 13642–13789 15077–15194 15889–16387 16501–16714 18397–18862 19033–19272 19377–19480 19891–20605 22624–23090 HDPSB01 1359 1229541 AC018470 11752  1–234 2643–2811 4131–4286 6563–6658 7296–7414 8679–9296  9645–10062 11527–11608 HDPSB01 1359 1229541 AC018470 11753  1–312 HDPSB01 1359 1229541 AC018470 11754  1–188 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AL390738 11755  1–77 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AC012156 11756  1–204 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AC006994 11757   1–1289 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AP001124 11758  1–256 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AC013558 11759  1–247 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AP002354 11760  1–157 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AP002353 11761  1–252 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AC015810 11762  1–309 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AP001840 11763  1–310 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AC008747 11764  1–94 1121–1221 1568–1667 3326–3463 3964–4707 5167–5726 7333–7855 8552–8723 8880–8937 9052–9217 9328–9463 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AC069581 11765  1–250 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AC034141 11766  1–262 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AC023137 11767  1–297 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AP001803 11768  1–306 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AC078843 11769  1–314 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AC021438 11770  1–253 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AP000893 11771  1–303 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AC016358 11772  1–244 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AL359535 11773  1–253 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AP001356 11774  1–306 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AC060795 11775  1–257 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AC074255 11776  1–254 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AP000826 11777  1–304 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AP001167 11778  1–201 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AC067881 11779  1–257 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AP000881 11780  1–303 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AL161632 11781  1–308 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AC040934 11782  1–307 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AC009576 11783  1–258 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AL161619 11784  1–262 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AP001377 11785  1–257 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AC025054 11786  1–301 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AC027146 11787  1–301 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AP000626 11788  1–277 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AP001024 11789  1–259 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AL355821 11790  1–135 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AP001498 11791  1–252 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AL357141 11792  1–306 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AP001281 11793  1–314 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AP002344 11794  1–311 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AP001806 11795  1–256 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AL390738 11796  1–83  96–126 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AL390738 11797  1–76 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AC006994 11798  1–295 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AP000881 11799  1–49 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AC040934 11800  1–915 HDPTW24 1363 843591 AC027146 11801  1–160 HDPTW65 1364 912262 AL138777 11802   1–2089 HDPTW65 1364 912262 AL138777 11803  1–327 431–662 HDPWP69 1366 1305302 AC010206 11804  1–72 1626–1985 2078–2521 2591–2732 3106–4367 4444–4719 4774–8347 8369–9220 9403–9577 10168–10549 10809–11267 14856–15024 HDPWP69 1366 1305302 AC008119 11805  1–72 1626–1985 2078–2521 2591–2732 3106–4367 4444–4719 4774–8346 8369–9220 9403–9577 10168–10549 10809–11267 13168–13203 13265–13577 14854–15024 15351–16264 16931–17918 18542–18747 20069–20284 21223–21283 21417–21498 21578–22111 22199–22914 23643–23801 24352–24760 26728–27314 27581–28667 28874–29575 29850–30034 31871–32702 33799–33927 HDPWP69 1366 1305302 AC008119 11806  1–254 HDPXL05 1367 1084839 AL031657 11807   1–2363 HDPXL05 1367 1084839 AL031657 11808  1–265 HDPXY88 1370 1124960 AC006064 11809  1–78 361–417 561–808  913–1097 1394–1530 2288–2401 2442–2576 4543–4680 4750–4873 5056–5206 7114–7312 7649–7791 7863–7971 8065–8251 9179–9471  9659–10154 11266–11397 12082–12334 13109–13288 13545–13632 14118–14386 14850–14950 15869–16002 16353–16486 16571–16658 16732–16901 17177–17349 18061–18178 18253–18377 18457–18615 18958–19152 19232–19389 19808–19878 20060–20245 20461–20870 20975–21108 21181–21600 21611–22253 HDPXY88 1370 1124960 AC006064 11810  1–86 HDQFU27 1374 893681 AC008622 11811   1–2910 HDQFU27 1374 893681 AC025983 11812   1–2473 HDQFU27 1374 893681 AC008622 11813  1–199 HDQFU73 1375 1090935 AC060796 11814   1–1109 HDQGO29 1376 926675 AC061972 11815   1–2658 HDQGO29 1376 926675 AC061974 11816   1–2658 HDQGO29 1376 926675 AC061972 11817  1–605 1918–2562 HDQGO29 1376 926675 AC061974 11818  1–605 HDQHC29 1378 893835 AC020635 11819  1–472 574–858 1009–1118 2488–2994 3103–3191 3623–3724 3996–4803 4881–5016 5098–5221 5440–5764 5921–6005 6123–6215 6428–6604 6729–6867 7236–7399 7633–7736 7885–8051 8134–8287 8484–8645 8801–8886 9057–9575 10165–10350 10447–10609 10860–11000 11084–11461 11539–11692 11812–11974 12126–12259 12344–12481 12987–13152 13247–14268 14349–14491 14658–14791 14907–15018 15097–15238 15334–15433 15501–17838 17978–18066 18156–18340 18387–18871 HDQHC29 1378 893835 AC020635 11820  1–574 HDQHQ91 1380 975829 AC011498 11821  1–53 1084–3625 HDQHQ91 1380 975829 AC011498 11822  1–88 HDQHY04 1381 903650 AL358194 11823   1–3510 HDQHY04 1381 903650 AL157713 11824   1–3549 HDQHY04 1381 903650 AL358194 11825  1–325 HDQHY04 1381 903650 AL157713 11826  1–325 HDQIH54 1382 911927 AL109823 11827  1–140 4350–4770 5288–7968 8470–8668  9992–10389 12748–13812 16369–16522 17830–18014 18648–18744 19068–19466 19817–19961 20861–21321 22142–22410 22688–22771 24710–26032 28340–28950 29355–29905 31089–31391 31953–32426 32435–33601 33827–33980 35352–36135 HDQIH54 1382 911927 AL109823 11828  1–256 HDQIH54 1382 911927 AL109823 11829  1–485 HDTAR06 1393 1002989 AB023049 11830  1–361 1717–1958 2040–2204 2528–2582 4776–4959 7250–7505 7708–7914 7990–8184 8945–9160  9961–10075 10236–10354 10508–11228 11656–11790 11900–12003 12104–12232 12312–12623 12739–12953 13147–13249 13357–13515 15209–15643 15870–16032 16221–16388 16471–17066 17384–17548 17641–17820 18102–18280 19642–20490 20520–20731 21541–21850 21913–22016 22224–22404 22599–23453 23676–24068 24170–24271 25162–25349 25351–25580 25706–25857 HDTAR06 1393 1002989 AB023049 11831  1–134 HDTAR06 1393 1002989 AB023049 11832   1–1041 1114–1189 1744–1863 2405–4177 4425–5366 5374–5931 6265–6640 6667–6715 7311–7626 8094–8588 9124–9241 10225–10261 10518–10771 10863–11080 11802–12364 13285–13401 13674–13921 14815–15446 15597–15746 16293–16568 17293–17534 18451–18764 18946–19060 19170–19239 19363–19457 19573–19631 20099–20247 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC006512 11833  1–658 3090–3543 4479–5105 5885–6846 7103–9707  9914–10293 11523–12034 12067–12181 13769–14031 14199–14291 14584–14790 15123–15154 17039–17482 17539–17987 18697–19052 19112–19380 20023–20268 21158–21598 21817–22221 23565–23665 23906–24076 24981–25506 25510–25861 25981–26645 26661–27449 27717–27812 27991–28024 28437–28888 29651–33442 33621–34089 34245–34808 34819–35284 35854–35960 38525–38771 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC021921 11834  1–170 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AL365209 11835  1–109 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC019092 11836  1–184 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC027264 11837  1–147 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC024337 11838  1–235 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC055805 11839  1–143 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC055788 11840  1–170 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC026980 11841  1–171 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC023672 11842  1–196 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC023583 11843  1–183 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC009899 11844  1–175 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC025181 11845  1–159 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC012461 11846  1–207 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC027772 11847  1–189 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC027408 11848  1–207 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC027584 11849  1–162 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC022091 11850  1–267 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC016630 11851  1–246 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC011101 11852  1–100 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC023309 11853  1–193 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC024361 11854  1–177 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC073446 11855  1–140 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC024475 11856  1–187 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC016699 11857   1–1714 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC067779 11858  1–246 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC026556 11859  1–114 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AL353694 11860  1–173 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AL161613 11861  1–63 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC068682 11862  1–153 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC034137 11863  1–202 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AL356423 11864  1–203 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC068755 11865  1–190 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC023315 11866  1–108 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC016319 11867  1–191 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC011036 11868  1–193 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC010853 11869  1–195 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AP000590 11870  1–182 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC010984 11871  1–141 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC048382 11872  1–115 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC026144 11873  1–183 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AL353659 11874  1–202 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC068289 11875  1–192 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC023583 11876  1–153 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC016142 11877  1–150 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC010882 11878  1–135 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC023864 11879  1–142 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AL354696 11880  1–181 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AF287957 11881  1–122 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC073219 11882  1–123 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AL139131 11883  1–214 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC040985 11884  1–177 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AL356318 11885  1–187 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC022276 11886  1–166 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC000360 11887  1–142 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC006512 11888  1–315 439–531  707–1080 1144–1227 1491–1845 2113–2321 2700–3556 3818–4307 4336–4813 4958–5775 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC006512 11889  1–738 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC019092 11890  1–268 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC027584 11891  1–368 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC016630 11892  1–131 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC073446 11893  1–52 2626–2925 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC016699 11894  1–534 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC067779 11895   1–1558 1589–4706 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AL161613 11896  1–129 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC023583 11897  1–59 1391–1548 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AC023864 11898   1–1485 1590–4704 HE2AX96 1415 961220 AF287957 11899   1–1090 HE2GS36 1429 779386 AL022169 11900  1–952 1287–1407 1970–2125 HE2LW65 1433 1222608 AC004837 11901  1–139  909–1208 4162–4709 4838–7963 HE2LW65 1433 1222608 AC004837 11902  1–435 HE2OW03 1437 1127892 AL031782 11903  1–965 HE2OW03 1437 1127892 AL139091 11904  1–965 HE2RO22 1441 1139886 AC068198 11905  1–720  836–1282 1316–2272 HE2RO22 1441 1139886 AL162271 11906  1–720  836–1282 1316–2272 HE2RO22 1441 1139886 AC068198 11907   1–1107 1155–1429 1733–2881 HE2RO22 1441 1139886 AL162271 11908   1–1114 1162–1436 1740–2888 HE6CL49 1444 531981 AL163193 11909  1–828 HE6CL49 1444 531981 AL163193 11910  1–393 HE8AO36 1456 1041009 AC005940 11911  1–793 HE8AO36 1456 1041009 AC011189 11912  1–79 157–551  885–1425 1807–1995 2250–3065 3353–3448 3666–3769 HE8AO36 1456 1041009 AC002993 11913  1–83 161–555  893–1437 1759–2170 2263–3078 3368–3512 3679–3784 5484–5651 6489–6800 7418–7611 8793–8945  9721–10337 10584–10752 11796–13554 HE8AO36 1456 1041009 AC005940 11914  1–541  923–1111 HE8AO36 1456 1041009 AC011189 11915  1–246 HE8AO36 1456 1041009 AC002993 11916  1–235 HE8AO36 1456 1041009 AC002993 11917  1–556 HE8EW79 1468 1352215 AC026737 11918   1–3515 5475–5869 6310–6577 7002–7399 HE8EW79 1468 1352215 AC026737 11919  1–521 HE8MH77 1475 984097 AC024515 11920  1–476 1090–1438 1462–3453 HE8MH77 1475 984097 AC024515 11921  1–519 HE8NQ42 1478 1125219 AL121716 11922  1–45 155–335 1852–2459 5452–5592 7052–8337 8694–8798 8925–9369 9732–9978 10663–11089 11528–11594 11818–11959 12220–12299 13338–14475 14910–15216 15885–16037 17114–17254 17937–18218 18501–18555 19729–19897 22126–22856 24807–29866 30223–31284 31863–31996 32164–32323 33680–33964 34311–34426 35895–35996 38604–38692 39744–39902 41671–41867 HE8NQ42 1478 1125219 AL139333 11923  1–45 155–335 1852–2459 HE8NQ42 1478 1125219 AL121716 11924  1–507 HE8NQ42 1478 1125219 AL121716 11925  1–456 HE8NQ42 1478 1125219 AL139333 11926  1–456 HE8OK73 1479 1043304 AP001944 11927   1–1804 HE8OK73 1479 1043304 AC018575 11928   1–1804 HE8OK73 1479 1043304 AC022317 11929   1–1804 HE8PW38 1480 1025098 AC012598 11930   1–1931 HE8PW38 1480 1025098 AC012565 11931   1–1752 HE8QG24 1482 1043448 AC078898 11932  1–640 HE8QG24 1482 1043448 AC074196 11933  1–606 HE8QG24 1482 1043448 AC077693 11934  1–628 HE8QG24 1482 1043448 AC027037 11935  1–640 HE8QG24 1482 1043448 AC026757 11936  1–513 HE8QG24 1482 1043448 AC027036 11937  1–612 HE8QG24 1482 1043448 AC074108 11938  1–462 HE8QG24 1482 1043448 AC074226 11939  1–640 HE8QG24 1482 1043448 AC073166 11940  1–640 HE8QG24 1482 1043448 AC068667 11941  1–654 HE8QG24 1482 1043448 AC024594 11942  1–414 HE8QG24 1482 1043448 AC024261 11943  1–647 HE8QG24 1482 1043448 AC078893 11944  1–640 HE8QG24 1482 1043448 AC073555 11945  1–640 HE8QG24 1482 1043448 AC069474 11946  1–571 HE8QG24 1482 1043448 AC068924 11947  1–640 HE8QG24 1482 1043448 AC066689 11948  1–639 HE8QG24 1482 1043448 AC034258 11949  1–648 HE8QG24 1482 1043448 AC027135 11950  1–434 HE8QG24 1482 1043448 AC027035 11951  1–624 HE8QG24 1482 1043448 AC027034 11952  1–509 HE8QG24 1482 1043448 AC026815 11953  1–654 HE8QG24 1482 1043448 AC025781 11954  1–546 HE8QG24 1482 1043448 AC022735 11955   1–2602 HE8QG24 1482 1043448 AC078894 11956  1–654 HE8QG24 1482 1043448 AC022735 11957  1–523 HE8QT72 1484 961193 AC018900 11958  1–65 175–275 505–590 1039–1164 1861–1949 2695–2914 3021–3150 3483–3638 3728–4338 HE8QT72 1484 961193 AC018900 11959  1–70 504–564 2078–2335 2559–3145 4386–4975 5038–5201 5354–6773 HE8QV43 1485 1034601 AL157392 11960   1–1597 HE8QV43 1485 1034601 AL157392 11961   1–2017 HE8UT25 1489 1036044 AC016135 11962  1–845 HE8UY36 1490 961223 AC009511 11963   1–2312 HE8UY36 1490 961223 AC009511 11964  1–192 HE8UY36 1490 961223 AC009511 11965  1–78  189–2188 2507–3214 3366–3818 3842–5304 5337–6484 6609–6798 6820–8891 HE9PM90 1507 899507 AC004985 11966  1–223 382–577 1797–2016 2501–2977 HE9PM90 1507 899507 AC004985 11967  1–448 HE9PM90 1507 899507 AC004985 11968  1–727 HE9RO27 1511 1002358 AL158839 11969   1–1912 HE9RO27 1511 1002358 AL158839 11970  1–307 HE9RO27 1511 1002358 AL158839 11971  1–283 HE9SE18 1513 1043305 AC069212 11972   1–2532 HE9SE18 1513 1043305 AC012553 11973   1–2532 HE9SE18 1513 1043305 AC069212 11974  1–126 HE9SE18 1513 1043305 AC012553 11975  1–126 HEBAH57 1518 1013754 AC016893 11976   1–3022 HEBDF05 1522 973964 AC016893 11977   1–3022 HEEAG84 1528 1035200 AC069439 11978   1–2337 HEEAG84 1528 1035200 AC069439 11979   1–1505 HEEAM62 1530 910116 AC005722 11980  1–114 1330–1431 1758–1825 2571–2724 3148–3359 3804–3843 4161–4288 4928–5040 7786–8246 8705–8798  9517–10154 11043–11724 HEEAM62 1530 910116 AC005722 11981  1–506 HEGAK23 1535 1219817 AC072032 11982  1–364 HEGAK23 1535 1219817 AC002518 11983  1–247 HEGAK23 1535 1219817 AC018512 11984  1–776 HEGAK23 1535 1219817 AC022305 11985  1–686 HEGAK23 1535 1219817 AC022305 11986  1–878 HEGAK23 1535 1219817 AC016135 11987  1–845 HEGAK23 1535 1219817 AC078916 11988  1–364 HEGAK23 1535 1219817 AC072032 11989  1–288 HEGAK23 1535 1219817 AC078916 11990  1–288 HELDL29 1548 421942 AP000935 11991   1–1308 HEMDX17 1561 704096 AC009028 11992  1–299 3280–3958 HEMFS60 1564 837877 AC015525 11993  1–214 2071–2228 3734–3903 4134–4439 6845–6942 7079–9456 HEMFS60 1564 837877 AC069420 11994  1–214 2071–2228 3734–3903 4134–4439 6844–6941 7078–9455 HEMFS60 1564 837877 AC015525 11995  1–552  882–1581 2740–3240 3452–5364 5693–5789 5796–6743 8567–9181 HEOMX53 1571 904471 AC027349 11996  1–120 1257–1358 1840–2044 4400–4682  5025–10099 HEOMXS3 1571 904471 AC027349 11997  1–152 HERAH36 1590 230462 Z82196 11998   1–1084 1138–1463 1541–5253 5425–6012 HERAH36 1590 230462 AP002531 11999  1–367  399–4057 4222–4499 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL359234 12000  1–288 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL138743 12001   1–1757 2477–2642 2651–2726 3349–3493 3625–3818 4834–4961 5049–5611 7190–7309 11676–12103 12118–12589 13652–14060 14723–15121 15565–15856 16191–18115 18216–19065 20338–20446 20635–20723 20862–21117 24785–25078 27865–28115 30509–30747 33654–36925 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL137022 12002   1–4109 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL136297 12003   1–4810 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL136088 12004  1–360  465–2015 2213–3889 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL121964 12005   1–4908 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL121868 12006   1–3368 26808–27027 42677–42894 43942–45964 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL109758 12007  1–6065 6397–6970 7558–7582 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL109733 12008  1–359  465–3700 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL096800 12009  1–332  455–3689 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL049821 12010   1–5666 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL049778 12011   1–3694 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL035427 12012  1–910  943–1095 5347–5640 5768–5879 7138–7314 7715–8057 12531–12643 15040–20767 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL034410 12013   1–2910 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL034399 12014   1–5104 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL022723 12015  1–724 1030–5518 HERAH36 1590 230462 AF248484 12016   1–6077 6798–8160  8165–11740 HERAH36 1590 230462 AF127577 12017   1–6078 6799–8155  8166–11741 HERAH36 1590 230462 AF109076 12018   1–4432 4474–4614 4794–4890 5088–5886 5891–7969 HERAH36 1590 230462 AF104455 12019  1–635  741–4504 HERAH36 1590 230462 AF064862 12020   1–5134 5169–6044 7201–7532 10502–10869 10883–16344 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC040172 12021   1–1761 1829–2662 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC040163 12022  1–359  870–1517 44256–46016 46084–46917 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC010632 12023   1–4503 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC009301 12024   1–1377 1575–3148 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC008518 12025   1–5256 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC008178 12026  1–411  882–3499 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC008071 12027  1–675 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC008065 12028   1–4940 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC007919 12029   1–4885 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC007064 12030  1–361  466–3593 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC006962 12031   1–4783 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC006313 12032  1–57   75–4235 4243–6631 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC006221 12033  1–359  445–3561 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC005993 12034  1–326 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC005SO9 12035  1–374 4168–4420 38845–39924 39978–40410 40439–43673 43883–44292 79643–80117 82157–82553 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC005386 12036  1–289 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC005187 12037  1–548  580–1378 1478–2387 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC005166 12038   1–5485 HERAH36 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AC010960 12075   1–2900 HERAH36 1590 230462 AP001190 12076  1–391  485–1328 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL359648 12077   1–1176 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL357513 12078  1–891 1157–1287 1318–1816 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL354943 12079  1–134  655–3036 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL161614 12080  1–465  713–4125 4290–4567 4719–4894 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL157831 12081   1–2564 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC026596 12082   1–1628 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC021750 12083  1–359  464–4113 4278–4555 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC021252 12084  1–359  464–4114 4279–4556 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC019052 12085   1–4121 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC015471 12086   1–2900 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC013645 12087  1–299 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC013408 12088  1–433 464–611 713–3697 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC013379 12089   1–5567 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC009443 12090   1–2092 2125–2984 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC009147 12091   1–1570 1638–2471 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC011925 12092  1–670 HERAH36 1590 230462 AP001775 12093  1–406  408–2216 HERAH36 1590 230462 AP001124 12094   1–5015 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12114   1–2284 HERAH36 1590 230462 AP001770 12115   1–2525 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL356860 12116  1–359  465–3688 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL356804 12117   1–2082 2121–2396 2415–2909 2911–4751 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL353605 12118   1–1088 1232–1449 1473–1752 2124–4040 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL162735 12119  1–483  486–3211 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC063934 12120   1–4117 4282–4559 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC060805 12121   1–1314 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC031979 12122   1–1178 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC021856 12123   1–1350 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC020674 12124   1–2772 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC018647 12125   1–3261 3263–5026 5647–6639 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC007622 12126   1–4987 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC025660 12127  1–878  932–1290 1376–4492 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL136960 12128   1–2345 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC025681 12129   1–2225 2390–2667 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC008875 12130  1–361  463–3928 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC008555 12131   1–6034 6076–6704 6709–7661  9833–10474 11046–11398 13235–13694 15470–15706 16453–17174 HERAH36 1590 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AC040975 12150   1–3013 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC040908 12151   1–1817 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC069546 12152  1–43 1123–1410 1718–7359 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC025315 12153  1–666 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC010244 12154  1–277  382–4036 4200–4477 4631–4806 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL355295 12155   1–1181 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL157876 12156   1–2503 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC037485 12157   1–2060 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC027048 12158   1–4120 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC021242 12159  1–358  403–3581 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC074346 12160  1–274  279–4067 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC025069 12161   1–3612 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC026935 12162   1–4426 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL390799 12163   1–2092 2125–2984 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL358353 12164   1–5753 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL356377 12165   1–1907 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL355773 12166   1–2057 2529–2690 2695–4959 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL355589 12167   1–4060 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL161619 12168   1–4056 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL158832 12169   1–5567 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL138479 12170   1–1863 4257–4558 12665–12764 21059–21201 23420–28257 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL133267 12171  1–367  398–3628 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL122019 12172   1–1907 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL121986 12173  1–191  242–4506 5016–5342 10328–11129 11760–12171 12274–12554 12909–13004 13404–13974 15669–15945 21241–27310 31930–34167 34234–36631 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL121788 12174   1–1060 HERAH36 1590 230462 AF145206 12175   1–4438 4480–4620 4800–4896 5094–5892 5897–7975 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC069059 12176   1–1687 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC025447 12177   1–3692 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC024948 12178   1–1230 1238–1523 1526–3067 3074–3735 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC022033 12179   1–1581 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC022002 12180   1–2843 2849–2879 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC021576 12181   1–1623 1625–4528 4532–4569 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC020804 12182   1–5707 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC020752 12183   1–2843 2849–2879 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC020691 12184   1–4615 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC019354 12185   1–3899 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC019173 12186   1–3380 3771–4676 9170–9277 10233–10926 11409–11593 20411–20512 25411–25558 27265–27999 31957–32439 33257–33556 33562–33769 34862–38545 38566–38844 38880–39476 39825–40336 70549–70949 78414–80184 81265–81306 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC018812 12187   1–2843 2849–2879 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC017082 12188  1–287  607–2018 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC013615 12189   1–4570 4720–5625 7029–7258 7562–8059 20080–20179 37585–39464 39474–43778 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC012199 12190  1–359  404–3685 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC008476 12191  1–333 15528–15923 23549–24635 24755–25046 25151–28376 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC002419 12192   1–5591 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC013405 12193  1–367 1485–2281 2619–3008 3053–3337 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL390117 12194   1–2560 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC068738 12195   1–1384 1496–2979 8047–8939 9078–9295  9700–12074 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC036227 12196   1–3290 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL162740 12197  1–648 1025–2869 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL139288 12198  1–358  462–3784 4052–4494 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC027462 12199   1–4115 4314–4547 4712–4886 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC026022 12200  1–670 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL355594 12201  1–433  464–3694 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL353731 12202   1–2229 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC073053 12203  1–433  464–3692 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC062035 12204  1–359  866–1512 1770–3574 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC036204 12205   1–1345 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC027111 12206   1–6085 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC025994 12207  1–931 1075–1292 1316–3888 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC024532 12208  1–400 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC022526 12209   1–1937 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC012133 12210  1–359  859–3345 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC007174 12211   1–2843 2849–2879 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC073249 12212  1–616  720–3953 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC069107 12213   1–1636 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC067788 12214   1–1090 1144–1576 1607–5262 5430–6036 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC027005 12215   1–2877 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC026161 12216   1–5564 5695–5779 5824–6219 7768–8075 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC025656 12217   1–1552 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC023435 12218   1–2256 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC019170 12219   1–4320 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL137222 12220   1–4829 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC068043 12221   1–4015 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC060811 12222  1–357  457–3686 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC008454 12223   1–1933 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC073975 12224   1–1431 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC026189 12225  1–581 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC026052 12226   1–2455 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC024317 12227  1–299 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC021990 12228   1–2521 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC021428 12229   1–4113 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL355132 12230  1–465  713–4125 4290–4567 4719–4894 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL133541 12231  1–332  455–3689 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC027262 12232  1–344  458–3692 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC016782 12233  1–359  464–3692 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC011164 12234   1–2400 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL355862 12235  1–552  849–1665 1880–2574 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL139045 12236   1–4131 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC068232 12237   1–4137 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC022949 12238   1–2383 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC022207 12239  1–432  463–4121 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC016092 12240  1–359 464–611  871–1412 1417–4114 4711–4886 6199–6626 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC009667 12241  1–681 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL390956 12242   1–2793 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL357332 12243  1–891 1157–1287 1318–1816 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL355532 12244   1–4123 4288–4565 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL353795 12245   1–3310 3322–4028 4033–4549 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC063979 12246   1–2054 2279–2945 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC007923 12247   1–4983 HERAH36 1590 230462 Z82196 12248  1–638  956–1537 HERAH36 1590 230462 AP002531 12249  1–221 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL138743 12250  1–88 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL137022 12251   1–1084 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL136297 12252  1–391 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL136088 12253   1–1081 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL136088 12254  1–410 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL121964 12255  1–45  1091–1303 1453–1592 2731–3133 3411–3610 4848–5171 6281–6406 8085–8260 9488–9619 11118–11201 13489–13621 14276–14414 15932–16357 17037–17623 22852–23273 23807–24324 24525–25328 29192–29595 31597–31971 33472–33807 36796–37258 37885–37990 39786–40123 42346–42407 43103–43683 44987–48124 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL121868 12256  1–302 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL121868 12257  1–686 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL109758 12258  1–453 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL109733 12259  1–376 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL109733 12260  1–905 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL096800 12261   1–1079 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL096800 12262  1–172 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL049821 12263  1–123 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL049821 12264  1–178 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL049778 12265  1–832 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL049778 12266  1–715 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL035427 12267  1–519 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL034410 12268  1–218 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL034410 12269  1–675 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL022723 12270  1–191 HERAH36 1590 230462 AF248484 12271  1–274 HERAH36 1590 230462 AF127577 12272  1–275 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC040163 12273  1–368 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC010632 12274  1–328 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC010632 12275  1–711 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC009301 12276   1–1855 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC008518 12277  1–558 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC008518 12278  1–314 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC008178 12279  1–368 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC008071 12280  1–333 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC008071 12281  1–96 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC007919 12282  1–374 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC007064 12283  1–440 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC007064 12284  1–376 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC006962 12285  1–717 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC006313 12286  1–268 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC006221 12287  1–378 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC006221 12288  1–908 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC005993 12289  1–210 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC005187 12290  1–748 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC005187 12291   1–1088 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC005157 12292  1–360 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC004460 12293  1–274 276–625 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC003098 12294  1–199 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC003098 12295  1–389 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC002468 12296  1–148 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC002403 12297  1–608 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC002086 12298  1–88 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC002041 12299  1–141 HERAH36 1590 230462 AB045358 12300  1–559 HERAH36 1590 230462 AB042235 12301  1–221 HERAH36 1590 230462 AB023058 12302  1–171 HERAH36 1590 230462 AB014082 12303  1–710 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL354913 12304  1–193 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC037443 12305  1–302 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC037443 12306  1–171 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC019025 12307  1–218 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC019025 12308   1–1279 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC018594 12309  1–908 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC016880 12310  1–410 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC012371 12311  1–406 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL359268 12312  1–731 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL162233 12313  1–366 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC026102 12314  1–368 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC022323 12315  1–368 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL355859 12316  1–899 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC023765 12317  1–366 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC023765 12318  1–172 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC021219 12319  1–218 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC016105 12320  1–377 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC011145 12321  1–902 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC010960 12322  1–218 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC010960 12323  1–575 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL359648 12324  1–374 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL357513 12325  1–238 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL354943 12326  1–218 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL354943 12327  1–566 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL161614 12328  1–914 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL157831 12329  1–218 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC021750 12330  1–908 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC021252 12331  1–908 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC019052 12332   1–1049 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC013645 12333  1–919 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC013408 12334   1–1093 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC013408 12335  1–410 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC013379 12336  1–448 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC009443 12337  1–218 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC009443 12338  1–760 HERAH36 1590 230462 AP001124 12339  1–914 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC022099 12340  1–848 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC069157 12341   1–1086 HERAH36 1590 230462 AP001992 12342  1–538 704–981 1142–1310 HERAH36 1590 230462 AP001992 12343  1–218 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL365355 12344  1–914 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL359999 12345  1–377  448–1183 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL162571 12346   1–1087 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL162571 12347  1–410 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL162256 12348  1–914 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC073625 12349  1–571 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC073625 12350   1–1098 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC025748 12351  1–218 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC010368 12352  1–902 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC026977 12353   1–3056 HERAH36 1590 230462 AP001770 12354  1–537 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL356860 12355  1–910 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL356804 12356  1–565 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL162735 12357  1–410 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL162735 12358  1–318 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC063934 12359  1–913 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC007622 12360  1–210 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC007622 12361  1–236 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC025660 12362  1–378 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL136960 12363  1–171 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC008875 12364  1–893 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC008555 12365  1–518 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL355877 12366  1–211 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC027512 12367  1–569 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC025567 12368  1–334 HERAH36 1590 230462 AP001806 12369  1–914 HERAH36 1590 230462 AP001394 12370  1–821 HERAH36 1590 230462 AP001394 12371  1–148 HERAH36 1590 230462 AP001368 12372  1–366 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL157937 12373  1–451 510–919 2793–3063 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL137863 12374  1–410 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC016748 12375   1–1087 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC073266 12376   1–1084 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC064857 12377  1–148 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC062019 12378  1–318 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC040975 12379  1–218 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC040908 12380  1–535 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC025315 12381  1–302 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC025315 12382  1–668 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL157876 12383  1–218 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC027048 12384  1–914 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC021242 12385  1–368 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC021242 12386  1–172 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC025069 12387  1–340 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC026935 12388  1–386 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL390799 12389  1–218 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL390799 12390  1–760 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL358353 12391  1–108 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL358353 12392  1–365 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL356377 12393  1–391 422–840 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL138479 12394  1–391 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL133267 12395  1–570 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL133267 12396   1–1086 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL122019 12397  1–391 422–846 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL121986 12398  1–714 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC025447 12399  1–902 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC024948 12400  1–85 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC024948 12401  1–579 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC022002 12402  1–374 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC021576 12403   1–1293 3579–3695 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC021576 12404  1–419 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC020804 12405  1–338 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC020752 12406  1–374 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC020691 12407  1–115 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC019354 12408  1–616 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC018812 12409  1–374 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC017082 12410  1–218 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC012199 12411  1–569 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC002419 12412   1–1201 1224–1326 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC013405 12413  1–538 704–981 1141–1309 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC013405 12414  1–218 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL390117 12415  1–218 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC036227 12416  1–377  448–1183 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL139288 12417   1–1084 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL355594 12418   1–1088 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC073053 12419  1–408 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC073053 12420  1–765 3209–4103 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC062035 12421   1–1075 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC027111 12422   1–1152 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC012133 12423  1–302 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC012133 12424  1–410 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC007174 12425  1–374 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC027005 12426  1–348 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC025656 12427  1–617 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC023435 12428  1–148 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC023435 12429  1–411 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC060811 12430  1–302 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC060811 12431  1–674 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC008454 12432  1–405 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC073975 12433  1–336 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC073975 12434  1–410 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC026052 12435  1–218 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC024317 12436  1–337 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC024317 12437  1–271 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC021990 12438  1–218 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC021428 12439  1–913 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL355132 12440  1–911 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL133541 12441  1–172 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL133541 12442   1–1044 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC027262 12443  1–376 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC027262 12444  1–910 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC016782 12445   1–1092 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC016782 12446  1–405 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC011164 12447  1–410 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL355862 12448  1–218 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC022949 12449  1–193 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC022207 12450  1–910 HERAH36 1590 230462 AC016092 12451   1–1052 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL390956 12452  1–302 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL357332 12453  1–238 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL355532 12454  1–914 HERAH36 1590 230462 AL353795 12455  1–134 HETAM53 1596 1003026 AC025806 12456   1–3825 HETAM53 1596 1003026 AC025806 12457  1–292 HETBB70 1601 456604 AC018634 12458  1–685 HETBB70 1601 456604 AC018634 12459  1–140 HETBX14 1602 806447 AC011473 12460  1–205  727–1286 1995–2071 2865–3025 3352–3617 4434–4573 4958–5431 HETBX14 1602 806447 AC011473 12461  1–77 241–299 745–906 1417–1520 2346–2501 2754–2852 2923–3002 3962–4096 5422–5791 HETCP58 1605 973133 AC078899 12462   1–2456 HETFI51 1612 566222 AC002098 12463  1–106 632–766 1032–1392 1896–2014 2340–2921 3822–3955 HETHE81 1614 881675 AL021917 12464  1–167 2174–2629 2789–2981 2989–3082 3330–3727 5134–5419 5630–5826 6742–6958 7694–7912 8078–9301  9375–13135 HETJZ45 1620 1352371 AL121756 12465  1–76 857–999 3340–3434 5111–5222 6125–6272 7752–7812 8649–8936 9356–9420 10574–10666 10953–11138 11377–11429 11894–12068 12646–12712 12857–12903 13597–13659 14038–14116 15659–16038 HETJZ45 1620 1352371 AL121756 12466  1–676 HFACI31 1625 1137876 AC024044 12467   1–1245 HFACI31 1625 1137876 AC024044 12468  1–391 HFAME37 1628 1033521 AC025965 12469   1–1927 HFAME37 1628 1033521 AC025965 12470  1–139 147–260 HFCAA91 1630 908126 AC025410 12471   1–2250 HFCAA91 1630 908126 AP000760 12472   1–2250 HFCAA91 1630 908126 AC048373 12473   1–2250 HFCAL39 1631 941953 AC004382 12474  1–392 1433–1524 2045–2412 5896–6006 6220–6339 6622–6745 6860–7053 7805–7943  8107–10884 11495–11891 12090–12154 12556–12796 14170–14535 14609–14739 15621–15673 15827–15899 17314–17559 18774–18819 19038–19294 20574–21261 21349–22864 22929–24012 24033–24440 24750–25066 25193–25341 26224–26728 28008–28611 28617–29045 30632–30993 34265–34367 HFCAL39 1631 941953 AC004382 12475  1–282 HFCAL39 1631 941953 AC004382 12476  1–352 1344–1612 1804–2096 HFCEP45 1639 1009071 AC011792 12477  1–405 HFCEP45 1639 1009071 AC023457 12478  1–405 HFCEP45 1639 1009071 AC023457 12479  1–405 HFEBP27 1652 1043268 AC011976 12480  1–131 1354–1474 2041–2315 HFIDQ92 1668 1045310 AC023242 12481  1–86 HFIDQ92 1668 1045310 AC016327 12482  1–165 HFIDQ92 1668 1045310 AC009453 12483  1–143 HFIDQ92 1668 1045310 AC022231 12484  1–151 HFIDQ92 1668 1045310 AC016327 12485  1–195 HFITF82 1673 992842 AC072032 12486  1–364 HFITF82 1673 992842 AC002518 12487  1–247 HFITF82 1673 992842 AC022305 12488  1–686 HFITF82 1673 992842 AC078916 12489  1–364 HFITF82 1673 992842 AC072032 12490  1–288 HFITF82 1673 992842 AC078916 12491  1–288 HFKEE48 1686 846318 AC022494 12492  1–292  390–1012 HFKFL92 1694 1105705 AC018785 12493   1–1207 HFKFL92 1694 1105705 AC037465 12494   1–1207 HFKFL92 1694 1105705 AC018785 12495  1–56 1149–1237 1794–1905 3557–3901 HFKFL92 1694 1105705 AC037465 12496  1–95 3647–4150 4409–4618 5856–6037 6860–7011 7132–7266 7946–8044 8265–8377 8558–8639 9625–9804 10001–10171 10975–11186 11796–11957 12637–14518 14866–14980 15836–15857 HFKFL92 1694 1105705 AC037465 12497  1–56 1149–1237 1794–1905 3556–3900 HFKLX38 1701 1132442 AL136383 12498  1–32 1288–1454 1561–1646 3840–4700 5482–6798 HFLSH80 1703 1068711 AC021591 12499  1–190 298–563  980–1113 1197–1367 1445–1661 1767–1929 2007–2155 2213–2821 2897–4727 4817–4911 4925–5846 5861–6731 6733–7188 7233–7340 7496–7582 7940–8071 8271–8408 9521–9579 9786–9871 10020–10848 11712–11823 12593–12670 13206–13292 HFLSH80 1703 1068711 AC021591 12500  1–102 1937–2077 7202–7303 HFLSH80 1703 1068711 AC021591 12501  1–227 2808–3194 3438–3607 5003–5159 5369–5634 6412–6799 7330–7454 7809–7918 8505–9252 HFPBW41 1715 516314 AC027530 12502   1–1132 HFPBW41 1715 516314 AC027530 12503  1–296 HFPBW41 1715 516314 AC027530 12504  1–348 HFPHB92 1727 1046028 AC007246 12505  1–949 4972–5006 HFXAX45 1757 863233 AC016764 12506   1–1587 HFXBJ12 1758 1092336 Z98886 12507   1–1131 HFXBJ12 1758 1092336 AC023100 12508   1–1131 HFXBJ12 1758 1092336 Z98886 12509  1–431 HFXBJ12 1758 1092336 AC023100 12510  1–431 HFXBS68 1761 1015942 AC005215 12511   1–2450 HFXBS68 1761 1015942 AC010317 12512   1–2448 HFXBS68 1761 1015942 AC005215 12513  1–661 HFXBS68 1761 1015942 AC010317 12514  1–661 HFXDI56 1767 1218288 AL354751 12515   1–1031 HFXDI56 1767 1218288 AL117340 12516   1–1051 HFXDI56 1767 1218288 AC018554 12517   1–1046 HFXDI56 1767 1218288 AL158080 12518   1–1051 HFXDI56 1767 1218288 AL355148 12519   1–1051 HFXDI56 1767 1218288 AL354751 12520  1–455 HFXDI56 1767 1218288 AL117340 12521  1–442 HFXDI56 1767 1218288 AL117340 12522  1–722 HFXDI56 1767 1218288 AC018554 12523  1–825 HFXDI56 1767 1218288 AL158080 12524  1–442 HFXDI56 1767 1218288 AL158080 12525  1–722 HFXDI56 1767 1218288 AL355148 12526  1–442 HFXDI56 1767 1218288 AL355148 12527  1–722 HFXFH04 1775 974983 AC008000 12528   1–1567 HFXFH04 1775 974983 AC012515 12529   1–1567 HFXFH04 1775 974983 AC012600 12530   1–1567 HFXHM17 1782 1042595 AC011995 12531   1–1286 HFXHM17 1782 1042595 AC017056 12532   1–2809 HFXHM17 1782 1042595 AC011995 12533  1–913 1014–1110 HGBAR55 1799 1164884 AC009477 12534   1–3616 HGBAR55 1799 1164884 AC009477 12535   1–1218 1805–2243 2711–2957 3670–3804 5055–5771 5791–6797 6814–6995 7064–7096 HGBAR55 1799 1164884 AC009477 12536  1–224 HGBDH53 1802 848274 AC005369 12537  1–649  870–1459 2153–2236 2499–2621 2722–2856 3368–3523 4084–4227 4315–4423 4652–4777 5094–5193 5519–5647 5739–5983 6144–6260 6507–6661 7019–8042 8949–9295 9392–9485 10579–10703 11915–11969 11976–12107 12491–12570 12627–13146 14186–15261 HGBDH53 1802 848274 AC005369 12538  1–109 HGBDH53 1802 848274 AC005369 12539  1–86 357–503 HGBHK46 1807 340831 AC010757 12540   1–2699 3108–3409 3448–4191 4469–4606 5238–5353 5575–5864 5976–6135 6405–6495 7378–7694 8221–8651 9260–9548 11095–11192 11253–11765 12877–13746 15389–15794 18586–18765 19115–19435 19521–19697 19699–21477 HGBHK46 1807 340831 AC012291 12541   1–2699 3108–3409 3448–4191 4469–4606 5238–5353 5575–5864 5976–6135 6405–6495 7378–7694 8222–8665 9260–9548 11097–11194 11255–11767 12879–13748 15390–15795 16691–17397 18589–18768 19118–19438 19524–19700 19703–21480 HGBHK46 1807 340831 AC010757 12542   1–1855 HGBHK46 1807 340831 AC012291 12543   1–1855 HGCNC48 1813 1094388 AC003998 12544  1–332 3099–3419 11899–13279 17401–17694 19978–20303 25961–26241 HGCNC48 1813 1094388 AC011833 12545   1–1381 HGCNC48 1813 1094388 AC003998 12546  1–501 HGLAJ51 1814 847108 AC027084 12547   1–3527 3609–4648 4692–6103 6174–6303 7688–8231 9260–9334 10758–11257 12293–13151 13597–13635 13730–13859 18353–18453 19614–20295 HGLAJ51 1814 847108 AC027084 12548  1–123 336–708 HGLAJ51 1814 847108 AC027084 12549  1–270 HHBGF77 1826 941990 AL355356 12550   1–1069 HHBGF77 1826 941990 AL355312 12551   1–1700 HHENZ16 1839 911172 AL118513 12552   1–2302 HHENZ16 1839 911172 AL118513 12553  1–530 HHEPG23 1841 1034541 AC068015 12554  1–348 1274–1562 1985–2125 2454–3314 3547–7786 HHEPG23 1841 1034541 AC010366 12555  1–997 1106–1316 1335–1913 2919–3266 4175–4478 4903–5043 5372–6232 6465–10705 11021–11341 11720–12565 13676–14141 17560–17603 HHEPG23 1841 1034541 AC068015 12556  1–579 HHESQ62 1847 1032630 AL137002 12557  1–351  374–3908 HHESQ62 1847 1032630 AL136221 12558  1–352  375–5189 5430–5504 5561–6212 7016–7428 8677–9326  9386–10646 10877–11430 11513–12720 12807–12875 13114–13677 13826–15376 15415–15535 HHESQ62 1847 1032630 AL137002 12559  1–541 HHESQ62 1847 1032630 AL136221 12560  1–253 HHESQ62 1847 1032630 AL136221 12561  1–409 HHFCJ31 1852 456462 AC012170 12562   1–4102 HHFCJ31 1852 456462 AC012170 12563  1–619 HHFCW75 1854 1028775 AC016482 12564   1–1822 HHFCZ67 1856 988942 AL096870 12565  1–272 628–951 2881–3023 3168–3884 4244–4718 4987–5111 5782–6745 6972–8624 8763–9167 HHFCZ67 1856 988942 AL096870 12566  1–308 HHFDH56 1859 858052 AC027277 12567  1–968 HHFDH56 1859 858052 AC016139 12568  1–968 HHFDH56 1859 858052 AC027277 12569  1–364 HHFDH56 1859 858052 AC027277 12570  1–289 HHFDH56 1859 858052 AC016139 12571  1–289 HHFDH56 1859 858052 AC016139 12572  1–364 HHFFU55 1864 871904 AC004611 12573  1–251 1382–1472 5771–6133 6295–6359 6442–6650 7826–8347 9254–9316 10212–12376 12559–12787 15502–15783 16110–16487 17335–17665 17840–17998 18083–18197 19251–19627 20272–20583 20698–20973 22520–22651 23894–23987 24090–24439 25193–27420 27632–28282 28565–29505 29889–30034 30439–31506 32363–32503 33275–33618 33760–33872 33926–34344 34798–34914 35011–35078 35152–35799 HHFFU55 1864 871904 AC004611 12574  1–104 HHFFU55 1864 871904 AC004611 12575  1–88 1627–1799 3095–3345 HHFGA11 1865 664489 AP002815 12576  1–254  729–1435 1604–1644 4190–4848 6363–6730 6813–7050  9654–10680 HHFGA11 1865 664489 AP002815 12577  1–160 HHFLH45 1874 1009252 AC004877 12578  1–175 342–474  573–1883 2536–2632 2831–2894 2999–3231 5032–5164 6664–6820 7288–7881 HHFLH45 1874 1009252 AC004877 12579  1–42 1197–1333 1575–1698 1936–1984 2246–2304 HHFUC40 1877 1037934 AC073842 12580  1–165 HHFUC40 1877 1037934 AC009896 12581   1–4778 HHFUC40 1877 1037934 AC013583 12582  1–133 HHFUC40 1877 1037934 AC011116 12583  1–106 HHFUC40 1877 1037934 AC009896 12584  1–342 HHGAS83 1878 770164 AC003688 12585  1–792 1165–1313 1365–2295 HHGAS83 1878 770164 AC026954 12586  1–792 1165–1313 1365–2299 HHGAS83 1878 770164 AC003688 12587  1–816  899–1958 2360–2454 2606–2635 3036–3220 4203–4480 4558–4682 HHGAS83 1878 770164 AC003688 12588  1–954  961–1049 1117–1453 2438–2559 2666–2783 3197–3276 3471–3596 3691–3756 3881–4020 7608–8056 HHGAS83 1878 770164 AC026954 12589  1–554 HHGBC54 1880 470709 AC013355 12590  1–444 HHGBK24 1882 396499 AL133163 12591  1–941 HHGBK24 1882 396499 AL133163 12592  1–419 HHGBK24 1882 396499 AL133163 12593  1–100 HHGDE24 1893 912267 AC023120 12594   1–3700 3770–4651 4850–6149 HHGDE24 1893 912267 AC023120 12595  1–475 HHLAB61 1899 535998 AC036168 12596  1–976 HHLAB61 1899 535998 AC021752 12597  1–976 HHNAB56 1903 911933 AC027275 12598  1–86  92–1753 HHNAB56 1903 911933 AC008785 12599  1–825  835–1811 HHNAB56 1903 911933 AC027275 12600   1–1002 HHNAB56 1903 911933 AC008785 12601   1–1000 HHPDV90 1905 963213 AC002364 12602   1–2155 HHPDV90 1905 963213 AC002364 12603  1–77 762–848 1852–2045 3720–3900 4296–4445 5053–6857 10053–10332 12369–12457 14443–15111 15152–15283 15913–16228 16289–16651 16931–18053 HHPDW05 1906 1310946 AC025545 12604   1–1446 HHPDW05 1906 1310946 AC069523 12605  1–92 1872–1979 2696–3121 3520–4422 5189–5303 6073–6225 7536–7893 11391–12835 HHPDW05 1906 1310946 AC069523 12606  1–260 HHSDI68 1915 422810 AC032035 12607  1–792 HHSDI68 1915 422810 AC032035 12608  1–640 HHTMM10 1923 395911 AC026221 12609  1–747 HHTMM10 1923 395911 AC026221 12610  1–176 HHTMM10 1923 395911 AC026221 12611  1–602 HIBCO28 1929 230154 AL136089 12612   1–3070 HIBCO28 1929 230154 AL135840 12613  1–290  932–1558 2652–2823 3164–6234 HIBCO28 1929 230154 AL136089 12614   1–1988 HIBCO28 1929 230154 AL135840 12615   1–1989 HIBEB47 1931 1038485 AC018635 12616   1–2510 HIBEB47 1931 1038485 AC018635 12617  1–621 HILCG67 1935 422841 AC006064 12618  1–78 361–417 561–808  913–1097 1394–1530 2288–2401 2442–2576 4543–4680 4750–4873 5056–5206 7114–7312 7649–7791 7863–7971 8065–8251 9179–9471  9659–10154 11266–11397 12082–12334 13109–13288 13545–13632 14118–14386 14850–14950 15869–16002 16353–16486 16571–16658 16732–16901 17177–17349 18061–18178 18253–18377 18457–18615 18958–19152 19232–19389 19808–19878 20060–20245 20461–20870 20975–21108 21181–21600 21611–22253 HILCG67 1935 422841 AC006064 12619  1–86 HISBF60 1941 1043144 AC004889 12620  1–622 2363–6063 HISBF60 1941 1043144 AC074386 12621  1–622 2363–6063 HISBF60 1941 1043144 AC004889 12622   1–1213 HISBF60 1941 1043144 AC004889 12623  1–93 HISBF60 1941 1043144 AC074386 12624  1–93 HISBF60 1941 1043144 AC074386 12625   1–1213 HISBL03 1942 843032 AC021551 12626   1–1891 HISES66 1949 1352417 AC008791 12627   1–2541 HISES66 1949 1352417 AC020924 12628   1–2541 HJPCR70 1975 989972 AP000337 12629  1–402  479–1423 1426–2223 HJPCR70 1975 989972 AP000215 12630  1–118  771–1413 2342–4887 4890–5687 HJPCR70 1975 989972 AP000337 12631  1–521 HJPCR70 1975 989972 AP000215 12632  1–226 HJPCR70 1975 989972 AP000215 12633  1–521 HJPDJ64 1978 396079 AC027116 12634  1–417 1542–1883 2547–2644 3234–3317 4045–4387 4561–4942 5029–5287 6230–6850 6936–7598 7713–8015 8248–8896 HJPDJ64 1978 396079 AC021329 12635  1–417 1542–1883 2547–2644 3234–3317 4045–4387 4561–4942 5029–5287 6230–6850 6936–7597 7712–8014 8247–8895 HJPDJ64 1978 396079 AC027116 12636   1–5853 5877–7569 HJPDJ64 1978 396079 AC021329 12637   1–5853 5877–7569 HKAAV61 1981 1035509 AC021391 12638  1–188 698–830 1106–1166 2402–2830 3017–3120 3498–3643 4309–5660 6001–6117 6335–6429 6528–6659 7603–7856 8063–8290 8393–8998 9090–9262 9597–9775 9796–9937 10222–10412 10599–10749 11184–11381 11527–11925 12377–12458 HKABW11 1984 926717 AL049829 12639  1–58 356–442  923–1364 1981–5109 HKABW11 1984 926717 AL049829 12640  1–247 HKGBH24 2022 1056244 AC011301 12641   1–3619 HKGBJ74 2023 1189265 AP001337 12642   1–1455 HKGBJ74 2023 1189265 AP001337 12643  1–705 HKGBS01 2024 852455 AC008953 12644  1–59 1063–4453 4567–4689 4704–5224 6073–6807 7646–8157 9805–9867 10403–10578 11730–12316 13203–13577 14138–14233 14404–15032 15055–15370 15417–15644 15818–15962 16154–16386 16420–16547 17124–17299 17340–18333 19149–19237 20478–20591 20717–20885 20952–21044 23799–23900 24393–24492 24905–25157 25709–26467 26497–26811 26844–27515 28314–28415 29011–29429 31051–31127 HKGBS01 2024 852455 AC035140 12645  1–59 1070–4446 4562–4643 4697–5217 HKGBS01 2024 852455 AC008953 12646  1–902 HKGBS01 2024 852455 AC035140 12647  1–735 HKGBS01 2024 852455 AC035140 12648  1–901 HKLSA57 2044 420002 AL353642 12649  1–31  546–1166 1227–1320 1599–1748 2044–2300 HKLSA57 2044 420002 AC016134 12650  1–31  545–1165 1226–1319 1598–1747 2043–2300 HKLSA57 2044 420002 AL353642 12651  1–34 264–540 HKLSA57 2044 420002 AC016134 12652  1–501 HKLSA57 2044 420002 AC016134 12653  1–300 HKMLH01 2046 494116 AC064851 12654  1–42  915–1057 1167–1633 2254–2484 3637–7666 7672–7821 7877–10024 HKMLH01 2046 494116 AC064851 12655  1–188 HKMLH01 2046 494116 AC064851 12656  1–413 1767–2068 HKPAD17 2056 526754 AC004132 12657  1–113 693–813 2897–4045 HKPAD17 2056 526754 AC018740 12658  1–280  942–1052 HKPAD17 2056 526754 AC069483 12659  1–300 HKPAD17 2056 526754 AC019092 12660  1–184 HKPAD17 2056 526754 AC024337 12661  1–235 HKPAD17 2056 526754 AC009899 12662  1–175 HKPAD17 2056 526754 AC027546 12663  1–296 HKPAD17 2056 526754 AC012201 12664  1–150 HKPAD17 2056 526754 AC022091 12665  1–267 HKPAD17 2056 526754 AC016630 12666  1–246 HKPAD17 2056 526754 AC023309 12667  1–193 HKPAD17 2056 526754 AC011767 12668  1–294 HKPAD17 2056 526754 AC024475 12669  1–187 HKPAD17 2056 526754 AC067779 12670  1–246 HKPAD17 2056 526754 AC068682 12671  1–153 HKPAD17 2056 526754 AL157775 12672  1–280 HKPAD17 2056 526754 AC034243 12673  1–312 2334–2364 HKPAD17 2056 526754 AC015604 12674  1–261 HKPAD17 2056 526754 AC011036 12675  1–193 HKPAD17 2056 526754 AC072051 12676  1–310 HKPAD17 2056 526754 AL353577 12677  1–279 HKPAD17 2056 526754 AC055119 12678  1–320 HKPAD17 2056 526754 AC022795 12679  1–300 HKPAD17 2056 526754 AL355975 12680  1–322 HKPAD17 2056 526754 AC027414 12681  1–270 HKPAD17 2056 526754 AC025388 12682  1–296 HKPAD17 2056 526754 AC004132 12683  1–158 HKPAD17 2056 526754 AC019092 12684  1–268 HKPAD17 2056 526754 AC016630 12685  1–131 HKPAD17 2056 526754 AC011767 12686   1–2519 2706–3086 HKPAD17 2056 526754 AC067779 12687   1–1558 1589–4706 HKZAH22 2060 1125739 AL034424 12688  1–123  939–1565 2801–2938 3519–3720 6154–6361 6365–8530 HKZAH22 2060 1125739 AC073619 12689  1–123  939–1565 2806–2942 3523–3724 6157–6364 6368–8537 HKZAO35 2061 1115012 AC024564 12690  1–530 HKZAO35 2061 1115012 AC010293 12691  1–68 686–809 1912–2006 4676–4771 4992–5640 6047–6192 9091–9481  9762–11348 13141–13669 14220–14387 16251–16623 16655–17121 HKZAO35 2061 1115012 AC024564 12692  1–93 2773–2860 3089–3737 4144–4286 7194–7583 7864–9450 HKZAO35 2061 1115012 AC024564 12693  1–149 HKZAO35 2061 1115012 AC010293 12694  1–463 HKZAS29 2062 1113382 AP001357 12695   1–2531 HKZAS29 2062 1113382 AC067860 12696  1–912 HKZCK47 2064 1045503 AL133542 12697  1–193 3143–4534 4683–5097 HKZCK47 2064 1045503 AL133542 12698  1–143 HKZCK47 2064 1045503 AL133542 12699  1–408 HLCAA05 2070 786434 AL354726 12700  1–690 1232–1538 3245–4750 HLCAA05 2070 786434 AC015928 12701  1–690 1223–1539 3246–4751 5930–6030 9381–9477 10552–10836 11269–11405 13955–14021 HLCAA05 2070 786434 AL354726 12702  1–170 HLCAA05 2070 786434 AL354726 12703  1–101 HLCAA05 2070 786434 AC015928 12704  1–196 HLDAB75 2071 1300744 AC012313 12705  1–71 144–180 275–544  916–1194 1782–2081 2814–3104 5211–5764 5831–6135 6457–6682 HLDAB75 2071 1300744 AC012313 12706  1–421 HLDAB75 2071 1300744 AC012313 12707  1–348 HLDQZ72 2086 1162029 AP002813 12708  1–206 HLDQZ72 2086 1162029 AP002813 12709  1–571 HLDQZ72 2086 1162029 AC051652 12710  1–843 HLDQZ72 2086 1162029 AC024127 12711   1–1584 1908–2030 2354–2532 5476–5757 6412–6611 10006–10346 HLDQZ72 2086 1162029 AC024127 12712  1–421 HLHCF36 2092 1028781 AC018888 12713  1–273 421–775  793–3747 HLHCF36 2092 1028781 AC018888 12714  1–212 HLHCF36 2092 1028781 AC018888 12715  1–296 HLHDS79 2101 841017 AC009108 12716   1–1379 HLHDS79 2101 841017 AC009108 12717  1–411 HLHFE92 2109 1011466 AL138795 12718  1–668 1191–1384 1534–1609 1845–1969 2108–2249 2664–4913 5446–5548 5905–6028 6126–6285 6457–6523 6707–6800 7025–7167 7687–7867 8289–8419 8548–8585 11144–11470 HLHFE92 2109 1011466 AL365403 12719  1–668 1191–1384 1534–1609 1845–1969 2108–2249 2664–4108 HLHFE92 2109 1011466 AL138795 12720  1–634 HLHFE92 2109 1011466 AL365403 12721  1–156 HLLAX19 2121 852081 Z93016 12722   1–4307 HLLAX19 2121 852081 Z93016 12723  1–552 HLLAX19 2121 852081 Z93016 12724  1–481 HLMCA92 2125 1011488 AC012020 12725   1–2610 HLMCA92 2125 1011488 AC012020 12726  1–123 150–564 1319–1415 2434–2529 3296–3397 5269–5609 6137–6628 7039–7741  8046–10046 10261–12495 12617–12842 12946–16423 HLMCA92 2125 1011488 AC012020 12727  1–142 HLQDY81 2152 1046266 AC024468 12728  1–269 2419–2560 3305–3786 4474–5582 5736–6454 6554–8813 9717–9903 HLQDY81 2152 1046266 AC024468 12729  1–478 HLQDY81 2152 1046266 AC024468 12730  1–835 HLSAD65 2154 490706 AC018477 12731  1–316 844–873  888–1497 1588–1655 1750–1854 1937–2044 2120–2374 2457–2577 2668–2798 3164–3280 4332–4447 4560–6222 HLSAD65 2154 490706 AC018477 12732  1–199 HLSAF81 2155 704098 AC021890 12733  1–2440 HLSAF81 2155 704098 AC068055 12734  1–149 HLSAF81 2155 704098 AC022232 12735  1–152 HLSAF81 2155 704098 AP001451 12736  1–96 HLSAF81 2155 704098 AC048342 12737  1–130 HLSAF81 2155 704098 AC009453 12738  1–143 HLSAF81 2155 704098 AC022231 12739  1–151 HLSAF81 2155 704098 AC010694 12740  1–202 HLSAF81 2155 704098 AC016327 12741  1–125 HLSAF81 2155 704098 AC034149 12742  1–28  720–1025 1159–1454 1491–3985 HLSAF81 2155 704098 AC009524 12743  1–151 HLSAF81 2155 704098 AC021890 12744  1–73 2266–2477 4227–4351 4366–4901 HLSAF81 2155 704098 AC021890 12745  1–293 HLSAF81 2155 704098 AC068055 12746  1–77 HLSAF81 2155 704098 AC048342 12747  1–118 HLSAF81 2155 704098 AC010694 12748  1–77 HLSAF81 2155 704098 AC034149 12749  1–74 2263–2474 4221–4348 4363–4913 6234–6958 7777–8042 8110–8368 8427–8498 8592–8727 8925–8989  9338–10583 11024–12089 14914–15126 15783–15980 HLSAF81 2155 704098 AC034149 12750  1–184 530–846  902–1111 3673–4635 4983–5054 5590–5660 5815–5939 6171–6228 6399–6451 6632–6776 7911–8110 8197–8267 8346–8483 8644–8888 9154–9295 10134–12493 HLTDY51 2170 1028730 AC011422 12751   1–3284 HLTDY51 2170 1028730 AC008408 12752   1–3284 HLTDY51 2170 1028730 AC011340 12753   1–3284 HLTDY51 2170 1028730 AC011422 12754  1–413 HLTDY51 2170 1028730 AC011422 12755  1–683 HLTDY51 2170 1028730 AC008408 12756  1–413 HLTDY51 2170 1028730 AC008408 12757  1–683 HLTDY51 2170 1028730 AC011340 12758  1–413 HLTHO84 2178 1034751 AP001077 12759  1–628 2964–3018 3380–3771 3862–3960 4335–4807 4865–5522 7561–8061 HLTIP27 2179 1135064 AC005300 12760   1–2278 2517–2724 2937–3674 3951–4078 4161–4304 4655–4831 5992–6127 7339–7437 7494–7581 7636–7875 9038–9147  9728–10094 10642–10737 11318–12036 12382–12511 13422–13537 13793–14007 16086–16264 18577–18759 20954–21343 23790–24020 24295–24472 27684–27991 28937–29118 30054–30826 HLTIP27 2179 1135064 AC005300 12761  1–335 HLWAZ70 2186 996196 AC021267 12762  1–114 2214–2313 2729–2790 3122–3233 4932–5104 6623–6989  7351–12581 HLWAZ70 2186 996196 AC009836 12763  1–114 2214–2313 2729–2790 3122–3233 4932–5104 6623–6989  7351–12582 HLWBG83 2188 965821 AL139412 12764  1–294 302–516  974–1309 1640–5572 HLWBG83 2188 965821 AL139412 12765  1–239 HLWBG83 2188 965821 AL139412 12766  1–373 HLWCP78 2194 941963 AC008671 12767   1–4936 HLYAA57 2197 519077 AL356973 12768   1–1139 HLYAA57 2197 519077 AL356973 12769  1–340 HLYAA57 2197 519077 AL356973 12770  1–884 HLYCK27 2209 1045495 AP002812 12771  1–952 HLYCK27 2209 1045495 AP002377 12772  1–952 HLYCK27 2209 1045495 AP000580 12773  1–951 HLYCK27 2209 1045495 AP002812 12774  1–410 HLYCK27 2209 1045495 AP002377 12775  1–410 HLYCK27 2209 1045495 AP002377 12776  1–97  483–1269 1767–2329 2342–3134 3651–4014 4091–4335 4841–6077 6085–6144 6217–7713 HLYCK27 2209 1045495 AP000580 12777  1–280 HLYDU43 2215 1001009 AC009788 12778  1–165 3187–3576 4073–4179 4976–6059 6136–6779 HMCHR48 2233 1036476 AL031963 12779  1–131 229–540 572–796 1431–1525 3302–3592 3601–4560 4940–5045 6693–7543 8522–8693 10010–10483 11537–12146 12660–12968 13739–14119 14562–14988 15888–16175 16480–16722 17676–18073 20435–20754 21414–21522 24622–24893 30764–31105 31324–31719 32636–34242 HMCHR48 2233 1036476 AL031963 12780  1–2490 HMCIJ07 2234 919889 AC020978 12781  1–180 2776–2899 3916–4077 4296–4335 4436–4632 4895–5181 8153–8246 9547–9666  9907–10007 10370–10618 10788–11046 11926–13423 13465–13494 13764–15689 HMCIJ07 2234 919889 AC020978 12782  1–384 HMELA16 2258 695740 AC007240 12783  1–789 2087–2266 HMELA16 2258 695740 AC007240 12784  1–355 HMHBN86 2261 1218297 AC055752 12785  1–395 2457–2622 2683–2809 HMHBN86 2261 1218297 AL357119 12786  1–395 2457–2622 2683–2809 HMHBN86 2261 1218297 AC067998 12787  1–291 2353–2518 2579–2705 HMIAV73 2267 1041834 AC005032 12788   1–3203 HMIAV73 2267 1041834 AC005032 12789   1–3230 HMJAK50 2272 493769 AL357515 12790  1–729 HMJAK63 2273 531912 AL137179 12791  1–775 HMJAK63 2273 531912 AL137179 12792  1–921 HMJAK63 2273 531912 AL137179 12793  1–299 HMKCV28 2280 1352221 AC007459 12794  1–242 HMKCV28 2280 1352221 AC006512 12795  1–247 2812–2918 3488–3953 3964–4527 4683–5151 5330–9121  9884–10335 10748–10781 10960–11055 11323–12111 12127–12791 12911–13262 13266–13791 14696–14866 15107–15207 16551–16955 17174–17614 18504–18749 19392–19660 19720–20075 20785–21233 21290–21733 23618–23649 23982–24188 24481–24573 24741–25003 26591–26705 26738–27249 28479–28858 29065–31669 31926–32887 33667–34293 35229–35682 38114–38771 HMKCV28 2280 1352221 AL357075 12796   1–1499 HMKCV28 2280 1352221 AC010073 12797  1–243 HMKCV28 2280 1352221 AC069217 12798  1–243 HMKCV28 2280 1352221 AC006512 12799  1–818  963–1440 1469–1958 2220–3076 3455–3663 3931–4285 4549–4632 4696–5069 5245–5337 5461–5775 HMKCV28 2280 1352221 AC006512 12800  1–738 HMKCY17 2282 498237 AL158157 12801  1–330 HMKCY17 2282 498237 AC016003 12802  1–330 HMKCY17 2282 498237 AL353810 12803  1–330 HMQBU44 2293 395771 AC006544 12804   1–1379 1472–1752 1886–1978 2100–2400 2738–2819 2944–3365 3616–3677 4455–5231 6318–6460 7193–7370 8382–8463 10572–10838 14646–14746 16405–16807 19070–19407 20767–21262 21403–21555 21796–21961 22095–22260 22778–23022 23122–23235 23315–23454 23556–23669 23699–25407 25626–26703 26727–26936 27039–27606 27627–27973 28052–28194 28265–29907 29958–30904 HMQBU44 2293 395771 AC005041 12805  1–95 175–314 416–529  559–2267 2486–3563 3587–3796 3899–4466 4487–4833 4912–5054 5125–6767 6818–7764 HMQBU44 2293 395771 AC006544 12806  1–65 453–712 1003–1118 HMQBU44 2293 395771 AC006544 12807  1–380 HMQBU44 2293 395771 AC005041 12808  1–176 HMQBU44 2293 395771 AC005041 12809  1–65 453–712 1003–1118 HMQDW19 2296 410546 AC006512 12810  1–247 2812–2918 3488–3953 3964–4527 4683–5151 5330–9121  9884–10335 10748–10781 10960–11055 11323–12111 12127–12791 12911–13262 13266–13791 14696–14866 15107–15207 16551–16955 17174–17614 18504–18749 19392–19660 19720–20075 20785–21233 21290–21733 23618–23649 23982–24188 24481–24573 24741–25003 26591–26705 26738–27249 28479–28858 29065–31669 31926–32887 33667–34293 35229–35682 38114–38771 HMQDW19 2296 410546 AC068594 12811  1–121 HMQDW19 2296 410546 AC022083 12812  1–144 HMQDW19 2296 410546 AC008439 12813  1–125 HMQDW19 2296 410546 AC034240 12814  1–141 HMQDW19 2296 410546 AC024491 12815  1–130 HMQDW19 2296 410546 AC022032 12816  1–146 HMQDW19 2296 410546 AC022813 12817  1–161 HMQDW19 2296 410546 AP002357 12818  1–170 HMQDW19 2296 410546 AC068243 12819  1–124 HMQDW19 2296 410546 AC009502 12820  1–122 HMQDW19 2296 410546 AC027373 12821  1–125 HMQDW19 2296 410546 AC009562 12822  1–95 HMQDW19 2296 410546 AC015667 12823  1–121 HMQDW19 2296 410546 AC068025 12824  1–127 HMQDW19 2296 410546 AC022440 12825  1–122 HMQDW19 2296 410546 AC006512 12826  1–818  963–1440 1469–1958 2220–3076 3455–3663 3931–4285 4549–4632 4696–5069 5245–5337 5461–5775 HMQDW19 2296 410546 AC006512 12827  1–738 HMQDW19 2296 410546 AC022083 12828  1–131 HMRAD54 2297 1162421 AC023786 12829   1–1165 1586–1624 1808–2761 3231–3329 3534–7009 7036–8261 HMRAD54 2297 1162421 AC023786 12830  1–280 HMRAD54 2297 1162421 AC023786 12831  1–802 HMSFK67 2306 907268 AC078898 12832  1–640 HMSFK67 2306 907268 AC074196 12833  1–606 HMSFK67 2306 907268 AC077693 12834  1–628 HMSFK67 2306 907268 AC027037 12835  1–640 HMSFK67 2306 907268 AC026757 12836  1–513 HMSFK67 2306 907268 AC027036 12837  1–612 HMSFK67 2306 907268 AC074108 12838  1–462 HMSFK67 2306 907268 AC074226 12839  1–640 HMSFK67 2306 907268 AC073166 12840  1–640 HMSFK67 2306 907268 AC068667 12841  1–654 HMSFK67 2306 907268 AC024594 12842  1–414 HMSFK67 2306 907268 AC024261 12843  1–647 HMSFK67 2306 907268 AC078893 12844  1–640 HMSFK67 2306 907268 AC073555 12845  1–640 HMSFK67 2306 907268 AC069474 12846  1–571 HMSFK67 2306 907268 AC068924 12847  1–640 HMSFK67 2306 907268 AC066689 12848  1–639 HMSFK67 2306 907268 AC035249 12849  1–397 HMSFK67 2306 907268 AC034258 12850  1–648 HMSFK67 2306 907268 AC027135 12851  1–434 HMSFK67 2306 907268 AC027035 12852  1–624 HMSFK67 2306 907268 AC027034 12853  1–509 HMSFK67 2306 907268 AC026815 12854  1–654 HMSFK67 2306 907268 AC025781 12855  1–546 HMSFK67 2306 907268 AC078894 12856  1–654 HMSJO79 2316 429250 AL031718 12857   1–3145 3748–5002 5327–5744 5796–5852 HMSJO79 2316 429250 AC012180 12858  1–567 626–2535 2968–4391 4716–5133 5185–5241 HMSJO79 2316 429250 AL031718 12859  1–297 HMSJO79 2316 429250 AC012180 12860  1–296 HMSKC10 2320 1133905 AC074366 12861   1–2725 HMSKC10 2320 1133905 AC011152 12862   1–2726 HMSKC10 2320 1133905 AC074366 12863  1–358 HMSKC10 2320 1133905 AC011152 12864  1–358 HMSKS35 2324 705097 AL023096 12865   1–1248 HMSKS35 2324 705097 AL023096 12866  1–883 HMSOC30 2327 1033846 AC006146 12867  1–137  891–1391 1933–2259 3333–3483 3779–5994 6034–6744 6881–7068 7238–7372 7457–8908 8950–9403 10275–10563 HMSOC30 2327 1033846 AC006146 12868   1–2315 2869–3270 HMTAC69 2329 517994 AC016359 12869   1–1036 HMTAC69 2329 517994 AC022673 12870   1–1036 HMVCQ82 2346 1003027 AC016927 12871  1–93 436–573 1504–1585 1922–1971 2635–2726 3541–3731 6137–6496 6517–6700 7141–7604 7621–8670 8705–9096  9766–10170 10425–10501 10987–11087 11341–11941 12244–15601 15897–16018 HMVCQ82 2346 1003027 AC024903 12872  1–244 278–784 2960–3209 6353–6483 6826–6963 7892–7976 8310–8359 9023–9114  9928–10118 12523–12882 12903–13086 13527–13990 14007–15056 15091–15482 16152–16556 16811–16887 17373–17473 17727–18327 18630–21983 22279–22400 HMVCQ82 2346 1003027 AC016927 12873  1–442 HMVCQ82 2346 1003027 AC024903 12874  1–442 HMVDL30 2349 1007828 AL354681 12875  1–677 1534–3323 HMVDL30 2349 1007828 AL354681 12876  1–383 HMVDP35 2350 1035381 AP000666 12877   1–2105 HMVDP35 2350 1035381 AC009544 12878   1–2104 HMVDP35 2350 1035381 AP001163 12879   1–2104 HMVDP35 2350 1035381 AC009544 12880  1–668 HMWEJ52 2358 1034153 AC013279 12881   1–3353 5334–5764 5899–7420 7479–8058 8404–9564  9756–10316 HMWEJ52 2358 1034153AC013279 12882   1–1352 HNALC70 2377 511142 AC027040 12883  1–863  986–1184 1717–2018 2772–2989 3885–4494 4593–4747 4755–4798 4854–5327 5398–5750 5784–7177 7358–7446 7656–9438  9699–10020 HNALC70 2377 511142 AC027040 12884  1–469 HNALC70 2377 511142 AC027040 12885  1–307  800–1077 1122–1517 2166–2193 HNFFC27 2400 487547 AC011962 12886  1–102 HNFFC27 2400 487547 AC021384 12887  1–93 HNFFC27 2400 487547 AC012110 12888  1–98 HNFFC27 2400 487547 AC068626 12889  1–101 HNFFC27 2400 487547 AC009097 12890  1–101 HNFFC27 2400 487547 AC008470 12891  1–129 HNFFC27 2400 487547 AC027095 12892  1–93 HNFFC27 2400 487547 AC012406 12893  1–545 HNFFC27 2400 487547 AC012110 12894  1–160 3021–4802 HNFFC27 2400 487547 AC012406 12895  1–400 HNFFC27 2400 487547 AC012406 12896  1–546 HNFFD47 2402 1042312 AC006512 12897  1–247 2812–2918 3488–3953 3964–4527 4683–5151 5330–9121  9884–10335 10748–10781 10960–11055 11323–12111 12127–12791 12911–13262 13266–13791 14696–14866 15107–15207 16551–16955 17174–17614 18504–18749 19392–19660 19720–20075 20785–21233 21290–21733 23618–23649 23982–24188 24481–24573 24741–25003 26591–26705 26738–27249 28479–28858 29065–31669 31926–32887 33667–34293 35229–35682 38114–38771 HNFFD47 2402 1042312 AL355998 12898   1–1782 HNFFD47 2402 1042312 AC023251 12899   1–1782 HNFFD47 2402 1042312 AL357835 12900   1–1782 HNFFD47 2402 1042312 AC006512 12901  1–818  963–1440 1469–1958 2220–3076 3455–3663 3931–4285 4549–4632 4696–5069 5245–5337 5461–5775 HNFFD47 2402 1042312 AC006512 12902  1–738 HNFFD47 2402 1042312 AL355998 12903  1–410 HNFFD47 2402 1042312 AC023251 12904  1–410 HNFFD47 2402 1042312 AC023251 12905  1–513 HNFFD47 2402 1042312 AL357835 12906  1–513 HNFFD47 2402 1042312 AL357835 12907  1–410 HNFHY51 2411 1032667 AL356107 12908   1–9147 HNFHY51 2411 1032667 AL356107 12909  1–332 HNGAU09 2426 395801 AL365198 12910  1–621 HNGAV54 2428 1034812 AC078898 12911  1–640 HNGAV54 2428 1034812 AC074196 12912  1–606 HNGAV54 2428 1034812 AC077693 12913  1–628 HNGAV54 2428 1034812 AP002376 12914   1–1329 HNGAV54 2428 1034812 AC027037 12915  1–640 HNGAV54 2428 1034812 AC026757 12916  1–513 HNGAV54 2428 1034812 AC027036 12917  1–612 HNGAV54 2428 1034812 AC074108 12918  1–462 HNGAV54 2428 1034812 AC074226 12919  1–640 HNGAV54 2428 1034812 AC073166 12920  1–640 HNGAV54 2428 1034812 AC068667 12921  1–654 HNGAV54 2428 1034812 AC024261 12922  1–647 HNGAV54 2428 1034812 AP000943 12923   1–1229 HNGAV54 2428 1034812 AC078893 12924  1–640 HNGAV54 2428 1034812 AC073555 12925  1–640 HNGAV54 2428 1034812 AC069474 12926  1–571 HNGAV54 2428 1034812 AC068924 12927  1–640 HNGAV54 2428 1034812 AC066689 12928  1–639 HNGAV54 2428 1034812 AC034258 12929  1–648 HNGAV54 2428 1034812 AC027135 12930  1–434 HNGAV54 2428 1034812 AC027035 12931  1–624 HNGAV54 2428 1034812 AC027034 12932  1–509 HNGAV54 2428 1034812 AC026815 12933  1–654 HNGAV54 2428 1034812 AC025781 12934  1–546 HNGAV54 2428 1034812 AC078894 12935  1–654 HNGBQ56 2436 878979 AC008123 12936  1–3904 HNGBQ56 2436 878979 AC008123 12937  1–629  734–1972 HNGEY29 2464 1190491 AC074189 12938  1–836 HNGEY29 2464 1190491 AC074189 12939  1–390 HNGFB76 2467 1036565 AC006512 12940  1–247 2812–2918 3488–3953 3964–4527 4683–5151 5330–9121  9884–10335 10748–10781 10960–11055 11323–12111 12127–12791 12911–13262 13266–13791 14696–14866 15107–15207 16551–16955 17174–17614 18504–18749 19392–19660 19720–20075 20785–21233 21290–21733 23618–23649 23982–24188 24481–24573 24741–25003 26591–26705 26738–27249 28479–28858 29065–31669 31926–32887 33667–34293 35229–35682 38114–38771 HNGFB76 2467 1036565 AC008690 12941  1–164 HNGFB76 2467 1036565 AC011168 12942  1–139 HNGFB76 2467 1036565 AC023073 12943  1–924 HNGFB76 2467 1036565 AC006512 12944  1–818  963–1440 1469–1958 2220–3076 3455–3663 3931–4285 4549–4632 4696–5069 5245–5337 5461–5775 HNGFB76 2467 1036565 AC006512 12945  1–738 HNGFB76 2467 1036565 AC023073 12946  1–84 HNGGK54 2478 919893 AC021223 12947   1–1055 HNGGK54 2478 919893 AL358393 12948   1–1055 HNGIC24 2485 493841 AL050343 12949  1–818 1041–1182 1882–2064 2647–2724 2783–3120 3841–4448 4506–4617 5889–5973 7196–8433 8435–9806  9963–10860 11348–11767 12090–12798 13661–14422 15806–15928 16351–16423 HNGIC24 2485 493841 AL359372 12950  1–709 HNGIC24 2485 493841 AL050343 12951  1–64 1741–2928 3317–3441 3507–4097 6030–6141 7728–7852 8703–8819 8823–9257 11215–11339 12571–12622 14166–14321 16327–16807 17449–17583 19073–20364 21091–21197 21264–21377 21589–23188 23245–23316 23522–23660 24107–24442 25664–26124 26470–26554 26975–27324 27479–27602 27665–29449 HNGIC24 2485 493841 AL050343 12952  1–510 HNGIC24 2485 493841 AL359372 12953  1–608 666–777 2049–2133 3356–4593 4595–5966 6123–7020 7508–7927 HNGIN16 2489 514827 AC026285 12954   1–1458 1729–1836 HNGIN16 2489 514827 AC023920 12955   1–1459 1730–1837 HNGIN16 2489 514827 AC026285 12956  1–395 591–645 HNGIN16 2489 514827 AC026285 12957  1–414  440–1918 HNGIN16 2489 514827 AC023920 12958  1–416  442–1920 HNGIN16 2489 514827 AC023920 12959  1–395 591–645 HNGIN60 2490 695769 AF176678 12960   1–1435 HNGIN60 2490 695769 AF235094 12961   1–1435 HNGIN60 2490 695769 AF176678 12962  1–427 HNGIQ57 2493 1045662 AC005212 12963  1–51  830–1231 1706–1768 1883–2170 2958–3556 3951–4233 4846–5099 HNGIQ57 2493 1045662 AC024088 12964  1–314 1851–1901 2313–2471 2678–3079 3731–4021 4806–5404 5798–6112 HNGIQ57 2493 1045662 AC005212 12965  1–300 HNGIQ57 2493 1045662 AC005212 12966  1–298 HNGIT16 2495 331288 AC023879 12967  1–198 HNGIT16 2495 331288 AL138801 12968  1–198 HNGIT16 2495 331288 AC022661 12969  1–198 HNGMJ91 2518 889182 AP002377 12970   1–1962 HNGMJ91 2518 889182 AP002812 12971   1–1962 HNGMJ91 2518 889182 AC018610 12972   1–1962 HNGNB69 2519 833405 AC006460 12973   1–1666 HNGNB69 2519 833405 AC006460 12974   1–1255 HNGNB69 2519 833405 AC006460 12975  1–234 1449–1767 HNGNN78 2521 919894 AC018552 12976  1–96 289–617 1256–1542 2572–4992 HNGNN78 2521 919894 AC018552 12977  1–103 242–356  479–1465 3671–3861 HNGNN78 2521 919894 AC018552 12978  1–148 HNGNS74 2522 1035618 AC021142 12979  1–604 HNGNS74 2522 1035618 AC021142 12980  1–108 HNGOQ44 2525 1045353 AC022045 12981  1–194 1248–1772 2804–2904 3164–3399 HNGOQ44 2525 1045353 AP001972 12982  1–194 1248–1772 2804–2904 3164–3399 HNGOQ44 2525 1045353 AC022045 12983  1–173 HNGOQ44 2525 1045353 AP001972 12984  1–173 HNGPM78 2527 1008207 AC004660 12985   1–1811 HNGPM78 2527 1008207 AC004660 12986  1–446 HNHBI47 2534 839269 AC019052 12987  1–705 HNHBI47 2534 839269 AC019052 12988  1–159 HNHBM26 2537 490623 AC074219 12989  1–565 HNHBM26 2537 490623 AC034242 12990   1–1074 HNHBM26 2537 490623 AC074219 12991  1–393 HNHBM80 2538 709678 AC015911 12992   1–1480 HNHEA64 2549 634831 AC022463 12993  1–302 HNHEA64 2549 634831 AC022463 12994  1–219 HNHEU34 2567 1352238 AC004876 12995   1–1077 1101–1431 2137–2706 HNHEU34 2567 1352238 AC004876 12996  1–364 HNHEU34 2567 1352238 AC004876 12997  1–537 HNHGD15 2589 516697 AC005625 12998  1–772 HNHGD15 2589 516697 AC005625 12999  1–83 260–628 HNHGD15 2589 516697 AC005625 13000  1–778 2027–2712 3036–3356 HNHGN74 2592 765603 AC026418 13001   1–1165 HNHGN74 2592 765603 AC011952 13002   1–1166 HNHHD42 2596 371569 AL136221 13003  1–347 HNHHD42 2596 371569 AC007721 13004  1–347 HNHKS18 2600 892316 AC018512 13005  1–776 HNHKS18 2600 892316 AC022305 13006  1–878 HNHKS18 2600 892316 AC002518 13007  1–150 HNHKS18 2600 892316 AC016135 13008  1–845 HNHNT13 2608 1009532 AC068958 13009   1–1493 HNHNT13 2608 1009532 AC068958 13010  1–413 HNHNT13 2608 1009532 AC068958 13011  1–326 1651–2260 2582–2869 4751–4854 8201–8626 10712–11162 11466–11744 12015–12332 12784–13140 13172–13511 15974–16243 16391–17850 17986–18274 HNHOD23 2610 1091787 AP000934 13012  1–293 329–806 2280–2450 2982–3129 4657–4771 5514–5680 7163–7550 8570–9406  9425–10143 HNHOD23 2610 1091787 AP000934 13013  1–288 HNKEL47 2618 1093341 AL121901 13014   1–1016 1191–1254 1836–1926 2925–3078 3399–3507 4052–4971 5096–5256 5439–5617 7262–7307 HNTBN41 2627 1144026 AC010336 13015  1–84 910–1060 1138–1298 1578–1663 2216–2309 2396–2759 2794–4844 5057–5274 5959–6108 6454–6644 6982–7071 7375–7492 7676–8431 HNTBN41 2627 1144026 AC024700 13016  1–128 439–758 2536–2632 4631–4926 5533–5729 8297–8400 8586–8666 9490–9645 9723–9883 10163–10250 10800–10894 10979–11342 11377–13411 13635–13780 14537–14686 15033–15223 15560–15655 15951–16068 16252–17003 HNTBN41 2627 1144026 AC010336 13017  1–104 HNTBN41 2627 1144026 AC024700 13018  1–767 HNTCH90 2629 893684 AC010226 13019   1–2859 3740–4169 4761–5916 5935–6961 HNTCH90 2629 893684 AC008628 13020   1–2857 3756–4185 4777–6941 HNTCH90 2629 893684 AC022114 13021   1–2860 HNTCH90 2629 893684 AC010226 13022  1–386 HNTCH90 2629 893684 AC010226 13023  1–539 HNTCH90 2629 893684 AC008628 13024  1–539 HNTCH90 2629 893684 AC008628 13025  1–402 HNTCH90 2629 893684 AC022114 13026  1–365 HNTDE84 2630 1032589 AC073842 13027  1–325  994–1147 2430–3903 HNTDE84 2630 1032589 AC073842 13028  1–101 HNTDE84 2630 1032589 AC073842 13029  1–289  629–1336 2042–2127 2301–2915 3729–4698 5045–5091 HNTDL21 2631 1184440 AC006559 13030  1–198 606–685 852–911 1081–1623 1671–1870 2719–2803 4854–6680 8699–8830  9908–10559 10765–10897 12977–13047 14129–14290 16213–16313 20066–20119 HNTDL21 2631 1184440 AC022072 13031  1–198 606–685 852–911 1081–1621 1669–1868 2719–2803 4854–6680 8699–8830 9908–10559 10765–10897 12977–13047 14129–14290 16213–16313 20066–20119 HNTDL21 2631 1184440 AC006559 13032  1–538 HNTDL21 2631 1184440 AC022072 13033  1–538 HNTNB49 2639 1018296 AC023818 13034   1–1134 4235–6638 HNTNB49 2639 1018296 AC023818 13035  1–84 HNTRS57 2643 973995 AC022505 13036  1–786 2100–2169 2245–2402 2660–3199 3426–3720 3767–4149 4174–4305 4439–4628 4690–5455 HNTRS57 2643 973995 AC022505 13037  1–427 HNTRW30 2644 1193071 AL354887 13038  1–157 268–361 1810–2008 2432–2759 3018–3144 3495–3735 3740–4301 5392–5513 6102–6215  6948–10751 HNTSS75 2649 1045506 AL157408 13039   1–1676 HODHE60 2688 1092615 AC026281 13040   1–1044 HODHE60 2688 1092615 AC026281 13041  1–108 HOHCJ90 2719 890046 AL359384 13042  1–186 1205–1993 HOHDC86 2720 1184519 AC011389 13043   1–3707 HOSFQ65 2740 994701 AC037439 13044   1–1128 1175–2521 2596–3981 HOSFQ65 2740 994701 AC068340 13045   1–1128 1175–2522 2597–3982 HOSFQ65 2740 994701 AC068340 13046  1–458 HOSFT61 2741 862050 AP000315 13047   1–6367 HOSFT61 2741 862050 AP000165 13048   1–6367 HOSFT61 2741 862050 AP000118 13049   1–6367 HOSFT61 2741 862050 AP000315 13050  1–379 HOSFT61 2741 862050 AP000315 13051  1–526 HOSFT61 2741 862050 AP000165 13052  1–379 HOSFT61 2741 862050 AP000165 13053  1–526 HOSFT61 2741 862050 AP000118 13054  1–379 HOSFT61 2741 862050 AP000118 13055  1–526 HOUCW42 2746 424084 AC012533 13056   1–1076 HOUCW42 2746 424084 AC024367 13057   1–1076 HOUCW42 2746 424084 AC024367 13058  1–366 HOUFU35 2751 926703 AC068551 13059   1–3008 HOUFU35 2751 926703 AC021292 13060   1–3008 HOVAF78 2755 1028714 AC016590 13061   1–1611 HOVAF78 2755 1028714 AC016590 13062  1–338 HOVAZ13 2758 494302 AC009477 13063  1–33 102–283  300–1306 1326–2042 3293–3427 4140–4386 4854–5292 5879–7096 HOVAZ13 2758 494302 AC009477 13064  1–180 520–819 HOVAZ13 2758 494302 AC009477 13065   1–3616 HPBEQ12 2769 340584 AC068659 13066  1–73 344–430 513–569 867–972 1756–1815 1899–1953 2192–2292 2915–2964 3101–3141 3250–3304 3479–3688 3921–4125 4646–5025 5250–7562 HPBEQ12 2769 340584 AC010287 13067  1–73 344–430 513–569 867–972 1756–1815 1899–1953 2192–2292 2915–2964 3101–3141 3250–3312 3479–3686 3919–4123 4644–5023 5248–7560 HPEAB57 2774 519360 AL355676 13068  1–427 HPEAB57 2774 519360 AL355676 13069  1–98 HPFCR13 2783 1352210 AC011500 13070   1–1930 HPFCR13 2783 1352210 AC011500 13071  1–128 HPFCR13 2783 1352210 AC011500 13072  1–126 HPFCR15 2784 422937 AC040929 13073  1–980 HPFCR15 2784 422937 AC069353 13074  1–980 HPFCR15 2784 422937 AC025646 13075  1–980 HPFCR15 2784 422937 AC040929 13076  1–338 HPFCR15 2784 422937 AC069353 13077  1–337 HPFCR15 2784 422937 AC025646 13078  1–338 HPICC86 2794 906529 AL031768 13079   1–2050 2058–5335 HPJAP43 2795 926704 AL136082 13080  1–213 2650–6246 6382–6771 7494–9002 9077–9193 9234–9908  9912–15057 HPJAP43 2795 926704 AL136082 13081  1–803 HPJBK11 2797 1038476 AL162426 13082   1–2878 HPJCC05 2799 917086 AC005856 13083  1–689 1669–1856 2051–2346 3400–4848 6832–9044 HPJCG42 2800 1004026 AC055711 13084   1–2194 HPJCG42 2800 1004026 AC069430 13085   1–2194 HPJCG42 2800 1004026 AC069241 13086   1–2194 HPJCG42 2800 1004026 AC055711 13087  1–312 HPJCG42 2800 1004026 AC069430 13088  1–312 HPJCG42 2800 1004026 AC069241 13089  1–312 HPJCT08 2804 910132 AC009796 13090   1–2333 HPJCT08 2804 910132 AC027641 13091   1–2332 HPJCT08 2804 910132 AC009796 13092  1–163 686–788 1306–1395 1447–1827 1914–2721 2804–3321 HPJCT08 2804 910132 AC027641 13093  1–459 HPJDA23 2805 1034454 AC067740 13094   1–2444 HPJDA23 2805 1034454 AC068415 13095  1–601 HPJDM47 2806 1035597 AC010206 13096   1–2214 HPJDM47 2806 1035597 AC008119 13097   1–2214 HPJDM47 2806 1035597 AC010206 13098  1–318 HPJDM47 2806 1035597 AC008119 13099  1–308 HPJEC20 2807 1035599 AC074012 13100   1–2701 HPJEC20 2807 1035599 AC074012 13101  1–100 HPJEC20 2807 1035599 AC074012 13102  1–141 HPJEG57 2809 1082921 AC015909 13103   1–1505 HPJEG57 2809 1082921 AC073970 13104   1–1504 HPJEG57 2809 1082921 AC015909 13105  1–290 HPJEV11 2810 1035601 AF053356 13106  1–618 HPJEV11 2810 1035601 AC009488 13107  1–618 HPJEV11 2810 1035601 AF053356 13108  1–153 1905–2552 2663–3891 3980–4048 4307–4531 4621–4860 4919–5516 HPJEV11 2810 1035601 AF053356 13109  1–386 HPJEV11 2810 1035601 AC009488 13110  1–386 HPJEV11 2810 1035601 AC009488 13111  1–150 HPMBU33 2817 371776 AL355142 13112  1–736 HPMBU33 2817 371776 AC027407 13113  1–736 HPMBU33 2817 371776 AL355142 13114  1–475 HPMBU33 2817 371776 AC027407 13115  1–475 HPMGQ80 2834 1352292 AC021468 13116   1–1431 HPMGQ80 2834 1352292 AC011365 13117   1–2504 HPMGQ80 2834 1352292 AC008590 13118   1–2504 HPMGQ80 2834 1352292 AC021468 13119  1–703 HPMGQ80 2834 1352292 AC008590 13120   1–1251 3991–4201 5411–5698 6682–7000 7007–7705 HPRCE33 2841 1037921 AC005332 13121   1–4919 5291–6672 6717–7030  8371–10088 HPRCE33 2841 1037921 AC005332 13122  1–132 HPRCE33 2841 1037921 AC005332 13123  1–351  874–1282 1399–3412 HPTRH45 2848 853832 AC009946 13124  1–142 514–552 2592–2691 3413–3709 5569–5923 9429–9579 10998–11766 HPTRH45 2848 853832 AC009946 13125  1–263 HRABV43 2865 1024909 AC051660 13126  1–64 334–757  899–1050 1198–1599 1738–1891 2098–2392 2922–3049 3142–3244 3319–3389 3482–3598 3691–3857 4138–4515 4601–4789 4828–8792 8903–9039  9865–10042 11509–11797 12091–12259 HRABV43 2865 1024909 AC051660 13127   1–1585 HRADO01 2870 1018804 AL139021 13128  1–50 1680–1790 2129–2228 2277–2398 2534–3371 3449–5383 6350–7047 HRADO01 2870 1018804 AL132989 13129   1–1941 HRADO01 2870 1018804 AL139021 13130  1–447 HRADO01 2870 1018804 AL132989 13131  1–111 626–726  862–1699 HRDDS01 2876 456533 AL031733 13132  1–126  935–1444 2781–3007 3782–4133 HRDDS01 2876 456533 AL356532 13133  1–126  935–1444 2780–3006 3817–4129 HROBM46 2899 1035383 AC069259 13134  1–524  540–1316 HROBM46 2899 1035383 AC069259 13135  1–561 HRSMQ86 2904 985877 AC007200 13136  1–569 HRSMQ86 2904 985877 AC008677 13137  1–569 HRSMQ86 2904 985877 AC007200 13138  1–411 HRSMQ86 2904 985877 AC008677 13139  1–411 HSAUA82 2911 1027249 AC020991 13140  1–86 HSAUA82 2911 1027249 AC069380 13141  1–238 HSAUA82 2911 1027249 AC021162 13142  1–116 HSAUA82 2911 1027249 AL161457 13143  1–89 HSAUA82 2911 1027249 AL353799 13144  1–97 HSAUA82 2911 1027249 AC009562 13145  1–95 HSAUA82 2911 1027249 AP000655 13146  1–103 HSAUA82 2911 1027249 AC026627 13147   1–1645 HSAUA82 2911 1027249 AC026627 13148  1–543 HSDAJS3 2943 938661 AC026073 13149  1–659 HSDAJ53 2943 938661 AC019136 13150  1–659 HSDAJ53 2943 938661 AC026073 13151  1–322 HSDAJ53 2943 938661 AC019136 13152  1–322 HSDJL42 2963 1036471 AC008676 13153  1–56  571–2959 HSICQ15 2980 1044613 AC020931 13154  1–316 795–921 1120–1169 1309–1676 1983–2149 2167–2419 3185–3564 3694–3917 4926–5498 5869–7117 7213–7816 8019–8311 8627–8807 9723–9815 HSICQ15 2980 1044613 AC020931 13155  1–283 HSICQ15 2980 1044613 AC020931 13156  1–278 HSIGD79 2996 1034395 AL109613 13157  1–123 517–660  831–1525 1865–2107 2871–3282 4045–4368 5908–6041 6399–6806 8342–8499 10012–10279 10307–13830 HSIGD79 2996 1034395 AL359820 13158   1–3304 HSIGD79 2996 1034395 AC022939 13159  1–243 1007–1418 2181–2504 4043–4176 4534–4941 6477–6634 8146–8413  8441–11964 HSIGD79 2996 1034395 AL109613 13160  1–400 HSIGD79 2996 1034395 AL109613 13161  1–459 HSIGD79 2996 1034395 AL359820 13162  1–458 HSIGD79 2996 1034395 AC022939 13163  1–459 HSKGQ58 3009 1310500 AL359317 13164  1–258 1656–1790 1861–2289 2583–3098 5883–6217 7232–7338 7592–7727 8760–9114  9826–10213 11852–15205 HSLCP57 3023 1352385 AC069516 13165   1–1766 1823–2137 2173–3119 HSLCP57 3023 1352385 AC048334 13166   1–1886 1943–2257 2293–3239 HSLDS06 3029 1352404 AL159140 13167  1–808 HSLDS06 3029 1352404 AL162471 13168  1–808 HSLDS06 3029 1352404 AC024945 13169  1–808 HSLDS06 3029 1352404 AL159140 13170  1–434 HSLDS06 3029 1352404 AL159140 13171  1–318 HSLDS06 3029 1352404 AL162471 13172  1–318 HSLDS06 3029 1352404 AL162471 13173  1–434 HSLDS06 3029 1352404 AC024945 13174  1–318 HSLDS06 3029 1352404 AC024945 13175  1–434 HSLEF58 3031 1046267 AC024468 13176  1–269 2419–2560 3305–3786 4474–5582 5736–6454 6554–8813 9717–9903 HSLEF58 3031 1046267 AL162612 13177  1–155 168–272 2427–2570 3309–3957 4477–4628 4630–4944 4986–5499 5827–6313 6597–8596 9375–9620 HSLEF58 3031 1046267 AL358813 13178  1–154 168–272 2427–2570 3307–3955 4488–4638 4640–5508 5813–6298 6577–8556 HSLEF58 3031 1046267 AC018593 13179  1–154 168–272 2428–2571 3308–3956 4489–4639 4641–5509 5814–6299 6578–8557 HSLEF58 3031 1046267 AC025992 13180  1–154 168–272 2428–2571 3309–3957 4490–4640 4642–5510 5815–6300 6579–8558 HSLEF58 3031 1046267 AC024468 13181  1–478 HSLEF58 3031 1046267 AC024468 13182  1–835 HSLEF58 3031 1046267 AL162612 13183  1–379 HSLEF58 3031 1046267 AL162612 13184  1–579 HSLEF58 3031 1046267 AL358813 13185  1–246 HSLEF58 3031 1046267 AL358813 13186  1–579 HSLEF58 3031 1046267 AC018593 13187  1–579 HSLEF58 3031 1046267 AC018593 13188  1–246 HSLEFS8 3031 1046267 AC025992 13189  1–579 HSLGM21 3035 990815 AC025936 13190   1–1702 HSLGM21 3035 990815 AC025936 13191   1–1100 HSLHI86 3038 1056298 AC078898 13192  1–640 HSLHI86 3038 1056298 AC074196 13193  1–606 HSLHI86 3038 1056298 AC077693 13194  1–628 HSLHI86 3038 1056298 AC027037 13195  1–640 HSLHI86 3038 1056298 AC026757 13196  1–513 HSLHI86 3038 1056298 AC027036 13197  1–612 HSLHI86 3038 1056298 AC074108 13198  1–462 HSLHI86 3038 1056298 AC074226 13199  1–640 HSLHI86 3038 1056298 AC073166 13200  1–640 HSLHI86 3038 1056298 AC068667 13201  1–654 HSLHI86 3038 1056298 AC024594 13202  1–414 HSLHI86 3038 1056298 AC024261 13203  1–647 HSLHI86 3038 1056298 AC073548 13204  1–103 326–451 467–618 2617–2871 3563–3646 4539–5136 7229–7450 8403–8525 8565–8585 8692–9203 11729–11910 12165–12493 12646–12970 13069–13298 17441–17657 18312–18417 18469–18938 20179–20424 20634–20811 21140–21275 21630–21703 21812–21917 23918–24393 24454–24742 25561–25739 25743–27750 HSLHI86 3038 1056298 AC078893 13205  1–640 HSLHI86 3038 1056298 AC073555 13206  1–640 HSLHI86 3038 1056298 AC069474 13207  1–571 HSLHI86 3038 1056298 AC068924 13208  1–640 HSLHI86 3038 1056298 AC066689 13209  1–639 HSLHI86 3038 1056298 AC035249 13210  1–397 HSLHI86 3038 1056298 AC034258 13211  1–648 HSLHI86 3038 1056298 AC027135 13212  1–434 HSLHI86 3038 1056298 AC027035 13213  1–624 HSLHI86 3038 1056298 AC027034 13214  1–509 HSLHI86 3038 1056298 AC026815 13215  1–654 HSLHI86 3038 1056298 AC025815 13216  1–380 HSLHI86 3038 1056298 AC025781 13217  1–546 HSLHI86 3038 1056298 AC078894 13218  1–654 HSLHI86 3038 1056298 AC073548 13219  1–112 HSLIA81 3040 1204150 AC073846 13220   1–2059 2123–3471 HSLIA81 3040 1204150 AC073846 13221  1–359 HSLIA81 3040 1204150 AC073846 13222  1–573 HSNAQ47 3044 847453 AC024468 13223  1–835 HSNAQ47 3044 847453 AL162612 13224   1–3929 HSNAQ47 3044 847453 AC018593 13225   1–3928 HSNAQ47 3044 847453 AC025992 13226   1–3928 HSNAQ47 3044 847453 AC024468 13227  1–269 2419–2560 3305–3786 4474–5582 5736–6454 6554–8813 9717–9903 HSNAQ47 3044 847453 AL162612 13228  1–379 HSNAQ47 3044 847453 AC018593 13229  1–379 HSNAQ47 3044 847453 AC025992 13230  1–379 HSOAH66 3051 456540 AC024502 13231  1–163 HSOAH66 3051 456540 AC016124 13232  1–115 HSOAH66 3051 456540 AL356584 13233  1–117 HSOAH66 3051 456540 AC022025 13234  1–141 HSOAH66 3051 456540 AC018994 13235   1–1160 HSPBY63 3060 1009601 AL390779 13236  1–94 HSPBY63 3060 1009601 AP000879 13237   1–1953 HSPBY63 3060 1009601 AP000879 13238  1–299 HSPBY63 3060 1009601 AP000879 13239  1–424 HSUMA53 3088 1235570 AC018673 13240  1–136 1404–1691 5837–5966 6337–6437 7858–7925 HSUMA53 3088 1235570 AC018673 13241  1–388 HSUMA53 3088 1235570 AC018673 13242  1–92 HSWBJ74 3112 864579 AC008865 13243  1–951 1760–2147 2205–4944 HSWBJ74 3112 864579 AC008850 13244  1–717 740–792  846–2773 HSWBJ74 3112 864579 AC008865 13245  1–512 HSWBJ74 3112 864579 AC008850 13246  1–388 HT4ES80 3139 902835 AC004789 13247  1–167 683–786 935–987 1064–1209 1600–1709 1790–1874 2317–4795 4892–4983 6400–6667 6776–6865 6986–7608 HT4ES80 3139 902835 AC012676 13248  1–167 683–786 935–987 1064–1209 1600–1709 1790–1874 2317–4796 4893–4984 6386–6515 6778–6867 6988–7610 HT4ES80 3139 902835 AC004789 13249  1–102 HT4ES80 3139 902835 AC004789 13250  1–678 HT4ES80 3139 902835 AC012676 13251  1–678 HT4ES80 3139 902835 AC012676 13252  1–102 HT5EK75 3141 1085443 AC015778 13253   1–2013 6320–7108 8789–9160  9749–10085 11396–11588 11645–11993 12914–13486 14163–14525 HT5EK75 3141 1085443 AC023242 13254  1–86 HT5EK75 3141 1085443 AC060225 13255   1–2013 6320–7107 8788–9159  9748–10084 11395–11587 11644–11992 12912–13484 14161–14523 HT5EK75 3141 1085443 AC009453 13256  1–143 HT5EK75 3141 1085443 AL359092 13257  1–116 HTABP30 3143 1009582 AL109916 13258  1–308 729–850 1561–2316 2537–2843 4126–4231 5192–9038 HTABP30 3143 1009582 AL109916 13259  1–576 HTADC09 3146 1159039 AC005740 13260  1–477  743–1093 1601–1973 2653–3336 3487–6735 6910–7038 7213–7317 7329–8051  9152–10208 10293–11443 11593–12545 12811–13152 13422–13481 13601–14334 14418–14524 14625–14713 14958–15119 15309–15446 16402–16558 19172–19292 19680–19767 20000–20121 20728–20869 HTADC09 3146 1159039 AC005740 13261   1–2469 2938–3229 5273–5782 6611–6709 7387–7969 8404–8801 9433–9896 12391–13237 HTADC09 3146 1159039 AC005740 13262  1–173 HTADV27 3150 1352173 AC004227 13263   1–1235 HTADV27 3150 1352173 AC004227 13264  1–660 HTADV27 3150 1352173 AC004227 13265  1–271 HTEDJ85 3174 1184544 AL158826 13266  1–106 198–323 1064–1206 1529–1610 1934–3350 4085–4161 5048–5121 7260–7315 HTEDJ85 3174 1184544 AC002099 13267  1–105 198–323 1064–1206 1529–1610 1934–3350 3653–3932 4085–4350 5047–5123 5402–5538 5958–6371 7263–7357 8125–8213 8581–8776 9061–9204 10949–11297 11696–12032 12219–12554 13904–14319 HTEDJ85 3174 1184544 AC002355 13268  1–107 202–328 1072–1224 1550–1621 1946–3369 3672–3952 4106–4371 5067–5143 5422–5558 5979–6393 7286–7380 8149–8237 8605–8800 9086–9230 10979–11327 11726–12062 12249–12584 13938–14353 HTEDJ85 3174 1184544 AC002099 13269  1–471 1088–1667 2560–2646 HTEDJ85 3174 1184544 AC002355 13270  1–473 1094–1674 2573–2659 HTEGF16 3180 1160908 AL034380 13271  1–650  811–1114 1774–1874 2743–3224 3603–3740 5159–5507 5757–5987 6956–8194 9011–9590  9894–10331 10407–11242 HTEGF16 3180 1160908 AL034380 13272  1–276 HTEGF16 3180 1160908 AL034380 13273  1–319 HTEMD27 3198 1137817 AC040162 13274  1–123 253–407 526–637 683–941 1036–1144 1318–1633 1719–2170 2232–2580 2836–3271 3330–4409 4650–5220 5319–5457 5577–5713 5793–6112 7316–7480 7607–7666 8418–8642 8739–8864 HTEMD27 3198 1137817 AC040162 13275  1–483 HTEMD27 3198 1137817 AC040162 13276  1–109 HTEME02 3199 1079428 AC002544 13277  1–172  936–1701 2077–2609 2806–2936 2991–4352 5036–5242 5985–6254 7457–7554 7663–8354  8707–14260 HTEME02 3199 1079428 AC002425 13278  1–858  947–1189 1348–1519 2137–4084 4163–4293 4308–6278 6393–6599 6969–7134 7342–7828 8170–8479 8506–8589 8613–9712 HTEME02 3199 1079428 AC009053 13279  1–172  794–2744 2823–2953 2963–4940 5635–5800 6008–6494 6520–6635 6835–7144 7167–7250 7274–8372  8590–14260 HTEME02 3199 1079428 AC008956 13280  1–858  947–1189 1346–1517 1694–1849 1912–2092 2135–4081 4159–4288 4298–5639 HTEME02 3199 1079428 AC009153 13281  1–504 563–848  940–2744 2823–2953 2963–4939 5634–5799 6007–6493 6500–6644 7273–8371  8589–14258 HTEME02 3199 1079428 AC002544 13282  1–930  940–1905 HTEME02 3199 1079428 AC002544 13283  1–858 HTEME02 3199 1079428 AC002425 13284  1–465 HTEME02 3199 1079428 AC002425 13285   1–1033 HTEME02 3199 1079428 AC009053 13286   1–1625 HTEME02 3199 1079428 AC008956 13287  1–465 HTEME02 3199 1079428 AC009153 13288   1–1625 HTFOS57 3205 1143810 AL357874 13289  1–184 366–461 724–845 1091–1208 1824–2271 2469–2704 2948–3037 3211–3782 3822–5207 5369–5873 5905–6341 6488–6643 6730–6896 HTFOS57 3205 1143810 AL357874 13290  1–258 HTGGO35 3215 954651 AC063925 13291   1–1096 1465–2140 2680–2941 3903–7914 HTGGO35 3215 954651 AC012557 13292   1–3808 HTGGO35 3215 954651 AC063925 13293  1–765 1266–3352 4065–4624 4989–5380 5510–5664 5675–5735 5925–6191 6527–8225  8729–10306 10398–10817 10923–11259 12329–12881 13183–14085 14097–14550 14578–14688 14742–15422 15486–15903 18295–18501 18621–18910 19245–19480 HTGGO35 3215 954651 AC063925 13294  1–122 HTGGO35 3215 954651 AC012557 13295  1–765 1266–3350 4064–4624 4989–5380 5510–5664 5675–5735 5926–6192 6528–8226  8730–10307 10399–10818 10924–11260 12329–12881 13183–14085 14097–14550 14578–14689 14743–15423 15487–15904 18296–18502 18622–18911 19246–19481 HTGGO35 3215 954651 AC012557 13296  1–262 HTHBH29 3216 882405 AL157695 13297   1–1046 HTHBH29 3216 882405 AL138965 13298   1–1046 HTHBH29 3216 882405 AL157695 13299  1–213 HTHBH29 3216 882405 AL138965 13300  1–592 HTHBH29 3216 882405 AL138965 13301  1–213 HTHC079 3222 889742 AC023232 13302  1–953 HTLEW81 3247 815687 AC004844 13303  1–134 4693–5166 5850–7262 HTLIO20 3256 898249 AC025178 13304  1–350 361–684 1087–1552 HTLIO20 3256 898249 AC022423 13305   1–2424 2437–2913 3913–4331 4438–4734 6062–6179 8894–9130 9632–9706 10432–10781 10792–11114 11517–11984 12170–12569 14349–14709 20546–20612 21121–24268 HTLIO20 3256 898249 AC022444 13306  1–350 361–683 1086–1553 HTLIO20 3256 898249 AC008803 13307  1–349 360–682 1085–1552 HTLIO20 3256 898249 AC025178 13308  1–401 HTLIO20 3256 898249 AC022423 13309  1–590 HTLIO20 3256 898249 AC022423 13310  1–96 113–270 HTLIO20 3256 898249 AC022444 13311  1–547 HTLIO20 3256 898249 AC022444 13312  1–400 HTLIO20 3256 898249 AC008803 13313  1–400 HTLJF15 3260 917073 AC005764 13314   1–1435 HTOHB55 3277 902034 AC008131 13315   1–1066 2015–2470 2485–2807 3006–3747 3946–4403 4432–7591 HTOHB55 3277 902034 AC016525 13316   1–1065 2013–2467 2482–2804 3003–3744 3943–4400 4429–7557 HTOHB55 3277 902034 AC008131 13317  1–154 HTOHB55 3277 902034 AC008131 13318  1–512 HTOHB55 3277 902034 AC016525 13319  1–154 HTPAB57 3287 926712 AC067853 13320   1–1963 HTPAB57 3287 926712 AC012305 13321   1–3753 HTPAB57 3287 926712 AC067853 13322  1–481 HTTBM40 3309 1034648 AC016992 13323  1–106 1835–4833 HTTDF41 3313 827309 AC004643 13324   1–1334 HTTDF41 3313 827309 AC044819 13325   1–1363 HTTDF41 3313 827309 AL353807 13326   1–1363 HTTDF41 3313 827309 AC004643 13327  1–153 2251–2551 HTTDF41 3313 827309 AC004643 13328  1–608 HTTDF41 3313 827309 AC044819 13329  1–448 HTTDF41 3313 827309 AL353807 13330  1–448 HTTIJ31 3321 1165265 AC009516 13331  1–547  706–1777 HTTIJ31 3321 1165265 AC009516 13332  1–139 HTTIJ31 3321 1165265 AC009516 13333  1–472 1096–2291 HTTJK27 3322 1169211 AC006512 13334  1–247 2812–2918 3488–3953 3964–4527 4683–5151 5330–9121  9884–10335 10748–10781 10960–11055 11323–12111 12127–12791 12911–13262 13266–13791 14696–14866 15107–15207 16551–16955 17174–17614 18504–18749 19392–19660 19720–20075 20785–21233 21290–21733 23618–23649 23982–24188 24481–24573 24741–25003 26591–26705 26738–27249 28479–28858 29065–31669 31926–32887 33667–34293 35229–35682 38114–38771 HTTJK27 3322 1169211 AC021777 13335  1–199  272–3219 HTTJK27 3322 1169211 AC006512 13336  1–818  963–1440 1469–1958 2220–3076 3455–3663 3931–4285 4549–4632 4696–5069 5245–5337 5461–5775 HTTJK27 3322 1169211 AC006512 13337  1–738 HTTJK27 3322 1169211 AC021777 13338  1–89 HTTJK27 3322 1169211 AC021777 13339  1–163 1462–1554 4174–4414 5604–8438 HTWAF58 3324 411798 AL109916 13340  1–255 HTWAF58 3324 411798 AC073580 13341  1–255 HTWAF58 3324 411798 AL109916 13342  1–306 HTWAF58 3324 411798 AC073580 13343  1–306 HTXBN56 3341 919917 AL031864 13344  1–583 2198–2960 4339–4540 5221–5778 6192–6390 8665–9385 10475–10695 11047–11388 12854–12989 13948–14282 14296–14731 14765–16176 HTXBN56 3341 919917 AL031864 13345  1–403 HTXKV29 3370 1180270 AL139289 13346  1–745  925–1068 1145–1251 1258–2123 2170–2229 2763–3097 3126–3330 4090–4628 HTXKV29 3370 1180270 AL139289 13347  1–589 677–839  914–1014 1159–1288 1384–1595 1685–1784 1919–2504 3381–3505 4134–4447 HTXKV29 3370 1180270 AL139289 13348  1–166 HTXLH48 3373 1120164 AC010757 13349   1–1082 HTXLH48 3373 1120164 AC016771 13350   1–1065 3619–3714 4148–4747 6131–8022 HTXLH48 3373 1120164 AC010757 13351  1–894 HTXLH48 3373 1120164 AC016771 13352  1–894 HTXLH48 3373 1120164 AC016771 13353  1–519 HTXNL31 3375 1095105 AP000481 13354   1–2010 HTXNL31 3375 1095105 AP000671 13355   1–2007 HTXNL31 3375 1095105 AC019220 13356   1–2005 HTXNL31 3375 1095105 AP001385 13357   1–2005 HTXNL31 3375 1095105 AP000481 13358  1–323 HTXNL31 3375 1095105 AP000671 13359  1–987 1154–2654 HTXNL31 3375 1095105 AC019220 13360   1–1107 1275–2772 HTXNL31 3375 1095105 AC019220 13361  1–323 HTXNL31 3375 1095105 AP001385 13362   1–1470 1637–3136 HTXQM57 3378 1042384 Z97197 13363  1–383 545–896 2998–3396 3906–5039 5917–6393 6847–7124 7674–7854 7946–8005  9168–14717 HTXQM57 3378 1042384 AC069234 13364   1–1134 HTXQM57 3378 1042384 AC069214 13365   1–1134 HTXQM57 3378 1042384 AC063942 13366  1–383 545–896 3000–3398 3908–5041 5919–6395 6849–7126 7676–7856 7948–8007  9170–14719 HTXQM57 3378 1042384 AC069234 13367  1–477 HTXQM57 3378 1042384 AC069234 13368  1–399 HTXQM57 3378 1042384 AC069214 13369  1–477 HUCPD31 3382 1047438 AC012363 13370   1–3333 HUCPD31 3382 1047438 AC012363 13371  1–181 HUJCQ39 3393 1156360 AC025916 13372   1–1156 HUJCQ39 3393 1156360 AC009658 13373   1–1155 HUKCD10 3397 1008408 AL133410 13374  1–974 1094–1228 1373–1558 1670–1734 1852–1989 2084–2210 2299–2515 3026–3158 3241–3431 5374–5471 5589–5689 6124–6218 6610–6732 6826–6959 7038–7233 7300–7554 7598–8146 8601–8724 8801–8907 9012–9171 9249–9422 9500–9606 9820–9955 10124–10308 10395–10543 10692–10948 11391–11546 12035–12388 12642–12976 13602–13738 13847–13942 14042–14128 14301–14448 14648–14846 15059–15182 15885–16098 16251–16686 17003–17139 17290–17743 17812–18592 19442–19613 20194–20496 20669–21329 HUKCD10 3397 1008408 AL133410 13375  1–462 HUSAQ05 3407 815691 AP000654 13376   1–4150 HUSIE23 3417 910142 AL035668 13377   1–2038 HUSIE23 3417 910142 AC026511 13378   1–2038 HUSZS75 3429 1352413 AC009077 13379   1–2256 HUSZS75 3429 1352413 AC009077 13380  1–394 HUVFB80 3435 1040863 AL133448 13381  1–54  67–218 294–361 1214–1554 1775–2277 2577–2901 3374–3590 4272–5144 HUVFB80 3435 1040863 AL135998 13382  1–54 67–218 294–361 1214–1554 1775–2277 2466–2731 2856–2987 3374–3590 4279–5144 HUVFB80 3435 1040863 AL133448 13383  1–187 HUVFB80 3435 1040863 AL133448 13384  1–349 4045–4227 4914–5062 5333–5457 5821–6140 6672–6839 7131–7293 7787–7939 8037–8202 8670–8788  9125–11183 HUVFB80 3435 1040863 AL135998 13385  1–349 3396–3482 4035–4228 4915–5063 5337–5458 5833–6000 HUVFB80 3435 1040863 AL135998 13386  1–187 HUVFY29 3437 1352395 AL136383 13387  1–484  555–1344 1350–1429 1828–1947 2460–2902 3284–3331 3386–3737 3807–4948 5059–5168 5606–5703 5869–6000 8200–8552 8881–8978 9549–9927 10458–10858 11116–11692 12186–12321 12535–12724 14311–14718 15657–15809 16754–16857 17360–17466 18768–19227 19728–20348 HUVFY29 3437 1352395 AL136383 13388  1–133  249–1033 2166–2381 2420–2568 2935–3276 3744–4447 5929–6399 7477–7611 7949–9346 9406–9532 HVARW53 3440 1194812 AC011298 13389  1–648 1184–3022 3943–4047 5961–6504 HVARW53 3440 1194812 AC011298 13390  1–397 HVVAM64 3441 1186275 AC023786 13391   1–1165 1586–1624 1808–2761 3231–3329 3534–7009 7036–8261 HVVAM64 3441 1186275 AC023786 13392  1–280 HVVAM64 3441 1186275 AC023786 13393  1–802 HWAAW33 3443 1138604 AL031963 13394  1–760 1833–2119 2151–2275 5038–5162 5512–6132  7525–10309 HWAFT87 3451 1001609 AC026367 13395   1–1227 HWAFT87 3451 1001609 AC053518 13396   1–1241 HWAFT87 3451 1001609 AC048339 13397   1–1241 HWAFT87 3451 1001609 AC026367 13398  1–285 HWAFT87 3451 1001609 AC053518 13399  1–483 HWAFT87 3451 1001609 AC053518 13400  1–278 HWAFT87 3451 1001609 AC048339 13401  1–278 HWAFT87 3451 1001609 AC048339 13402  1–484 HWBAD01 3454 824346 AC078864 13403   1–2647 2808–2892 HWBAD01 3454 824346 AC025259 13404   1–2650 2811–2897 HWBAD01 3454 824346 AC019244 13405   1–1490 1553–2021 8170–8277 8931–9047 14413–14894 17508–17642 20758–23407 23568–23654 24507–24864 25932–26463 27845–28757 28863–29539 30432–30750 31597–32100 HWBAO29 3455 948565 AL118558 13406  1–141 490–670 807–921 1154–1446 1738–1883 3053–3092 4741–4965 5169–5618 5807–5965 6107–6218 6388–6675 6773–6881 6962–7173 7351–7502 8174–8218 8358–8520 8609–8786  9775–10096 10114–10330 10335–10504 10579–10770 10862–11054 11706–11819 14037–14152 15304–15606 15657–15901 16091–16272 16346–16888 17093–17565 17688–17935 18130–18290 18788–19094 19456–19894 20916–21144 21668–22301 22494–22815 22899–23108 23197–23320 23727–23931 24260–24436 24767–24989 25705–25871 28563–28693 29711–30146 30509–30797 31282–31922 32381–32523 32985–33100 33195–33356 33431–33644 33740–33970 34399–34746 35277–35567 35633–35750 35974–36101 36124–36476 38082–38675 38876–39003 39077–40008 40121–40398 40559–40656 42254–42653 42846–43221 44186–44664 44815–45071 45223–45367 45443–45547 46049–46224 46410–46487 47384–47550 47824–47940 48043–48107 48194–48933 49144–49456 49547–51652 51710–52007 52430–52637 53321–53569 53630–53843 54318–54485 54667–55098 55244–55396 55495–55698 55870–56026 56239–56743 HWBAO29 3455 948565 AL133223 13407  1–107 293–370 1267–1433 1707–1823 1926–1990 2077–2816 3027–3339 3431–5015 5593–5883 7509–7722 8197–8364 8546–8977 9123–9275 9374–9577 9749–9905 10118–10622 HWBAO29 3455 948565 AL118558 13408  1–194 HWBAO29 3455 948565 AL118558 13409  1–439 HWBAO29 3455 948565 AL133223 13410  1–558 HWBCV72 3462 1352366 AC018851 13411   1–2951 HWBCV72 3462 1352366 AC018630 13412  1–234 HWBCV72 3462 1352366 AC018630 13413  1–235 HWBCV72 3462 1352366 AC018630 13414  1–235 HWBCV72 3462 1352366 AC018630 13415  1–606 HWBCV72 3462 1352366 AC018630 13416  1–622 HWBDM62 3465 906779 AP000172 13417   1–3370 HWBDM62 3465 906779 AP000125 13418   1–3370 HWBDM62 3465 906779 AP000057 13419   1–3370 HWBDM62 3465 906779 AP000172 13420  1–647 660–774 HWBDM62 3465 906779 AP000172 13421  1–227 HWBDM62 3465 906779 AP000125 13422  1–647 660–774 HWBDM62 3465 906779 AP000125 13423  1–227 HWBDM62 3465 906779 AP000057 13424  1–647 660–774 HWBDM62 3465 906779 AP000057 13425  1–227 HWDAD17 3471 1352388 AC027607 13426   1–1557 HWDAD17 3471 1352388 AC036185 13427   1–1568 HWDAD17 3471 1352388 AC027607 13428  1–528 HWDAD17 3471 1352388 AC027607 13429  1–466 HWDAD17 3471 1352388 AC036185 13430  1–528 HWEAC77 3474 984653 AC004578 13431   1–2636 HWEAC77 3474 984653 AC006235 13432   1–2643 HWEAD64 3475 1028594 Z84466 13433   1–3869 HWHHD11 3477 908150 AC068145 13434  1–66 380–866  976–1123 1584–1688 1831–1986 2208–2683 2849–3388 3547–3669 3746–3876 4241–4332 5304–6566 6642–6772 6799–7251 HWHHD11 3477 908150 AC021196 13435  1–139 600–703  847–1002 1224–1698 2068–2307 2555–2677 2753–2883 3247–3338 4310–5549 5643–5773 5800–6251 HWHHD11 3477 908150 AC068145 13436  1–345 HWHHD11 3477 908150 AC021196 13437  1–487 HWHHD11 3477 908150 AC021196 13438  1–345 HWHIH10 3478 949404 AC004036 13439  1–97 1611–1894 3686–3708 4316–4493 5873–6147 6512–7131 7396–7793 HWHIH10 3478 949404 AC004036 13440  1–297 HWHIM26 3479 1120279 AP000879 13441   1–1048 HWHKR51 3482 1111166 AC022488 13442  1–99 435–525 680–793  918–1021 1162–1255 1415–1567 1983–2557 2891–3364 4092–4205 4310–4450 4858–4915 5021–5237 5851–6785 7133–7163 9614–9843 10020–10125 10452–10596 10692–10923 HWHKR51 3482 1111166 AC022488 13443  1–353 HWHKR51 3482 1111166 AC022488 13444  1–228  595–1111 1184–1700 1702–1847 HWLFE89 3494 919921 AC027131 13445  1–116 524–943 1370–1474 1906–2112 2217–2357 2474–2690 3080–3238 3351–3453 4458–4579 4958–5248 5463–5604 8069–8153 8418–8498 9909–10057 11092–11243 11406–11483 11591–13893 HWLFE89 3494 919921 AC027131 13446  1–125 HWLFQ64 3496 1035384 AP001381 13447  1–807 HWLFQ64 3496 1035384 AC021927 13448  1–453 1098–1648 2552–3358 4520–4630 5307–5616 HWLFQ64 3496 1035384 AC015956 13449  1–303 1785–1867 3858–4318 4963–5513 6417–7223 8385–8495 9172–9523 11606–11767 12730–12864 16121–16417 17842–17955 20344–20469 20714–20839 22618–25128 HWLFQ64 3496 1035384 AP001381 13450  1–111 HWLFQ64 3496 1035384 AP001381 13451  1–551 HWLFQ64 3496 1035384 AC015956 13452  1–395 HWLHM66 3500 1352384 AF205589 13453  1–534  825–1175 1334–1467 1544–1679 1846–2021 2311–2484 2562–2697 2814–3007 3396–3680 4185–4780 6229–6641 7361–7469 HWLHM66 3500 1352384 AC022505 13454  1–534  825–1175 1334–1467 1544–1681 1848–2022 2312–2485 2560–2698 2815–3008 3397–3681 4186–4781 6231–6643 7363–7471 HWLHM66 3500 1352384 AF205589 13455  1–443 HWLHM66 3500 1352384 AF205589 13456  1–380 HWLHM66 3500 1352384 AC022505 13457  1–451 1203–1384 1412–1454 HWLHM66 3500 1352384 AC022505 13458  1–540 HWLJE21 3502 1352408 AC073646 13459  1–305 385–936 1137–1774 2212–2624 3336–4162 4293–4774 4819–6169 6371–6446 7330–7429 7544–7727 8089–8199 8356–8644 9239–9350 10305–10377 11526–12187 12379–12484 12857–12991 HWLJE21 3502 1352408 AC073646 13460  1–298 HWLJX42 3504 931868 AL157400 13461  1–255 1366–1681 1964–2444 5518–5694 6187–6308 7011–7234 10728–10856 12373–12458 15040–16523 HWLJX42 3504 931868 AL157400 13462  1–389 1476–1744 HWMKQ25 3510 1352419 AC016331 13463  1–804  818–1115 1556–1630 1729–3233 3279–3345 3482–3691 3806–5459 6306–6379 7141–7320 7578–7640 HWMKQ25 3510 1352419 AC016331 13464  1–124 HWTBF59 3516 740670 AF205589 13465  1–59 134–367  820–1643 2081–4964 HWTBF59 3516 740670 AC022505 13466  1–59 134–367  820–1643 2081–4964 HWTBF59 3516 740670 AF205589 13467  1–346 556–815 839–924 1480–1555 2093–2226 2710–3130 3294–4014 HWTBF59 3516 740670 AC022505 13468  1–346 556–814 838–923 1479–1554 2092–2225 2709–3129 3293–4013

Tables 1D and 1E: The polynucleotides or polypeptides, or agonists or antagonists of the present invention can be used in assays to test for one or more biological activities. If these polynucleotides and polypeptides do exhibit activity in a particular assay, it is likely that these molecules may be involved in the diseases associated with the biological activity. Thus, the polynucleotides or polypeptides, or agonists or antagonists could be used to treat the associated disease.

The present invention encompasses methods of detecting, preventing, diagnosing, prognosticating, treating, and/or ameliorating a disease or disorder. In preferred embodiments, the present invention encompasses a method of treating a disease or disorder listed in the “Preferred Indications” columns of Table 1D and Table 1E; comprising administering to a patient (in which such treatment, prevention, or amelioration is desired) a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) in an amount effective to treat, prevent, diagnose, or ameliorate the disease or disorder. The first and second columns of Table 1D show the “Gene No.” and “cDNA Clone ID No.”, respectively, indicating certain nucleic acids and proteins (or antibodies against the same) of the invention (including polynucleotide, polypeptide, and antibody fragments or variants thereof) that may be used in preventing, treating, diagnosing, or ameliorating the disease(s) or disorder(s) indicated in the corresponding row in Column 3 of Table 1D.

In another embodiment, the present invention also encompasses methods of preventing, treating, diagnosing, or ameliorating a disease or disorder listed in the “Preferred Indications” column of Table 1D and Table 1E; comprising administering to a patient combinations of the proteins, nucleic acids, or antibodies of the invention (or fragments or variants thereof), sharing similar indications as shown in the corresponding rows in Column 3 of Table 1D.

The “Preferred Indications” columns of Table 1D and Table 1E describe diseases, disorders, and/or conditions that may be treated, prevented, diagnosed, or ameliorated by a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof).

The recitation of “Cancer” in the “Preferred Indications” columns indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., leukemias, cancers, and/or as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”).

In specific embodiments, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having a “Cancer” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a neoplasm located in a tissue selected from the group consisting of: colon, abdomen, bone, breast, digestive system, liver, pancreas, prostate, peritoneum, lung, blood (e.g., leukemia), endocrine glands (adrenal, parathyroid, pituitary, testicles, ovary, thymus, thyroid), uterus, eye, head and neck, nervous (central and peripheral), lymphatic system, pelvic, skin, soft tissue, spleen, thoracic, and urogenital.

In specific embodiments, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having a “Cancer” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D, may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a pre-neoplastic condition, selected from the group consisting of: hyperplasia (e.g., endometrial hyperplasia and/or as described in the section entitled “Hyperproliferative Disorders”), metaplasia (e.g., connective tissue metaplasia, atypical metaplasia, and/or as described in the section entitled “Hyperproliferative Disorders”), and/or dysplasia (e.g., cervical dysplasia, and bronchopulmonary dysplasia).

In another specific embodiment, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having a “Cancer” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D, may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a benign dysproliferative disorder selected from the group consisting of: benign tumors, fibrocystic conditions, tissue hypertrophy, and/or as described in the section entitled “Hyperproliferative Disorders”.

The recitation of “Immune/Hematopoietic” in the “Preferred Indication” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”), blood disorders (e.g., as described below under “Immune Activity” “Cardiovascular Disorders” and/or “Blood-Related Disorders”), and infections (e.g., as described below under “Infectious Disease”).

In specific embodiments, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having the “Immune/Hematopoietic” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D, may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a disease or disorder selected from the group consisting of: anemia, pancytopenia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, leukemias, Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, acute lymphocytic anemia (ALL), plasmacytomas, multiple myeloma, Burkitt's lymphoma, arthritis, asthma, AIDS, autoimmune disease, rheumatoid arthritis, granulomatous disease, immune deficiency, inflammatory bowel disease, sepsis, neutropenia, neutrophilia, psoriasis, immune reactions to transplanted organs and tissues, systemic lupus erythematosis, hemophilia, hypercoagulation, diabetes mellitus, endocarditis, meningitis, Lyme Disease, and allergies.

The recitation of “Reproductive” in the “Preferred Indication” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”), and disorders of the reproductive system (e.g., as described below under “Reproductive System Disorders”).

In specific embodiments, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having a “Reproductive” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D, may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a disease or disorder selected from the group consisting of: cryptorchism, prostatitis, inguinal hernia, varicocele, leydig cell tumors, verrucous carcinoma, prostatitis, malacoplakia, Peyronie's disease, penile carcinoma, squamous cell hyperplasia, dysmenorrhea, ovarian adenocarcinoma, Turner's syndrome, mucopurulent cervicitis, Sertoli-leydig tumors, ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, pelvic inflammatory disease, testicular cancer, prostate cancer, Klinefelter's syndrome, Young's syndrome, premature ejaculation, diabetes mellitus, cystic fibrosis, Kartagener's syndrome, testicular atrophy, testicular feminization, anorchia, ectopic testis, epididymitis, orchitis, gonorrhea, syphilis, testicular torsion, vasitis nodosa, germ cell tumors, stromal tumors, dysmenorrhea, retroverted uterus, endometriosis, fibroids, adenomyosis, anovulatory bleeding, amenorrhea, Cushing's syndrome, hydatidiform moles, Asherman's syndrome, premature menopause, precocious puberty, uterine polyps, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, cervicitis, chronic cervicitis, mucopurulent cervicitis, cervical dysplasia, cervical polyps, Nabothian cysts, cervical erosion, cervical incompetence, cervical neoplasms, pseudohermaphroditism, and premenstrual syndrome.

The recitation of “Musculoskeletal” in the “Preferred Indication” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”), and disorders of the immune system (e.g., as described below under “Immune Activity”).

In specific embodiments, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having a “Musculoskeletal” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D, may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a disease or disorder selected from the group consisting of: bone cancers (e.g., osteochondromas, benign chondromas, chondroblastoma, chondromyxoid fibromas, osteoid osteomas, giant cell tumors, multiple myeloma, osteosarcomas), Paget's Disease, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, osteomyelitis, Lyme Disease, gout, bursitis, tendonitis, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, muscular dystrophy, mitochondrial myopathy, cachexia, and multiple sclerosis.

The recitation of “Cardiovascular” in the “Preferred Indication” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”), and disorders of the cardiovascular system (e.g., as described below under “Cardiovascular Disorders”).

In specific embodiments, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having a “Cardiovascular” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D, may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a disease or disorder selected from the group consisting of: myxomas, fibromas, rhabdomyomas, cardiovascular abnormalities (e.g., congenital heart defects, cerebral arteriovenous malformations, septal defects), heart disease (e.g., heart failure, congestive heart disease, arrhythmia, tachycardia, fibrillation, pericardial Disease, endocarditis), cardiac arrest, heart valve disease (e.g., stenosis, regurgitation, prolapse), vascular disease (e.g., hypertension, coronary artery disease, angina, aneurysm, arteriosclerosis, peripheral vascular disease), hyponatremia, hypernatremia, hypokalemia, and hyperkalemia.

The recitation of “Mixed Fetal” in the “Preferred Indication” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”).

In specific embodiments, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having a “Mixed Fetal” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D, may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a disease or disorder selected from the group consisting of: spina bifida, hydranencephaly, neurofibromatosis, fetal alcohol syndrome, diabetes mellitus, PKU, Down's syndrome, Patau syndrome, Edwards syndrome, Turner syndrome, Apert syndrome, Carpenter syndrome, Conradi syndrome, Crouzon syndrome, cutis laxa, Cornelia de Lange syndrome, Ellis-van Creveld syndrome, Holt-Oram syndrome, Kartagener syndrome, Meckel-Gruber syndrome, Noonan syndrome, Pallister-Hall syndrome, Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome, Scimitar syndrome, Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome, thromocytopenia-absent radius (TAR) syndrome, Treacher Collins syndrome, Williams syndrome, Hirschsprung's disease, Meckel's diverticulum, polycystic kidney disease, Turner's syndrome, and gonadal dysgenesis, Klippel-Feil syndrome, Ostogenesis imperfecta, muscular dystrophy, Tay-Sachs disease, Wilm's tumor, neuroblastoma, and retinoblastoma.

The recitation of “Excretory” in the “Preferred Indication” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”) and renal disorders (e.g., as described below under “Renal Disorders”).

In specific embodiments, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having a “Excretory” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D, may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a disease or disorder selected from the group consisting of: bladder cancer, prostate cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia, bladder disorders (e.g., urinary incontinence, urinary retention, urinary obstruction, urinary tract Infections, interstitial cystitis, prostatitis, neurogenic bladder, hematuria), renal disorders (e.g., hydronephrosis, proteinuria, renal failure, pyelonephritis, urolithiasis, reflux nephropathy, and unilateral obstructive uropathy).

The recitation of “Neural/Sensory” in the “Preferred Indication” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”) and diseases or disorders of the nervous system (e.g., as described below under “Neural Activity and Neurological Diseases”).

In specific embodiments, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having a “Neural/Sensory” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D, may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a disease or disorder selected from the group consisting of: brain cancer (e.g., brain stem glioma, brain tumors, central nervous system (Primary) lymphoma, central nervous system lymphoma, cerebellar astrocytoma, and cerebral astrocytoma, neurodegenerative disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's Disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Parkinson's Disease, and Idiopathic Presenile Dementia), encephalomyelitis, cerebral malaria, meningitis, metabolic brain diseases (e.g., phenylketonuria and pyruvate carboxylase deficiency), cerebellar ataxia, ataxia telangiectasia, and AIDS Dementia Complex, schizophrenia, attention deficit disorder, hyperactive attention deficit disorder, autism, and obsessive compulsive disorders.

The recitation of “Respiratory” in the “Preferred Indication” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”) and diseases or disorders of the respiratory system (e.g., as described below under “Respiratory Disorders”).

In specific embodiments, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having a “Respiratory” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D, may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a disease or disorder selected from the group consisting of: cancers of the respiratory system such as larynx cancer, pharynx cancer, trachea cancer, epiglottis cancer, lung cancer, squamous cell carcinomas, small cell (oat cell) carcinomas, large cell carcinomas, and adenocarcinomas. Allergic reactions, cystic fibrosis, sarcoidosis, histiocytosis X, infiltrative lung diseases (e.g., pulmonary fibrosis and lymphoid interstitial pneumonia), obstructive airway diseases (e.g., asthma, emphysema, chronic or acute bronchitis), occupational lung diseases (e.g., silicosis and asbestosis), pneumonia, and pleurisy.

The recitation of “Endocrine” in the “Preferred Indication” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”) and diseases or disorders of the respiratory system (e.g., as described below under “Respiratory Disorders”), renal disorders (e.g., as described below under “Renal Disorders”), and disorders of the endocrine system (e.g., as described below under “Endocrine Disorders”.

In specific embodiments, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having an “Endocrine” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D, may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a disease or disorder selected from the group consisting of: cancers of endocrine tissues and organs (e.g., cancers of the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, thyroid gland, parathyroid glands, pancreas, adrenal glands, ovaries, and testes), diabetes (e.g., diabetes insipidus, type I and type II diabetes mellitus), obesity, disorders related to pituitary glands (e.g., hyperpituitarism, hypopituitarism, and pituitary dwarfism), hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, goiter, reproductive disorders (e.g. male and female infertility), disorders related to adrenal glands (e.g., Addison's Disease, corticosteroid deficiency, and Cushing's Syndrome), kidney cancer (e.g., hypemephroma, transitional cell cancer, and Wilm's tumor), diabetic nephropathy, interstitial nephritis, polycystic kidney disease, glomerulonephritis (e.g., IgM mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis and glomerulonephritis caused by autoimmune disorders; such as Goodpasture's syndrome), and nephrocalcinosis.

The recitation of “Digestive” in the “Preferred Indication” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”) and diseases or disorders of the gastrointestinal system (e.g., as described below under “Gastrointestinal Disorders”.

In specific embodiments, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having a “Digestive” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D, may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a disease or disorder selected from the group consisting of: ulcerative colitis, appendicitis, Crohn's disease, hepatitis, hepatic encephalopathy, portal hypertension, cholelithiasis, cancer of the digestive system (e.g., biliary tract cancer, stomach cancer, colon cancer, gastric cancer, pancreatic cancer, cancer of the bile duct, tumors of the colon (e.g., polyps or cancers), and cirrhosis), pancreatitis, ulcerative disease, pyloric stenosis, gastroenteritis, gastritis, gastric atropy, benign tumors of the duodenum, distension, irritable bowel syndrome, malabsorption, congenital disorders of the small intestine, bacterial and parasitic infection, megacolon, Hirschsprung's disease, aganglionic megacolon, acquired megacolon, colitis, anorectal disorders (e.g., anal fistulas, hemorrhoids), congenital disorders of the liver (e.g., Wilson's disease, hemochromatosis, cystic fibrosis, biliary atresia, and alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency), portal hypertension, cholelithiasis, and jaundice.

The recitation of “Connective/Epithelial” in the “Preferred Indication” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”), cellular and genetic abnormalities (e.g., as described below under “Diseases at the Cellular Level”), angiogenesis (e.g., as described below under “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity”), and or to promote or inhibit regeneration (e.g., as described below under “Regeneration”), and wound healing (e.g., as described below under “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation”).

In specific embodiments, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having a “Connective/Epithelial” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D, may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a disease or disorder selected from the group consisting of: connective tissue metaplasia, mixed connective tissue disease, focal epithelial hyperplasia, epithelial metaplasia, mucoepithelial dysplasia, graft v. host disease, polymyositis, cystic hyperplasia, cerebral dysplasia, tissue hypertrophy, Alzheimer's disease, lymphoproliferative disorder, Waldenstron's macroglobulinemia, Crohn's disease, pernicious anemia, idiopathic Addison's disease, glomerulonephritis, bullous pemphigoid, Sjogren's syndrome, diabetes mellitus, cystic fibrosis, osteoblastoma, osteoclastoma, osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, osteoporosis, osteocarthritis, periodontal disease, wound healing, relapsing polychondritis, vasculitis, polyarteritis nodosa, Wegener's granulamatosis, cellulitis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, discoid lupus erythematosus, systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, CREST syndrome, Sjogren's syndrome, polymyositis, dermatomyositis, mixed connective tissue disease, relapsing polychondritis, vasculitis, Henoch-Schonlein syndrome, erythema nodosum, polyarteritis nodosa, temporal (giant cell) arteritis, Takayasu's arteritis, Wegener's granulomatosis, Reiter's syndrome, Behcet's syndrome, ankylosing spondylitis, cellulitis, keloids, Ehler Danlos syndrome, Marfan syndrome, pseudoxantoma elasticum, osteogenese imperfecta, chondrodysplasias, epidermolysis bullosa, Alport syndrome, and cutis laxa.

TABLE 1C Gene cDNA No. Clone ID: Preferred Indications: 1 H2CBG48 Cancer 2 H2CBU83 Cancer 3 H2MAC30 Cancer 4 H6EAB28 Musculoskeletal, Neural/Sensory 5 H6EDC19 Cancer 6 H6EDF66 Connective/Epithelial, Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 7 H6EDY30 Immune/Hematopoetic 8 HABAG37 Cancer 9 HACBD91 Cancer 10 HACCI17 Cancer 11 HADAO89 Connective/Epithelial 12 HADCP14 Connective/Epithelial, Immune/Hematopoetic 13 HAGAI85 Cancer 14 HAGAM64 Neural/Sensory 15 HAGAN21 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 16 HAGAQ26 Cancer 17 HAGBZ81 Excretory, Neural/Sensory 18 HAGDS20 Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 19 HAGDS35 Cancer 20 HAGFG51 Neural/Sensory 21 HAGFI62 Cancer 22 HAHDB16 Cardiovascular 23 HAHDR32 Cancer 24 HAIBO71 Connective/Epithelial, Digestive, Immune/ Hematopoetic 25 HAIBP89 Cancer 26 HAIBU10 Cancer 27 HAICP19 Cancer 28 HAIFL18 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 29 HAJAF57 Cancer 30 HAJAN23 Cancer 31 HAJBR69 Cancer 32 HAJBZ75 Cancer 33 HAMFE15 Cancer 34 HAMFK58 Cancer 35 HAMGG68 Cancer 36 HAMGR28 Cancer 37 HAPBS03 Cancer 38 HAPNY86 Cancer 39 HAPNY94 Cancer 40 HAPOM49 Cancer 41 HAPPW30 Cancer 42 HAPQT22 Cancer 43 HAPUC89 Cancer 44 HASAV70 Cancer 45 HASCG84 Cancer 46 HATAC53 Cancer 47 HATBR65 Cancer 48 HATCB92 Endocrine 49 HATCP77 Cancer 50 HATDM46 Cancer 51 HATEE46 Cancer 52 HAUAI83 Reproductive 53 HBAFJ33 Cancer 54 HBAFV19 Cancer 55 HBAMB15 Cardiovascular, Excretory, Reproductive 56 HBAMB34 Excretory, Reproductive 57 HBCPB32 Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 58 HBGBA69 Cancer 59 HBGNU56 Cancer 60 HBHAD12 Neural/Sensory 61 HBHMA23 Cancer 62 HBIAE26 Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 63 HBIBW67 Digestive, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 64 HBINS58 Connective/Epithelial, Reproductive 65 HBJFU48 Immune/Hematopoetic 66 HBJIY92 Cancer 67 HBJLC01 Immune/Hematopoetic 68 HBJLF01 Cancer 69 HBJLH40 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 70 HBJNC59 Cancer 71 HBNAW17 Reproductive 72 HBOEG11 Cancer 73 HBOEG69 Cancer 74 HCACU58 Immune/Hematopoetic 75 HCACV51 Cancer 76 HCDBW86 Musculoskeletal 77 HCE1Q89 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 78 HCE2F54 Cancer 79 HCE3G69 Cancer 80 HCE5F43 Cancer 81 HCEFB80 Cancer 82 HCEGR33 Cancer 83 HCEMP62 Cancer 84 HCENK38 Cancer 85 HCEWE17 Digestive, Neural/Sensory 86 HCEWE20 Endocrine, Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 87 HCFCU88 Immune/Hematopoetic 88 HCFMV71 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 89 HCFNN01 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 90 HCFOM18 Immune/Hematopoetic 91 HCGMD59 Cancer 92 HCHNF25 Cancer 93 HCMSQ56 Cardiovascular 94 HCMST14 Cancer 95 HCMTB45 Cardiovascular, Mixed Fetal 96 HCNDR47 Digestive, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 97 HCNSB61 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 98 HCNSD93 Digestive 99 HCOOS80 Cancer 100 HCQCT05 Digestive, Endocrine, Reproductive 101 HCUBS50 Immune/Hematopoetic 102 HCUCK44 Cancer 103 HCUEO60 Immune/Hematopoetic 104 HCUGM86 Immune/Hematopoetic 105 HCUHK65 Cancer 106 HCUIM65 Cancer 107 HCWDS72 Cancer 108 HCWEB58 Cancer 109 HCWGU37 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 110 HCWKC15 Immune/Hematopoetic 111 HCWLD74 Immune/Hematopoetic 112 HCWUM50 Cancer 113 HDABR72 Cancer 114 HDHEB60 Cancer 115 HDHIA94 Cancer 116 HDHMA72 Cancer 117 HDLAC10 Cancer 118 HDLAO28 Cancer 119 HDPBA28 Cancer 120 HDPBI32 Excretory, Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 121 HDPBQ02 Immune/Hematopoetic 122 HDPBQ71 Cancer 123 HDPCJ91 Cancer 124 HDPCL63 Cancer 125 HDPCO25 Immune/Hematopoetic 126 HDPCY37 Cancer 127 HDPFF39 Cancer 128 HDPGI49 Cancer 129 HDPGK25 Cancer 130 HDPGP94 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 131 HDPGT01 Cancer 132 HDPHI51 Immune/Hematopoetic 133 HDPJF37 Cancer 134 HDPJM30 Cancer 135 HDPNC61 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 136 HDPND46 Immune/Hematopoetic 137 HDPOE32 Cancer 138 HDPOH06 Cancer 139 HDPOJ08 Cancer 140 HDPOZ56 Cancer 141 HDPPA04 Cardiovascular, Connective/Epithelial, Immune/Hematopoetic 142 HDPPH47 Cancer 143 HDPPN86 Cancer 144 HDPSB18 Cancer 145 HDPSH53 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 146 HDPSP01 Cancer 147 HDPSP54 Cancer 148 HDPSU13 Immune/Hematopoetic 149 HDPTD15 Immune/Hematopoetic 150 HDPTK41 Cancer 151 HDPUG50 Cancer 152 HDPUH26 Cancer 153 HDPUW68 Cancer 154 HDPVH60 Cancer 155 HDPWN93 Cancer 156 HDPWU34 Cancer 157 HDPXY01 Cancer 158 HDQHD03 Neural/Sensory 159 HDTBPO4 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 160 HDTBV77 Cancer 161 HDTDQ23 Cancer 162 HDTEK44 Connective/Epithelial, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 163 HDTEN81 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 164 HDTFE17 Cancer 165 HDTGC73 Cancer 166 HDTIT10 Cancer 167 HDTMK50 Cancer 168 HE2DE47 Cancer 169 HE2DY70 Immune/Hematopoetic, Mixed Fetal, Musculoskeletal 170 HE2EB74 Cancer 171 HE2FVO3 Cancer 172 HE2NV57 Cancer 173 HE2PD49 Cancer 174 HE2PH36 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Mixed Fetal 175 HE2PY40 Mixed Fetal 176 HE6EU50 Mixed Fetal 177 HE8DS15 Cancer 178 HE8MH91 Cancer 179 HE8QV67 Cancer 180 HE9BK23 Digestive, Mixed Fetal 181 HE9CO69 Cancer 182 HE9CP41 Immune/Hematopoetic, Mixed Fetal 183 HE9DG49 Cancer 184 HE9HY07 Mixed Fetal, Reproductive 185 HE9OW20 Immune/Hematopoetic, Mixed Fetal, Neural/ Sensory 186 HE9RM63 Cancer 187 HEAAR07 Reproductive 188 HEBAE88 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 189 HEBBN36 Cancer 190 HEBCM63 Cancer 191 HEBEJ18 Cancer 192 HEEAG23 Cancer 193 HEEAJ02 Cancer 194 HEEAQ11 Reproductive 195 HEGAH43 Digestive, Reproductive 196 HEGAN94 Reproductive 197 HEGBS69 Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 198 HELGK31 Cancer 199 HELHD85 Cancer 200 HELHL48 Cancer 201 HEMAM41 Cancer 202 HEOMQ63 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 203 HEPAA46 Reproductive 204 HEPAB80 Reproductive 205 HEPAD91 Connective/Epithelial, Reproductive 206 HEQAK71 Cancer 207 HEQCC55 Cancer 208 HERAD40 Connective/Epithelial 209 HERAR44 Connective/Epithelial, Reproductive 210 HESAJ10 Cancer 211 HETAB45 Cancer 212 HETBR16 Digestive, Inimune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 213 HETEU28 Cancer 214 HETLM70 Cancer 215 HFABG18 Cancer 216 HFABH95 Digestive, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 217 HFAEF57 Neural/Sensory 218 HFAMH77 Cancer 219 HFCCQ50 Cancer 220 HFCDK17 Cancer 221 HFCEB37 Cancer 222 HFFAD59 Neural/Sensory 223 HFFAL36 Neural/Sensory 224 HFGAD82 Cancer 225 HFIIN69 Musculoskeletal, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 226 HFKET18 Cancer 227 HFKFG02 Excretory, Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 228 HFLNB64 Cancer 229 HFOXB13 Musculoskeletal 230 HFPAC12 Cancer 231 HFPCXO9 Mixed Fetal, Neural/Sensory 232 HFPCX36 Neural/Sensory 233 HFPCX64 Mixed Fetal, Neural/Sensory 234 HFRAN90 Neural/Sensory 235 HFTBM50 Cancer 236 HFTCU19 Cancer 237 HFTDL56 Cancer 238 HFTDZ36 Cancer 239 HFVGE32 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 240 HFXAM76 Cancer 241 HFXBL33 Cancer 242 HFXDJ75 Neural/Sensory 243 HFXDN63 Neural/Sensory 244 HFXGT26 Cancer 245 HFXGV31 Neural/Sensory 246 HFXHD88 Neural/Sensory 247 HFXJK73 Neural/Sensory 248 HFXJX44 Cancer 249 HFXKJ03 Cardiovascular, Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/ Sensory 250 HFXKY27 Neural/Sensory 251 HGBFO79 Cancer 252 HGBHE57 Cancer 253 HGBHI35 Cancer 254 HGBIB74 Cancer 255 HGLAF75 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 256 HGLAL82 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 257 HHAAF20 Cancer 258 HHBCS39 Cancer 259 HHEAA08 Immune/Hematopoetic 260 HHEBB10 Cancer 261 HHEMA59 Cancer 262 HHEMA75 Cancer 263 HHEMM74 Cancer 264 HHENP27 Cancer 265 HHENQ22 Immune/Hematopoetic 266 HHENV10 Immune/Hematopoetic 267 HHEPD24 Immune/Hematopoetic 268 HHEPM33 Cancer 269 HHEPT60 Cancer 270 HHEPU04 Cancer 271 HHFBY53 Cancer 272 HHFEC49 Cancer 273 HHFFJ48 Cardiovascular, Immune/Hematopoetic 274 HHFGR93 Cancer 275 HHFHJ59 Cancer 276 HHFHR32 Cancer 277 HHFOJ29 Cancer 278 HHGBO91 Digestive, Reproductive 279 HHGCG53 Cancer 280 HHGCM76 Cancer 281 HHGCQ54 Cancer 282 HHGDF16 Cancer 283 HHGDW43 Cancer 284 HHPDX20 Neural/Sensory 285 HHPEN62 Cancer 286 HHPGO40 Cancer 287 HHPTJ65 Cardiovascular, Musculoskeletal, Neural/Sensory 288 HHSDX28 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 289 HHSGW69 Cancer 290 HHTLF25 Cancer 291 HILCF66 Cancer 292 HJACA79 Immune/Hematopoetic 293 HJACG30 Immune/Hematopoetic 294 HJBAV55 Cancer 295 HJBCU04 Cancer 296 HJBCY35 Cancer 297 HJMBI18 Cancer 298 HJMBM38 Cancer 299 HJMBT65 Cancer 300 HJMBW30 Cancer 301 HJPAD75 Cancer 302 HJPCP42 Cardiovascular, Immune/Hematopoetic 303 HKAAE44 Cancer 304 HKAAH36 Connective/Epithelial, Reproductive 305 HKAAK02 Cancer 306 HKABI84 Cancer 307 HKABZ65 Connective/Epithelial 308 HKACB56 Connective/Epithelial 309 HKACD58 Cancer 310 HKACH44 Cancer 311 HKACM93 Cancer 312 HKAEG43 Cancer 313 HKAEL80 Connective/Epithelial, Immune/Hematopoetic 314 HKAEV06 Cancer 315 HKAFK41 Cancer 316 HKAFT66 Connective/Epithelial, Digestive, Immune/ Hematopoetic 317 HKB1E57 Cancer 318 HKDBF34 Cancer 319 HKFBC53 Cancer 320 HKGAT94 Digestive, Reproductive 321 HKGCO27 Cancer 322 HKGDL36 Cancer 323 HKISB57 Cancer 324 HKIYH57 Cancer 325 HKMLP68 Excretory, Reproductive 326 HKMMD13 Excretory 327 HKMMW74 Excretory 328 HKMND01 Excretory 329 HL2AG57 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 330 HLCND09 Cancer 331 HLDBE54 Digestive, Reproductive 332 HLDBX13 Digestive 333 HLDNA86 Cancer 334 HLDON23 Cancer 335 HLDOW79 Digestive 336 HLDQC46 Cancer 337 HLDQR62 Cancer 338 HLDQU79 Cancer 339 HLDRM43 Digestive, Reproductive 340 HLDRP33 Digestive, Neural/Sensory 341 HLHAL68 Respiratory 342 HLHFP03 Respiratory 343 HLIBD68 Cancer 344 HLICQ90 Cancer 345 HLJBJ61 Cancer 346 HLMBO76 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 347 HLMCA59 Immune/Hematopoetic 348 HLQBE09 Digestive 349 HLQDR48 Digestive 350 HLQEM64 Cancer 351 HLTAU74 Cancer 352 HLTCO33 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 353 HLTDV50 Immune/Hematopoetic, Respiratory 354 HLTEJ06 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 355 HLTFA64 Cancer 356 HLTHG37 Cancer 357 HLTHR66 Cancer 358 HLTIP94 Immune/Hematopoetic, Mixed Fetal, Neural/ Sensory 359 HLWAA17 Cancer 360 HLWAA88 Cancer 361 HLWAD77 Cancer 362 HLWAE11 Cardiovascular, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 363 HLWAO22 Cancer 364 HLWAY54 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 365 HLWBH18 Reproductive 366 HLWBI63 Cancer 367 HLWBK05 Cancer 368 HLWBY76 Cancer 369 HLWCF05 Cancer 370 HLYAC95 Immune/Hematopoetic 371 HLYAF80 Immune/Hematopoetic 372 HLYAN59 Immune/Hematopoetic 373 HLYAP91 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 374 HLYBD32 Immune/Hematopoetic 375 HLYES38 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 376 HMADK33 Cancer 377 HMADS41 Cancer 378 HMADU73 Cancer 379 HMAMI15 Cancer 380 HMCFY13 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 381 HMDAB56 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 382 HMDAE65 Neural/Sensory 383 HMDAM24 Cancer 384 HMDAN54 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 385 HMDAQ29 Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 386 HMEAI48 Cardiovascular 387 HMECK83 Cardiovascular 388 HMEED18 Cancer 389 HMEET96 Cancer 390 HMEFT54 Cardiovascular, Digestive, Reproductive 391 HMEGF92 Cardiovascular 392 HMIAP86 Cancer 393 HMKCG09 Digestive, Endocrine, Neural/Sensory 394 HMMAH60 Immune/Hematopoetic 395 HMQDF12 Cancer 396 HMSBX80 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 397 HMSDL37 Cancer 398 HMSFI26 Immune/Hematopoetic 399 HMSFS21 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 400 HMSGB14 Immune/Hematopoetic 401 HMSGT42 Cancer 402 HMSGU01 Cancer 403 HMSHM14 Immune/Hematopoetic 404 HMSHS36 Immune/Hematopoetic 405 HMSJM65 Cancer 406 HMSJU68 Cancer 407 HMSKC04 Immune/Hematopoetic 408 HMTBI36 Cancer 409 HMUAP70 Cancer 410 HMVBN46 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 411 HMVBS81 Cancer 412 HMWDC28 Cancer 413 HMWEB02 Cancer 414 HN4WFO02 Immune/Hematopoetic 415 HMWFT65 Immune/Hematopoetic 416 HMWGY65 Cancer 417 HNEAC05 Immune/Hematopoetic 418 HNEEB45 Immune/Hematopoetic, Mixed Fetal 419 HNEEE24 Immune/Hematopoetic 420 HNFFC43 Cancer 421 HNFGF20 Cardiovascular, Immune/Hematopoetic 422 HNFIY77 Cancer 423 HNFJF07 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 424 HNFJH45 Immune/Hematopoetic 425 HNGAK47 Immune/Hematopoetic 426 HNGAP93 Cancer 427 HNGBC07 Immune/Hematopoetic 428 HNGBT31 Immune/Hematopoetic 429 HNGDG40 Immune/Hematopoetic 430 HNGDJ72 Immune/Hematopoetic 431 HNGDU40 Immune/Hematopoetic 432 HNGEG08 Immune/Hematopoetic 433 HNGEP09 Immune/Hematopoetic 434 HNGFR31 Immune/Hematopoetic 435 HNGHR74 Immune/Hematopoetic 436 HNGIH43 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 437 HNGIJ31 Cancer 438 HNGJE50 Immune/Hematopoetic 439 HNGJO57 Immune/Hematopoetic 440 HNGJT54 Immune/Hematopoetic 441 HNGND37 Cancer 442 HNGOI12 Immune/Hematopoetic 443 HNGOM56 Immune/Hematopoetic 444 HNGOU56 Immune/Hematopoetic 445 HNGOW62 Immune/Hematopoetic 446 HNHAH01 Immune/Hematopoetic 447 HNHCX60 Immune/Hematopoetic 448 HNHCY64 Immune/Hematopoetic 449 HNHCY94 Immune/Hematopoetic 450 HNHDW38 Immune/Hematopoetic 451 HNHDW42 Immune/Hematopoetic 452 HNHED17 Immune/Hematopoetic 453 HNHEI42 Immune/Hematopoetic 454 HNHEU93 Immune/Hematopoetic 455 HNHFM14 Cancer 456 HNHFR04 Immune/Hematopoetic 457 HNHFU32 Immune/Hematopoetic 458 HNHNB29 Immune/Hematopoetic 459 HNHOD46 Immune/Hematopoetic 460 HNHOG73 Immune/Hematopoetic 461 HNTBI26 Cancer 462 HNTBL27 Cancer 463 HNTCE26 Cancer 464 HNTNC20 Cancer 465 HNTNI01 Cancer 466 HNTSY18 Cardiovascular, Reproductive 467 HOAAC90 Musculoskeletal 468 HOACB38 Musculoskeletal 469 HOCNF19 Digestive 470 HODDF13 Reproductive 471 HODDN65 Reproductive 472 HODDN92 Cancer 473 HODDO08 Cancer 474 HODDW40 Cardiovascular, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 475 HODEJ32 Reproductive 476 HODFN71 Mixed Fetal, Reproductive 477 HODGE68 Reproductive 478 HOEBK34 Digestive, Musculoskeletal 479 HOEBZ89 Cancer 480 HOEDB32 Cancer 481 HOEDE28 Cancer 482 HOEDH84 Cancer 483 HOFMQ33 Reproductive 484 HOFMT75 Cancer 485 HOFND85 Cancer 486 HOFNY91 Cancer 487 HOFOC33 Reproductive 488 HOGAW62 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 489 HOGCK20 Cancer 490 HOGCK63 Cancer 491 HOGCS52 Cancer 492 HOHBB49 Musculoskeletal 493 HOHBC68 Musculoskeletal, Reproductive 494 HOHBY12 Musculoskeletal 495 HOHBY44 Cancer 496 HOHCC74 Musculoskeletal 497 HOHCH55 Cancer 498 HOQBJ82 Cancer 499 HOSBY40 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Musculoskeletal 500 HOSDJ25 Cancer 501 HOSEG51 Endocrine, Immune/Hematopoetic, Musculoskeletal 502 HOSEQ49 Cancer 503 HOSFDS8 Cancer 504 HOUCQ17 Cancer 505 HOUDK26 Connective/Epithelial, Digestive, Neural/Sensory 506 HOUGG12 Cancer 507 HOVCA92 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 508 HPASA81 Digestive, Endocrine, Reproductive 509 HPBCU51 Cancer 510 HPDDC77 Cancer 511 HPDWP28 Reproductive 512 HPEAD79 Reproductive 513 HPFCL43 Cancer 514 HPFDG48 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 515 HPIAQ68 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 516 HPIBO15 Cancer 517 HPICB53 Reproductive 518 HPJBI33 Reproductive 519 HPJBK12 Reproductive 520 HPJCL22 Cancer 521 HPJCW04 Reproductive 522 HPJEX20 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 523 HPMAI22 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 524 HPMDK28 Cancer 525 HPMFP40 Reproductive 526 HPMGJ45 Cancer 527 HPQAC69 Digestive 528 HPRAL78 Cancer 529 HPRBC80 Cancer 530 HPRBF19 Cancer 531 HPTTG19 Endocrine, Immune/Hematopoetic 532 HPVAB94 Reproductive 533 HPWAY46 Cancer 534 HPWDJ42 Digestive, Reproductive 535 HPZAB47 Cancer 536 HRAAB15 Cancer 537 HRABA80 Excretory 538 HRACD15 Cancer 539 HRACD80 Digestive, Excretory 540 HRACJ35 Cancer 541 HRADL70 Excretory, Immune/Hematopoetic 542 HRDDV47 Cancer 543 HRDFD27 Immune/Hematopoetic, Musculoskeletal 544 HRGBL78 Cancer 545 HROAJ03 Cancer 546 HROAJ39 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 547 HROBD68 Cancer 548 HRTAE58 Digestive 549 HSATR82 Immune/Hematopoetic 550 HSAUK57 Immune/Hematopoetic 551 HSAUL82 Immune/Hematopoetic 552 HSAVH65 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 553 HSAVK10 Immune/Hematopoetic 554 HSAWD74 Cancer 555 HSAWZ41 Immune/Hematopoetic 556 HSAXA83 Cancer 557 HSAYB43 Immune/Hematopoetic 558 HSAYM40 Immune/Hematopoetic 559 HSDAJ46 Mixed Fetal, Neural/Sensory 560 HSDEK49 Cancer 561 HSDER95 Connective/Epithelial, Digestive, Neural/Sensory 562 HSDFJ26 Cancer 563 HSDJA15 Cancer 564 HSDIJ82 Neural/Sensory 565 HSDJM31 Digestive, Neural/Sensory 566 HSDSB09 Digestive, Excretory, Neural/Sensory 567 HSDSE75 Cancer 568 HSDZR57 Cancer 569 HSHAX21 Cancer 570 HSIAS17 Cancer 571 HSIDJ81 Digestive 572 HSIDX71 Digestive, Neural/Sensory 573 HSJBQ79 Cancer 574 HSKDA27 Cancer 575 HSKGN81 Cancer 576 HSKHZ81 Cancer 577 HSKNB56 Cancer 578 HSLCQ82 Cancer 579 HSLJG37 Cancer 580 HSNAB12 Cardiovascular 581 HSNAD72 Cancer 582 HSNMC45 Cancer 583 HSODE04 Digestive 584 HSPBF70 Cancer 585 HSQFP66 Excretory, Neural/Sensory 586 HSRFZ57 Musculoskeletal 587 HSSAJ29 Musculoskeletal, Neural/Sensory 588 HSSDX51 Cancer 589 HSSFT08 Musculoskeletal 590 HSSGD52 Cancer 591 HSSGG82 Cancer 592 HSSJC35 Cancer 593 HSTBJ86 Connective/Epithelial 594 HSUBW09 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 595 HSVAM10 Cancer 596 HSVBU91 Cancer 597 HSXCG83 Cancer 598 HSXEQ06 Cancer 599 HSXGI47 Cancer 600 HSYAV50 Cancer 601 HSYAV66 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 602 HSYAZ50 Cancer 603 HSYAZ63 Cancer 604 HSYBG37 Cancer 605 HT3SF53 Cancer 606 HT5GJ57 Cancer 607 HTADW91 Cancer 608 HTADX17 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 609 HTAEE28 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Mixed Fetal 610 HTDAF28 Cancer 611 HTEAF65 Excretory, Reproductive 612 HTEAM34 Reproductive 613 HTEAM34 Reproductive 614 HTEBI28 Reproductive 615 HTEBV72 Reproductive 616 HTECC05 Cancer 617 HTEDF80 Reproductive 618 HTEDY42 Reproductive 619 HTEEB42 Cancer 620 HTEFU65 Cancer 621 HTEGA76 Reproductive 622 HTEGI42 Cancer 623 HTEHR24 Cancer 624 HTEIP36 Reproductive 625 HTEIV80 Reproductive 626 HTEJN13 Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 627 HTELM16 Reproductive 628 HTELP17 Cancer 629 HTELS08 Reproductive 630 HTEPG70 Reproductive 631 HTGAU75 Immune/Hematopoetic 632 HTGEP89 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 633 HTHBG43 Immune/Hematopoetic 634 HTHCA18 Immune/Hematopoetic 635 HTHDJ94 Cancer 636 HTHDS25 Endocrine, Immune/Hematopoetic 637 HTJMA95 Cancer 638 HTJML75 Cancer 639 HTLBE23 Reproductive 640 HTLEP53 Reproductive 641 HTLFE42 Cardiovascular, Digestive, Reproductive 642 HTLFE57 Cancer 643 HTLGE31 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 644 HTLHY14 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 645 HTLIT32 Reproductive 646 HTLTV19 Reproductive 647 HTNBO91 Cancer 648 HTOAK16 Cancer 649 HTODK73 Cancer 650 HTODO72 Immune/Hematopoetic 651 HTOGR42 Immune/Hematopoetic 652 HTOHT18 Cancer 653 HTOIY21 Immune/Hematopoetic 654 HTOIZ02 Cancer 655 HTOJA73 Immune/Hematopoetic 656 HTOJK60 Cancer 657 HTPBW79 Cancer 658 HTPCS72 Cancer 659 HTSEW17 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 660 HTTBI76 Cancer 661 HTTBS64 Reproductive 662 HTTDB46 Digestive, Reproductive 663 HTWCT03 Cancer 664 HTWDF76 Immune/Hematopoetic 665 HTWJK32 Cancer 666 HTWKE60 Cancer 667 HTXAJ12 Immune/Hematopoetic 668 HTXCV12 Cancer 669 HTXDW56 Cancer 670 HTXFL30 Cancer 671 HTXJM03 Cancer 672 HTXKF95 Cancer 673 HTXKP61 Cancer 674 HUDBZ89 Cancer 675 HUFBY15 Digestive, Musculoskeletal, Reproductive 676 HUFCJ30 Cancer 677 HUFEF62 Digestive 678 HUKAH51 Cancer 679 HUKBT29 Cancer 680 HUSAT94 Cancer 681 HUSBA88 Cancer 682 HUSIG64 Cancer 683 HUSXS50 Cancer 684 HUVEB53 Cancer 685 HWAAD63 Endocrine, Excretory, Immune/Hematopoetic 686 HWABA81 Immune/Hematopoetic 687 HWABY10 Cancer 688 HWADJ89 Immune/Hematopoetic 689 HWBAO62 Connective/Epithelial, Immune/Hematopoetic 690 HWBAR14 Cancer 691 HWBCB89 Cancer 692 HWBCP79 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 693 HWBDP28 Cancer 694 HWBEM18 Cancer 695 HWBFE57 Connective/Epithelial, Excretory, Immune/ Hematopoetic 696 HWBFX31 Cancer 697 HWDAC39 Connective/Epithelial 698 HWDAH38 Connective/Epithelial 699 HWHGP71 Connective/Epithelial, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 700 HWHGQ49 Cancer 701 HWHGU54 Connective/Epithelial 702 HWHGZ51 Cancer 703 HWHHL34 Cancer 704 HWLEV32 Cancer 705 HWLIH65 Cancer 706 HWTBK81 Cancer 707 HYAAJ71 Immune/Hematopoetic 708 HYBAR01 Musculoskeletal 709 H6EDX46 Cancer 710 HAGDG59 Cancer 711 HAMFC93 Cancer 712 HAPOB80 Immune/Hematopoetic, Musculoskeletal 713 HATDF29 Cancer 714 HBIMB51 Connective/Epithelial, Reproductive 715 HBJID05 Immune/Hematopoetic 716 HBJJU28 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 717 HBXFL29 Cancer 718 HCEEA88 Cancer 719 HCEFB69 Cancer 720 HCNSM70 Cancer 721 HDHMA45 Cardiovascular, Neural/Sensory 722 HDPFP29 Cancer 723 HDTBD53 Cancer 724 HE2EN04 Cancer 725 HE8UB86 Mixed Fetal, Reproductive 726 HFAMB72 Cancer 727 HFIIZ70 Cancer 728 HFIUR10 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Musculoskeletal 729 HFOXA73 Musculoskeletal 730 HFPAO71 Cancer 731 HFVAB79 Cardiovascular, Digestive, Reproductive 732 HFXJU68 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 733 HFXKT05 Cancer 734 HHENK42 Immune/Hematopoetic 735 HHPEC09 Cancer 736 HJABB94 Cancer 737 HJABT47 Cancer 738 HJABX32 Cancer 739 HJMBN89 Cancer 740 HKADQ91 Cancer 741 HKIYP40 Cancer 742 HKMLK53 Excretory, Mixed Fetal 743 HKMLM11 Cancer 744 HKMLN27 Cancer 745 HLHFR58 Cancer 746 HLQDH79 Cancer 747 HLYAZ61 Immune/Hematopoetic 748 HLYBI15 Immune/Hematopoetic 749 HMIAL37 Digestive, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 750 HMQDT36 Cancer 751 HMTAD67 Cancer 752 HMWFY10 Cardiovascular, Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/ Sensory 753 HNGAJ15 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 754 HNGEO29 Immune/Hematopoetic 755 HNGIQ46 Immune/Hematopoetic 756 HNGJP69 Immune/Hematopoetic 757 HNHFO29 Immune/Hematopoetic 758 HOFNC14 Reproductive 759 HOFOC73 Cancer 760 HOHCK70 Cancer 761 HPRSB76 Reproductive 762 HPWAZ95 Reproductive 763 HSABG21 Reproductive 764 HSAVD46 Immune/Hematopoetic, Mixed Fetal, Reproductive 765 HSDEZ20 Neural/Sensory 766 HSFAM31 Immune/Hematopoetic 767 HSQCM10 Cancer 768 HSXEC75 Cancer 769 HSZAF47 Mixed Fetal 770 HTEHU31 Cancer 771 HTEHU93 Reproductive 772 HTOHD42 Immune/Hematopoetic 773 HTOHM15 Cancer 774 HTPIH83 Digestive, Reproductive 775 HTXON32 Immune/Hematopoetic 776 HWBAR88 Cancer 777 HWHQS55 Cancer 778 HYABK95 Cancer 779 HYBBE75 Musculoskeletal 780 H2CAA57 Cancer 781 H2CBH03 Cancer 782 H2CBJ08 Cancer 783 H2CBK33 Cancer 784 H2CBT75 Cancer 785 H2MBB56 Cancer 786 H2MBT68 Cancer 787 H2MBY03 Cancer 788 H6BSD90 Cancer 789 H6BSG32 Cardiovascular, Immune/Hematopoetic, Musculoskeletal 790 H6EAA53 Cancer 791 H6EAE26 Musculoskeletal, Neural/Sensory 792 H6EEW11 Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 793 H6EEW15 Cancer 794 H7TBA62 Cancer 795 H7TMD22 Neural/Sensory 796 HA5BM53 Cancer 797 HAAAI67 Cancer 798 HACAA29 Cancer 799 HACBD86 Connective/Epithelial 800 HACBH16 Connective/Epithelial 801 HACBI61 Cancer 802 HACBS38 Cancer 803 HACBZ59 Cancer 804 HACCL63 Cancer 805 HADAE74 Cancer 806 HADCL29 Connective/Epithelial 807 HADCL55 Cancer 808 HADCL76 Cancer 809 HADC045 Cancer 810 HADCW30 Connective/Epithelial 811 HADDH60 Connective/Epithelial, Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 812 HADDZ85 Connective/Epithelial, Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 813 HADEH21 Cancer 814 HADFF38 Cancer 815 HADFK68 Connective/Epithelial 816 HADFV30 Cancer 817 HADFY83 Cancer 818 HADGD17 Connective/Epithelial, Reproductive 819 HADGD33 Connective/Epithelial, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 820 HADGG19 Connective/Epithelial, Musculoskeletal 821 HADMC21 Cancer 822 HAEAB66 Cancer 823 HAEAV45 Cardiovascular, Reproductive 824 HAFBD61 Cancer 825 HAGAI11 Cancer 826 HAGAM03 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 827 HAGA039 Digestive, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 828 HAGBD57 Excretory, Neural/Sensory 829 HAGBP70 Cancer 830 HAGBR89 Neural/Sensory 831 HAGBX03 Neural/Sensory 832 HAGCH75 Cancer 833 HAGCT73 Cancer 834 HAGDI35 Cancer 835 HAGDO20 Cancer 836 HAGDQ42 Cancer 837 HAGDQ47 Cancer 838 HAGDU63 Cancer 839 HAGEA31 Neural/Sensory 840 HAGEB14 Cancer 841 HAGEW82 Cancer 842 HAGFB60 Neural/Sensory 843 HAGFD18 Cancer 844 HAGFE79 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 845 HAGFH53 Cardiovascular, Musculoskeletal, Neural/Sensory 846 HAGFM45 Cancer 847 HAGFT48 Cancer 848 HAGFY16 Cancer 849 HAGGJ80 Cancer 850 HAGGS43 Neural/Sensory 851 HAGHD57 Cancer 852 HAGHR69 Cancer 853 HAHDZ77 Cardiovascular, Mixed Fetal 854 HAHFU44 Cardiovascular, Digestive, Musculoskeletal 855 HAIBE65 Cancer 856 HAJBO81 Neural/Sensory 857 HAIBX96 Cancer 858 HAIBZ39 Cancer 859 HAICJ23 Cancer 860 HAICJ56 Cancer 861 HAIDK60 Mixed Fetal 862 HAJAB01 Cancer 863 HAJAR23 Cancer 864 HAJAW31 Cancer 865 HAJAW93 Cancer 866 HAJAY88 Immune/Hematopoetic 867 HAJBG14 Cancer 868 HAJBV26 Cancer 869 HAJBW16 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory, Respiratory 870 HAJCL25 Immune/Hematopoetic 871 HALAA60 Cancer 872 HALSK07 Cancer 873 HALSQ38 Cancer 874 HALSQ59 Cancer 875 HAMFE82 Cancer 876 HAMFL84 Cardiovascular, Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 877 HAMFP32 Cancer 878 HAMFT10 Cancer 879 HAMFY69 Cancer 880 HAMGG89 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 881 HAMGO32 Reproductive 882 HAMGV47 Cancer 883 HAMGW29 Cancer 884 HAMHH20 Cancer 885 HANGD45 Musculoskeletal 886 HANGG89 Cancer 887 HAOAB14 Digestive, Musculoskeletal 888 HAOAB64 Musculoskeletal, Reproductive 889 HAOST94 Cancer 890 HAOTS04 Reproductive 891 HAPAT76 Cancer 892 HAPBL78 Cancer 893 HAPNJ39 Cancer 894 HAPNO80 Cancer 895 HAPNZ94 Cancer 896 HAPOC74 Excretory, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 897 HAPOD80 Cancer 898 HAPOF67 Digestive, Excretory, Musculoskeletal 899 HAPOK30 Reproductive 900 HAPOM45 Cardiovascular, Digestive 901 HAPON17 Cancer 902 HAPPS89 Cancer 903 HAPQL38 Cancer 904 HAPQQ94 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 905 HAPRJ16 Cancer 906 HAPRK85 Cancer 907 HAPSA79 Cancer 908 HAPSA79 Cancer 909 HAPSO15 Cancer 910 HAPSQ21 Reproductive, Respiratory 911 HAPSR85 Digestive, Endocrine 912 HAQAN31 Cancer 913 HAQAR23 Cancer 914 HAQBH57 Cancer 915 HAQBI01 Cancer 916 HAQBT52 Digestive, Endocrine, Reproductive 917 HAQBZ15 Cancer 918 HARAA15 Neural/Sensory 919 HARAG28 Neural/Sensory 920 HARAM05 Neural/Sensory, Respiratory 921 HARAO44 Neural/Sensory 922 HARAO 51 Cancer 923 HARAY91 Immune/Hematopoetic, Mixed Fetal, Neural/Sensory 924 HARBA09 Cancer 925 HARMB79 Cancer 926 HARMJ38 Cancer 927 HARMS04 Connective/Epithelial, Digestive 928 HARNB17 Cancer 929 HARNB92 Connective/Epithelial, Excretory, Immune/ Hematopoetic 930 HASAU43 Immune/Hematopoetic 931 HASAU84 Cancer 932 HASAW52 Cancer 933 HASMB80 Cancer 934 HATAA15 Cancer 935 HATCI19 Endocrine, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 936 HATCI78 Endocrine 937 HATCK44 Endocrine, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 938 HATCM08 Endocrine, Immune/Hematopoetic 939 HATCX80 Cancer 940 HATDB65 Endocrine, Reproductive, Respiratory 941 HATDL27 Endocrine 942 HATDQ62 Cancer 943 HATDZ29 Endocrine 944 HATEF60 Cancer 945 HATEI47 Endocrine 946 HAUAE83 Cancer 947 HAUAQ39 Cancer 948 HAUAU73 Cancer 949 HAVUR23 Neural/Sensory 950 HAVVG36 Cancer 951 HAWAT25 Cancer 952 HAZAD32 Cancer 953 HAZAP37 Reproductive 954 HBAFA02 Cancer 955 HBAFA04 Cancer 956 HBAFQ54 Cancer 957 HBAFZ29 Cancer 958 HBAGD39 Excretory, Reproductive 959 HBAGY25 Cancer 960 HBAHA77 Cancer 961 HBAMA40 Excretory 962 HBBBC37 Cancer 963 HBBBC71 Cancer 964 HBCAY05 Cancer 965 HBCAY27 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 966 HBCQL32 Cancer 967 HBDAD07 Immune/Hematopoetic 968 HBFMA07 Cancer 969 HBFMC03 Digestive, Musculoskeletal, Reproductive 970 HBGBA14 Cancer 971 HBGNM47 Cancer 972 HBGNP63 Reproductive 973 HBGNQ12 Cancer 974 HBHME51 Reproductive, Respiratory 975 HBIAS26 Cancer 976 HBIBF16 Neural/Sensory 977 HBIBL04 Cancer 978 HBIBU30 Cancer 979 HBIBX03 Cancer 980 HBIMF63 Reproductive 981 HBIMT93 Cancer 982 HBINK72 Cancer 983 HBINU36 Connective/Epithelial, Immune/Hematopoetic, Musculoskeletal 984 HBIOH81 Cancer 985 HBJBQ35 Immune/Hematopoetic 986 HBJCI95 Cancer 987 HBJCK69 Cancer 988 HBJEE48 Cancer 989 HBJEL68 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 990 HBJES16 Cancer 991 HBJEW84 Immune/Hematopoetic 992 HBJFA56 Cancer 993 HBJFE12 Immune/Hematopoetic 994 HBJFJ26 Cancer 995 HBJFM34 Immune/Hematopoetic 996 HBJFV28 Immune/Hematopoetic 997 HBJFX78 Cancer 998 HBJHJ80 Connective/Epithelial, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 999 HBJHO68 Immune/Hematopoetic 1000 HBJHP03 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 1001 HBJHZ58 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive, Respiratory 1002 HBJIO81 Immune/Hematopoetic 1003 HBJIT60 Immune/Hematopoetic 1004 HBJKC04 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 1005 HBJLD29 Immune/Hematopoetic 1006 HBJLR70 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 1007 HBJMG49 Immune/Hematopoetic 1008 HBJMX85 Cancer 1009 HBJNB13 Immune/Hematopoetic 1010 HBKED12 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 1011 HBLKD56 Musculoskeletal 1012 HBMBB80 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 1013 HBMCI50 Immune/Hematopoetic 1014 HBMCJ42 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 1015 HBMCL41 Cancer 1016 HBMCT17 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 1017 HBMCU71 Immune/Hematopoetic 1018 HBMDD55 Immune/Hematopoetic 1019 HBMDK25 Immune/Hematopoetic 1020 HBMSK09 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Musculoskeletal 1021 HBMSN25 Cancer 1022 HBMSO46 Immune/Hematopoetic, Mixed Fetal, Reproductive 1023 HBMTA15 Cancer 1024 HBMTD81 Cancer 1025 HBMTV78 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 1026 HBMTY28 Cancer 1027 HBMUT52 Cancer 1028 HBMVI06 Cancer 1029 HBMVI55 Immune/Hematopoetic 1030 HBMVP04 Cancer 1031 HBMWB01 Immune/Hematopoetic 1032 HBMWF85 Cancer 1033 HBMXG32 Immune/Hematopoetic 1034 HBMXN79 Cancer 1035 HBMXP84 Cancer 1036 HBNAF22 Cancer 1037 HBNAJ22 Cancer 1038 HBNAU27 Cancer 1039 HBNAV22 Digestive, Reproductive 1040 HBNBE21 Cancer 1041 HBNBG49 Cancer 1042 HBNBL77 Cancer 1043 HBNBQ61 Reproductive 1044 HBODE48 Digestive, Excretory, Immune/Hematopoetic 1045 HBODQ16 Cancer 1046 HBQAA49 Neural/Sensory 1047 HBQAB27 Endocrine, Neural/Sensory 1048 HBQAB44 Neural/Sensory, Reproductive, Respiratory 1049 HBQAE92 Cancer 1050 HBSAJ16 Connective/Epithelial, Musculoskeletal, Reproductive 1051 HBWBR94 Neural/Sensory 1052 HBWBX21 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 1053 HBWCB95 Neural/Sensory 1054 HBWCF75 Neural/Sensory 1055 HBWCM83 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 1056 HBXAB02 Cancer 1057 HBXAM53 Cancer 1058 HBXCF95 Cancer 1059 HBXCL50 Digestive, Excretory, Neural/Sensory 1060 HBXCL93 Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 1061 HBXCT44 Cancer 1062 HBXDC63 Neural/Sensory 1063 HBXED80 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 1064 HBXFC78 Cancer 1065 HBXFG80 Cancer 1066 HBXFP23 Cancer 1067 HBXFR04 Neural/Sensory 1068 HBXFZ38 Cancer 1069 HBXGH74 Neural/Sensory 1070 HBXGI20 Cancer 1071 HBXGK12 Cancer 1072 HBXGM67 Neural/Sensory 1073 HBXGP60 Cancer 1074 HBXGP76 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 1075 HBZAI19 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 1076 HBZAI90 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 1077 HBZAJ83 Reproductive 1078 HCABR41 Cancer 1079 HCABW07 Cancer 1080 HCACJ81 Cancer 1081 HCACY32 Cancer 1082 HCBND16 Digestive, Musculoskeletal, Reproductive 1083 HCCCG83 Cancer 1084 HCDAF84 Musculoskeletal 1085 HCDAN25 Cancer 1086 HCDAR68 Cancer 1087 HCDAT43 Cancer 1088 HCDBO20 Musculoskeletal, Respiratory 1089 HCDBP36 Digestive, Musculoskeletal 1090 HCDCF30 Cancer 1091 HCDDB78 Cancer 1092 HCDDP40 Immune/Hematopoetic, Musculoskeletal 1093 HCDDR90 Cancer 1094 HCDEJ37 Immune/Hematopoetic, Musculoskeletal 1095 HCDEO95 Cancer 1096 HCE1P80 Cancer 1097 HCE1Q30 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 1098 HCE1X60 Neural/Sensory 1099 HCE2B33 Cancer 1100 HCE2P86 Cancer 1101 HCE2W56 Cancer 1102 HCE3C52 Cancer 1103 HCE3F11 Digestive, Neural/Sensory 1104 HCE3F70 Cancer 1105 HCE3G20 Cancer 1106 HCE3J79 Cancer 1107 HCE3L18 Neural/Sensory 1108 HCE3Q10 Cancer 1109 HCE3T57 Cancer 1110 HCE3Z39 Cancer 1111 HCE3Z61 Cancer 1112 HCE4G61 Cancer 1113 HCE4L28 Cancer 1114 HCE4Y07 Cancer 1115 HCE5B20 Mixed Fetal, Neural/Sensory 1116 HCE5G23 Cancer 1117 HCE5M29 Cancer 1118 HCEAB46 Cancer 1119 HCEBA03 Neural/Sensory 1120 HCEBC76 Neural/Sensory 1121 HCEBC87 Cancer 1122 HCEBF19 Cancer 1123 HCEBN44 Neural/Sensory 1124 HCEBR71 Neural/Sensory 1125 HCECA49 Cancer 1126 HCECN54 Excretory, Neural/Sensory 1127 HCEDH38 Mixed Fetal, Neural/Sensory 1128 HCEDH81 Cancer 1129 HCEDO21 Neural/Sensory 1130 HCEDO84 Cancer 1131 HCEEC15 Cancer 1132 HCEEF50 Cardiovascular, Neural/Sensory 1133 HCEEK50 Cancer 1134 HCEEM18 Cancer 1135 HCEES64 Neural/Sensory 1136 HCEES66 Digestive, Neural/Sensory 1137 HCEFB70 Neural/Sensory 1138 HCEFE96 Cancer 1139 HCEFI77 Neural/Sensory 1140 HCEFZ05 Digestive, Mixed Fetal, Neural/Sensory 1141 HCEIA77 Cancer 1142 HCEIE80 Cancer 1143 HCEIF12 Cancer 1144 HCEJG71 Cancer 1145 HCEJP80 Neural/Sensory 1146 HCEJQ69 Cancer 1147 HCELE47 Cancer 1148 HCEMD38 Connective/Epithelial, Neural/Sensory 1149 HCEMU42 Cancer 1150 HCENE16 Cancer 1151 HCEOC41 Cancer 1152 HCEOR67 Neural/Sensory 1153 HCEPE30 Excretory, Neural/Sensory 1154 HCEPF19 Cancer 1155 HCEQA68 Neural/Sensory 1156 HCESA34 Cancer 1157 HCESF40 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 1158 HCEVB07 Cancer 1159 HCEVB32 Cancer 1160 HCEVB76 Cancer 1161 HCEVF30 Cancer 1162 HCEVR60 Cancer 1163 HCEZR26 Cancer 1164 HCEZS40 Cancer 1165 HCFAD33 Cancer 1166 HCFBH15 Immune/Hematopoetic 1167 HCFBJ91 Immune/Hematopoetic 1168 HCFBL76 Cancer 1169 HCFBM53 Cancer 1170 HCFBQ81 Immune/Hematopoetic 1171 HCFCC07 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 1172 HCFCE10 Cancer 1173 HCFCI07 Immune/Hematopoetic 1174 HCFDD76 Immune/Hematopoetic 1175 HCFLD84 Cancer 1176 HCFLQ84 Cancer 1177 HCFLR78 Cancer 1178 HCFLS78 Cancer 1179 HCFMJ81 Cancer 1180 HCFMM26 Immune/Hematopoetic 1181 HCFMS95 Cancer 1182 HCFMV39 Cancer 1183 HCFMX35 Immune/Hematopoetic 1184 HCFMX95 Immune/Hematopoetic 1185 HCFNC26 Immune/Hematopoetic 1186 HCFNF11 Cancer 1187 HCFNK47 Cancer 1188 HCFNN16 Cancer 1189 HCFOG45 Cancer 1190 HCGAD44 Cancer 1191 HCGBE81 Cancer 1192 HCGMF16 Cancer 1193 HCHAA63 Cancer 1194 HCHAR28 Cancer 1195 HCHAR90 Cancer 1196 HCHCF61 Reproductive 1197 HCHMX01 Cancer 1198 HCHNT03 Digestive, Reproductive 1199 HCHPF68 Cancer 1200 HCHPU32 Cancer 1201 HCLBW50 Cancer 1202 HCLCJ15 Cancer 1203 HCLCW50 Respiratory 1204 HCMSC92 Cancer 1205 HCMSS06 Cancer 1206 HCMSW93 Cancer 1207 HCMSX86 Cancer 1208 HCNAH57 Digestive 1209 HCNAP62 Cancer 1210 HCNAV36 Cancer 1211 HCNDA61 Cancer 1212 HCNDV12 Digestive, Reproductive 1213 HCNSB01 Cancer 1214 HCNSD76 Digestive 1215 HCNSP40 Cancer 1216 HCOMM91 Cancer 1217 HCOPG62 Cancer 1218 HCPAA69 Neural/Sensory 1219 HCQAI40 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 1220 HCQAM33 Musculoskeletal, Reproductive 1221 HCQCF36 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 1222 HCQDE22 Digestive 1223 HCRAF32 Neural/Sensory 1224 HCRAI47 Cancer 1225 HCRBL20 Cancer 1226 HCRBR74 Cancer 1227 HCRME12 Cancer 1228 HCRMZ90 Cancer 1229 HCRNC80 Cancer 1230 HCRNF14 Cancer 1231 HCRNO87 Cancer 1232 HCRNU76 Cancer 1233 HCRPV17 Cancer 1234 HCUAQ30 Immune/Hematopoetic 1235 HCUBF15 Immune/Hematopoetic 1236 HCUBL62 Immune/Hematopoetic 1237 HCUBN59 Immune/Hematopoetic 1238 HCUBN71 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 1239 HCUBV79 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 1240 HCUBW95 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 1241 HCUDB38 Immune/Hematopoetic 1242 HCUDC07 Immune/Hematopoetic 1243 HCUDD24 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 1244 HCUDE16 Cancer 1245 HCUDK80 Immune/Hematopoetic 1246 HCUDW10 Cancer 1247 HCUEN88 Immune/Hematopoetic 1248 HCUEP91 Immune/Hematopoetic 1249 HCJFX40 Immune/Hematopoetic 1250 HCUFZ62 Immune/Hematopoetic 1251 HCUGC55 Immune/Hematopoetic 1252 HCUGE72 Cancer 1253 HCUGO12 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Mixed Fetal 1254 HCUHF89 Cancer 1255 HCUHL13 Immune/Hematopoetic 1256 HCUHQ40 Cancer 1257 HCUIN80 Immune/Hematopoetic 1258 HCUIO20 Immune/Hematopoetic 1259 HCWAG01 Cancer 1260 HCWAU23 Immune/Hematopoetic 1261 HCWBB42 Immune/Hematopoetic 1262 HCWBE20 Immune/Hematopoetic 1263 HCWBE22 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 1264 HCWBP34 Immune/Hematopoetic 1265 HCWBU94 Immune/Hematopoetic 1266 HCWCH14 Immune/Hematopoetic 1267 HCWCT62 Immune/Hematopoetic 1268 HCWDE90 Immune/Hematopoetic 1269 HCWDL75 Cardiovascular, Immune/Hematopoetic 1270 HCWDV84 Immune/Hematopoetic 1271 HCWDY64 Excretory, Immune/Hematopoetic 1272 HCWEM59 Immune/Hematopoetic 1273 HCWFL55 Immune/Hematopoetic 1274 HCWFT79 Immune/Hematopoetic 1275 HCWFU77 Cancer 1276 HCWFV11 Immune/Hematopoetic 1277 HCWFZ59 Immune/Hematopoetic 1278 HCWHN10 Immune/Hematopoetic 1279 HCWHP79 Immune/Hematopoetic 1280 HCWHT35 Immune/Hematopoetic 1281 HCWHV88 Cancer 1282 HCWHX82 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 1283 HCWHZ24 Immune/Hematopoetic 1284 HCWHZ93 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 1285 HCWKR01 Cancer 1286 HCWUA22 Immune/Hematopoetic 1287 HCWUI05 Immune/Hematopoetic 1288 HCWUI13 Immune/Hematopoetic 1289 HCYBG92 Cancer 1290 HCYBI36 Cancer 1291 HCYBI36 Cancer 1292 HCYBI42 Digestive, Reproductive 1293 HCYBN55 Cancer 1294 HDAAC10 Cardiovascular, Digestive, Reproductive 1295 HDABU01 Neural/Sensory 1296 HDABV82 Cancer 1297 HDDMW90 Cancer 1298 HDFQB14 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 1299 HDHMB42 Cancer 1300 HDLAG89 Cancer 1301 HDLAY18 Cancer 1302 HDPAE76 Cancer 1303 HDPAJ93 Cancer 1304 HDPAP35 Excretory, Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 1305 HDPAQ55 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 1306 HDPAS92 Cancer 1307 HDPAU16 Cancer 1308 HDPAW44 Cancer 1309 HDPBA48 Immune/Hematopoetic 1310 HDPBN34 Immune/Hematopoetic 1311 HDPBO81 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 1312 HDPBW68 Cancer 1313 HDPCJ43 Cancer 1314 HDPCL05 Immune/Hematopoetic 1315 HDPCM26 Cancer 1316 HDPDD03 Cancer 1317 HDPDI45 Cancer 1318 HDPDI66 Cancer 1319 HDPFB02 Cancer 1320 HDPFY41 Cancer 1321 HDPGE10 Immune/Hematopoetic 1322 HDPGT25 Cancer 1323 HDPHH40 Cancer 1324 HDPIE85 Cancer 1325 HDPIO09 Cancer 1326 HDPIO54 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 1327 HDPIW06 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 1328 HDPKB18 Immune/Hematopoetic 1329 HDPKI93 Cancer 1330 HDPLO25 Cancer 1331 HDPLV95 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 1332 HDPMA04 Immune/Hematopoetic 1333 HDPML23 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 1334 HDPMM88 Cancer 1335 HDPMS12 Cancer 1336 HDPMV72 Immune/Hematopoetic 1337 HDPND68 Cancer 1338 HDPOR60 Cancer 1339 HDPOW86 Cancer 1340 HDPPJ60 Cancer 1341 HDPQN11 Cancer 1342 HDPQN12 Cancer 1343 HDPQV66 Immune/Hematopoetic 1344 HDPRH52 Cancer 1345 HDPRJ60 Cancer 1346 HDPRK33 Immune/Hematopoetic, Mixed Fetal 1347 HDPRN70 Immune/Hematopoetic 1348 HDPRX82 Cancer 1349 HDPSB01 Cancer 1350 HDPTC31 Immune/Hematopoetic 1351 HDPTM61 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 1352 HDPTQ73 Cancer 1353 HDPTW24 Immune/Hematopoetic 1354 HDPTW65 Excretory 1355 HDPVW11 Cancer 1356 HDPWP69 Cancer 1357 HDPXL05 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 1358 HDPXQ54 Cardiovascular, Connective/Epithelial, Immune/Hematopoetic 1359 HDPXR23 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 1360 HDPXY88 Cancer 1361 HDPYE41 Immune/Hematopoetic 1362 HDQFN31 Cancer 1363 HDQFN60 Cancer 1364 HDQFU27 Cancer 1365 HDQFU73 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 1366 HDQGO29 Immune/Hematopoetic 1367 HDQGY41 Cancer 1368 HDQHC29 Cancer 1369 HDQHO40 Cancer 1370 HDQHQ91 Cancer 1371 HDQHY04 Cancer 1372 HDQIH54 Immune/Hematopoetic 1373 HDRMB11 Digestive 1374 HDRMF68 Digestive, Respiratory 1375 HDRMI82 Cancer 1376 HDSAG91 Immune/Hematopoetic 1377 HDSAP81 Cancer 1378 HDSAP92 Cancer 1379 HDTAB05 Cancer 1380 HDTAB58 Cancer 1381 HDTAE40 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 1382 HDTAQ57 Connective/Epithelial, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 1383 HDTAR06 Cancer 1384 HDTAT90 Cancer 1385 HDTAV25 Cancer 1386 HDTAW95 Cancer 1387 HDTAY29 Cancer 1388 HDTBP5 1 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 1389 HDTBW53 Cancer 1390 HDTDC56 Cancer 1391 HDTDM65 Cancer 1392 HDTDT55 Cancer 1393 HDTDZ50 Cancer 1394 HDTGC86 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 1395 HDTII23 Immune/Hematopoetic 1396 HDTJG33 Cancer 1397 HDTKS69 Cancer 1398 HDTLR06 Cancer 1399 HDUAC77 Immune/Hematopoetic, Mixed Fetal, Neural/Sensory 1400 HE2AA26 Mixed Fetal 1401 HE2AF21 Mixed Fetal 1402 HE2AG50 Cancer 1403 HE2AT09 Cancer 1404 HE2AV74 Cancer 1405 HE2AX96 Mixed Fetal 1406 HE2AY71 Cancer 1407 HE2BX71 Cancer 1408 HE2CT29 Mixed Fetal 1409 HE2DC87 Mixed Fetal 1410 HE2EC79 Connective/Epithelial, Mixed Fetal, Neural/Sensory 1411 HE2EO70 Mixed Fetal, Neural/Sensory 1412 HE2ES51 Cancer 1413 HE2FB90 Cancer 1414 HE2FC81 Mixed Fetal 1415 HE2FE45 Cancer 1416 HE2FE69 Cancer 1417 HE2FI45 Cancer 1418 HE2FL70 Immune/Hematopoetic, Mixed Fetal, Neural/Sensory 1419 HE2GS36 Digestive, Mixed Fetal, Reproductive 1420 HE2GT20 Cancer 1421 HE2ID06 Cancer 1422 HE2KK74 Cancer 1423 HE2LW65 Cancer 1424 HE2NR62 Cancer 1425 HE2OF09 Cancer 1426 HE2OO64 Cancer 1427 HE2OW03 Immune/Hematopoetic, Mixed Fetal 1428 HE2PI29 Cancer 1429 HE2PO86 Cancer 1430 HE2RN91 Cancer 1431 HE2RO22 Mixed Fetal 1432 HE2SI26 Cancer 1433 HE6AJ31 Mixed Fetal 1434 HE6CL49 Mixed Fetal 1435 HE6CT22 Mixed Fetal, Reproductive 1436 HE6CT56 Mixed Fetal, Neural/Sensory 1437 HE6CY88 Mixed Fetal 1438 HE6EL90 Cancer 1439 HE6FB81 Mixed Fetal 1440 HE6GA29 Mixed Fetal 1441 HE6GE84 Mixed Fetal 1442 HE6GL64 Cardiovascular, Immune/Hematopoetic, Mixed Fetal 1443 HE6GR02 Immune/Hematopoetic, Mixed Fetal 1444 HE7TF86 Cancer 1445 HE7TM22 Mixed Fetal 1446 HE8AO36 Mixed Fetal 1447 HE8CH92 Cancer 1448 HE8CV18 Cancer 1449 HE8DG53 Cancer 1450 HE8DR25 Excretory, Mixed Fetal, Neural/Sensory 1451 HE8DX88 Mixed Fetal 1452 HE8DY08 Cancer 1453 HE8EF43 Cancer 1454 HE8EM69 Cancer 1455 HE8ER60 Cancer 1456 HE8EU04 Cancer 1457 HE8EV15 Mixed Fetal 1458 HE8EW79 Cancer 1459 HE8EY43 Cancer 1460 HE8EZ48 Cancer 1461 HE8FD93 Cancer 1462 HE8FK78 Cancer 1463 HE8MG65 Cancer 1464 HE8MG70 Mixed Fetal, Neural/Sensory 1465 HE8MH77 Immune/Hematopoetic, Mixed Fetal, Neural/Sensory 1466 HE8ND56 Cancer 1467 HE8NG02 Mixed Fetal, Reproductive 1468 HE8NQ42 Mixed Fetal 1469 HE8OK73 Mixed Fetal, Neural/Sensory 1470 HE8PW38 Mixed Fetal, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 1471 HE8QD31 Digestive, Mixed Fetal, Neural/Sensory 1472 HE8QG24 Cancer 1473 HE8QO53 Cancer 1474 HE8QT72 Mixed Fetal 1475 HE8QV43 Cancer 1476 HE8SE91 Cancer 1477 HE8TB68 Cancer 1478 HE8TY90 Cancer 1479 HE8UT25 Mixed Fetal 1480 HE8UY36 Cancer 1481 HE9AN21 Mixed Fetal, Neural/Sensory 1482 HE9CS37 Cancer 1483 HE9FB42 Cancer 1484 HE9FC17 Cancer 1485 HE9FE83 Immune/Hematopoetic, Mixed Fetal, Musculoskeletal 1486 HE9FT63 Cancer 1487 HE9HU17 Cancer 1488 HE9HW52 Cancer 1489 HE9MI43 Cancer 1490 HE9NB19 Immune/Hematopoetic, Mixed Fetal, Reproductive 1491 HE9ND27 Cancer 1492 HE9ND43 Cancer 1493 HE9ND48 Mixed Fetal 1494 HE9NH44 Cancer 1495 HE9NN84 Cancer 1496 HE9PF45 Cancer 1497 HE9PM90 Cancer 1498 HE9PR39 Digestive, Mixed Fetal, Musculoskeletal 1499 HE9QN39 Cancer 1500 HE9RJ42 Mixed Fetal 1501 HE9RO27 Connective/Epithelial, Mixed Fetal 1502 HE9RO44 Immune/Hematopoetic, Mixed Fetal 1503 HE9SE18 Digestive 1504 HE9TH18 Cancer 1505 HEAAH81 Cancer 1506 HEAAJ57 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 1507 HEAAX57 Reproductive 1508 HEBAH57 Neural/Sensory 1509 HEBAL06 Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 1510 HEBBW11 Cancer 1511 HEBCM27 Cancer 1512 HEBDF05 Neural/Sensory 1513 HEBFI91 Neural/Sensory 1514 HEBFL88 Neural/Sensory 1515 HEBFT20 Neural/Sensory 1516 HEBGF73 Cancer 1517 HEEAA16 Cancer 1518 HEEAG84 Reproductive 1519 HEEAG93 Cancer 1520 HEEAM62 Excretory, Reproductive 1521 HEEAZ65 Musculoskeletal, Reproductive 1522 HEEBB55 Cancer 1523 HEEBI05 Digestive, Reproductive 1524 HEGAI91 Reproductive 1525 HEGAK23 Cancer 1526 HEGAK44 Cancer 1527 HEGAK44 Cancer 1528 HEGAL46 Cancer 1529 HEGCL11 Cardiovascular, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 1530 HEIAB33 Cardiovascular, Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 1531 HEJAC52 Cancer 1532 HEIAU93 Immune/Hematopoetic 1533 HELAW45 Cardiovascular 1534 HELBA06 Cancer 1535 HELBC12 Cancer 1536 HELBU29 Cancer 1537 HELBW38 Cancer 1538 HELDL29 Cardiovascular 1539 HELDY05 Cancer 1540 HELDY41 Cancer 1541 HELDY74 Cancer 1542 HELDZ32 Cancer 1543 HELFQ07 Cancer 1544 HELGF34 Cancer 1545 HELHD64 Cancer 1546 HELHN47 Cancer 1547 HELHN47 Cancer 1548 HEMAE80 Cardiovascular, Musculoskeletal, Reproductive 1549 HEMCM42 Cancer 1550 HEMCV19 Cancer 1551 HEMDX17 Cardiovascular 1552 HEMFA84 Cancer 1553 HEMFQ46 Cancer 1554 HEMFS60 Cancer 1555 HEMGB12 Cancer 1556 HEMGD15 Cancer 1557 HEOMG13 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 1558 HEOMQ62 Cancer 1559 HEOMR73 Immune/Hematopoetic 1560 HEOMW84 ConnectivefEpithelial, Immune/Hematopoetic 1561 HEOMX53 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 1562 HEONC95 Cancer 1563 HEONM66 Immune/Hematopoetic 1564 HEONP72 Cancer 1565 HEONX38 Cancer 1566 HEOOV79 Cancer 1567 HEOQX60 Cancer 1568 HEPBC02 Cancer 1569 HEPCE18 Cancer 1570 HEPCE37 Reproductive 1571 HEPCU48 Cancer 1572 HEQAF19 Cancer 1573 HEQAG39 Cancer 1574 HEQAO65 Cancer 1575 HEQBF32 Cardiovascular, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 1576 HEQBH65 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 1577 HEQBR95 Cancer 1578 HEQBU15 Cancer 1579 HERAG83 Connective/Epithelial 1580 HERAH36 Connective/Epithelial 1581 HERAM05 Connective/Epithelial, Immune/Hematopoetic 1582 HERAN54 Connective/Epithelial 1583 HERAN63 Connective/Epithelial, Reproductive 1584 HESAL35 Connective/Epithelial, Mixed Fetal 1585 HETAD68 Cancer 1586 HETAM53 Cancer 1587 HETAR42 Cancer 1588 HETAR54 Cancer 1589 HETAY39 Cancer 1590 HETBA14 Cancer 1591 HETBB70 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 1592 HETBX14 Cancer 1593 HETCL11 Cancer 1594 HETCO02 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 1595 HETCP58 Reproductive 1596 HETDB76 Musculoskeletal, Reproductive 1597 HETDE26 Cancer 1598 HETDM20 Cancer 1599 HETDT81 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 1600 HETEQ88 Cancer 1601 HETEW02 Cancer 1602 HETFI51 Reproductive 1603 HETFJ05 Cancer 1604 HETHE81 Cancer 1605 HETHN28 Cancer 1606 HETHO95 Cancer 1607 HETHR73 Cancer 1608 HETHW90 Cancer 1609 HETIB83 Cancer 1610 HETJZ45 Cancer 1611 HETKD92 Cancer 1612 HETKL27 Cancer 1613 HETLT82 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 1614 HFAAH18 Connective/Epithelial, Neural/Sensory 1615 HFACJ31 Neural/Sensory 1616 HFADD53 Cancer 1617 HFADF37 Cancer 1618 HFAME37 Neural/Sensory 1619 HFAUO78 Cancer 1620 HFCAA91 Neural/Sensory 1621 HFCAL39 Cancer 1622 HFCBD73 Cancer 1623 HFCCU63 Neural/Sensory 1624 HFCDR13 Neural/Sensory 1625 HFCDV54 Cancer 1626 HFCDW34 Cancer 1627 HFCDW42 Cancer 1628 HFCED59 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 1629 HFCEP45 Neural/Sensory 1630 HFCEW05 Cardiovascular, Neural/Sensory 1631 HFCEW42 Neural/Sensory 1632 HFCFJ18 Cancer 1633 HFCFJ18 Cancer 1634 HFEAF41 Connective/Epithelial, Digestive 1635 HFEAN33 Cancer 1636 HFEAN33 Cancer 1637 HFEAT91 Connective/Epithelial, Immune/Hematopoetic 1638 HFEBA88 Cancer 1639 HFEBE12 Cancer 1640 HFEBF41 Cancer 1641 HFEBH21 Connective/Epithelial, Reproductive 1642 HFEBP27 Cancer 1643 HFEBV76 Cancer 1644 HFFAE91 Neural/Sensory 1645 HFFAK76 Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 1646 HFFAT33 Cancer 1647 HFGAB48 Digestive, Neural/Sensory 1648 HFGAB89 Cancer 1649 HFGAG96 Cancer 1650 HFGAH44 Cancer 1651 HFGAL10 Neural/Sensory 1652 HFIAB31 Cancer 1653 HFIAP16 Musculoskeletal 1654 HFIAX46 Cardiovascular, Musculoskeletal 1655 HFIBV09 Cancer 1656 HFICL62 Cancer 1657 HFICR14 Cancer 1658 HFIDQ92 Cancer 1659 HFIDS78 Connective/Epithelial, Digestive, Musculoskeletal 1660 HFIHO70 Cancer 1661 HFIHQ89 Cardiovascular, Connective/Epithelial, Musculoskeletal 1662 HFIHZ96 Musculoskeletal 1663 HFITF82 Immune/Hematopoetic, Musculoskeletal 1664 HFIUE67 Cancer 1665 HFIUE82 Cancer 1666 HFIUM15 Cancer 1667 HFIUP37 Musculoskeletal 1668 HFIUR35 Musculoskeletal 1669 HFIUW36 Cancer 1670 HFIVA74 Musculoskeletal 1671 HFIVB57 Digestive, Musculoskeletal, Reproductive 1672 HFIXC91 Cancer 1673 HFIYI70 Cancer 1674 HFKCK85 Cancer 1675 HFKEB72 Excretory 1676 HFKEE48 Cancer 1677 HFKEM67 Excretory, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 1678 HFKEN81 Excretory 1679 HFKET93 Excretory, Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 1680 HFKFF78 Excretory 1681 HFKFI40 Cancer 1682 HFKFJ07 Cancer 1683 HFKFL13 Cancer 1684 HFKFL92 Cancer 1685 HFKFN45 Cancer 1686 HFKFY69 Excretory 1687 HFKGE44 Cancer 1688 HFKHW50 Cancer 1689 HFKKS66 Cancer 1690 HFKLE15 Cancer 1691 HFKLX38 Excretory, Respiratory 1692 HFKME15 Excretory 1693 HFLSH80 Cancer 1694 HFOXB55 Cancer 1695 HFOXE30 Musculoskeletal 1696 HFOXO72 Musculoskeletal, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 1697 HFOXV65 Immune/Hematopoetic, Musculoskeletal, Reproductive 1698 HFOYC02 Cancer 1699 HFOYV27 Cancer 1700 HFPAA06 Cancer 1701 HFPAE26 Neural/Sensory 1702 HFPBA88 Cancer 1703 HFPBD47 Cancer 1704 HFPBM30 Neural/Sensory 1705 HFPBW41 Neural/Sensory 1706 HFPBY77 Cancer 1707 HFPCN45 Cancer 1708 HFPCT29 Neural/Sensory 1709 HFPCY04 Neural/Sensory 1710 HFPCY39 Cancer 1711 HFPDB26 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 1712 HFPDE69 Neural/Sensory 1713 HFPDE86 Neural/Sensory 1714 HFPES77 Cancer 1715 HFPFK57 Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 1716 HFPHA80 Neural/Sensory 1717 HFPHB92 Excretory, Neural/Sensory 1718 HFPHS77 Cancer 1719 HFRAC19 Neural/Sensory 1720 HFRAW86 Neural/Sensory 1721 HFRBF28 Neural/Sensory 1722 HFRBR70 Cancer 1723 HFRBU14 Neural/Sensory 1724 HFSAY85 Cancer 1725 HFSBG13 Immune/Hematopoetic 1726 HFTAB66 Digestive, Neural/Sensory 1727 HFTBE43 Cancer 1728 HFTBN23 Cancer 1729 HFTBQ52 Cancer 1730 HFTBS49 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 1731 HFTBY59 Cancer 1732 HFTBY96 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 1733 HFTCR15 Neural/Sensory 1734 HFTCT67 Connective/Epithelial, Digestive, Neural/Sensory 1735 HFTDJ36 Cancer 1736 HFVGM16 Cancer 1737 HFVGR41 Cancer 1738 HFVGZ42 Cancer 1739 HFVGZ79 Cancer 1740 HFVHE58 Cancer 1741 HFVHR84 Connective/Epithelial, Digestive 1742 HFVHY45 Digestive, Neural/Sensory 1743 HFVIC62 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 1744 HFVJP07 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 1745 HFVJY02 Digestive, Mixed Fetal, Neural/Sensory 1746 HFVKC95 Cancer 1747 HFXAX45 Neural/Sensory 1748 HFXBJ12 Neural/Sensory 1749 HFXBO84 Neural/Sensory 1750 HFXBS43 Neural/Sensory 1751 HFXBS68 Neural/Sensory 1752 HFXBT12 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 1753 HFXBW09 Neural/Sensory 1754 HFXBW82 Neural/Sensory 1755 HFXDE67 Neural/Sensory 1756 HFXDG13 Cancer 1757 HFXDI56 Immune/Hematopoetic, Musculoskeletal, Neural/ Sensory 1758 HFXDK20 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 1759 HFXDN34 Neural/Sensory 1760 HFXDO60 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 1761 HFXDT43 Neural/Sensory 1762 HFXDX75 Neural/Sensory 1763 HFXDZ79 Neural/Sensory 1764 HFXFG45 Neural/Sensory 1765 HFXFH04 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 1766 HFXFZ81 Neural/Sensory 1767 HFXGT58 Neural/Sensory 1768 HFXGW52 Neural/Sensory 1769 HFXHC41 Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 1770 HFXHC85 Cancer 1771 HFXHK32 Neural/Sensory 1772 HFXHM17 Digestive, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 1773 HFXHN31 Neural/Sensory 1774 HFXHN68 Cancer 1775 HFXHO83 Cancer 1776 HFXJC53 Neural/Sensory, Reproductive, Respiratory 1777 HFXJM91 Cancer 1778 HFXJW48 Cancer 1779 HFXJY38 Neural/Sensory 1780 HFXJZ18 Neural/Sensory 1781 HFXKD36 Digestive, Musculoskeletal, Neural/Sensory 1782 HFXKK25 Cancer 1783 HFXKL58 Cancer 1784 HFXKR54 Endocrine, Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 1785 HFXLL52 Neural/Sensory 1786 HGBAC11 Cancer 1787 HGBAJ60 Cancer 1788 HGBAJ93 Cancer 1789 HGBAR55 Cancer 1790 HGBBQ69 Cancer 1791 HGBCO51 Cancer 1792 HGBDH53 Cancer 1793 HGBDL30 Digestive 1794 HGBDY06 Cancer 1795 HGBGO11 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 1796 HGBGV89 Digestive 1797 HGBHK46 Digestive 1798 HGBHM10 Cancer 1799 HGBHM89 Cancer 1800 HGBHR26 Digestive 1801 HGCAB62 Cancer 1802 HGCAC66 Cancer 1803 HGCNC48 Reproductive 1804 HGLAJ51 Cancer 1805 HGLAM46 Cancer 1806 HGLAM53 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 1807 HGLAM56 Cancer 1808 HGLAW96 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 1809 HGLDB64 Cancer 1810 HGLDE38 Cancer 1811 HGOCD38 Cancer 1812 HHAAC17 Digestive, Musculoskeletal, Neural/Sensory 1813 HHATA33 Cancer 1814 HHAUQ28 Immune/Hematopoetic 1815 HHBAG14 Cancer 1816 HHBGF77 Cancer 1817 HHEAD14 Cancer 1818 HHEAH25 Cancer 1819 HHEAH86 Cancer 1820 HHEBW54 Cancer 1821 HHEDD41 Cancer 1822 HHEDN80 Cancer 1823 HHEFO24 Cardiovascular, Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/ Sensory 1824 HHEMO80 Immune/Hematopoetic 1825 HHEMQ28 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 1826 HHEND31 Cancer 1827 HHENL07 Immune/Hematopoetic 1828 HHENW77 Cancer 1829 HHENZ16 Cancer 1830 HHEPF59 Cancer 1831 HHEPG23 Cancer 1832 HHEPG41 Cancer 1833 HHEPJ23 Cancer 1834 HHEPL34 Immune/Hematopoetic 1835 HHEPU32 Cancer 1836 HHEQR55 Immune/Hematopoetic 1837 HHESQ62 Immune/Hematopoetic 1838 HHEXM06 Immune/Hematopoetic 1839 HHFBY69 Cancer 1840 HHFCE59 Cancer 1841 HHFCF08 Cancer 1842 HHFCJ31 Cardiovascular, Connective/Epithelial, Reproductive 1843 HHFCP32 Cancer 1844 HHFCW75 Cardiovascular 1845 HHFCY66 Cardiovascular, Immune/Hematopoetic, Mixed Fetal 1846 HHFCZ67 Cardiovascular 1847 HHFDG44 Cardiovascular, Endocrine, Immune/Hematopoetic 1848 HHFDG51 Connective/Epithelial, Musculoskeletal 1849 HHFDH56 Cardiovascular, Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/ Sensory 1850 HHFDL91 Cancer 1851 HHFDM48 Cardiovascular, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 1852 HHFDN48 Cancer 1853 HHFDN67 Cardiovascular 1854 HHFFU55 Cancer 1855 HHFGA11 Cancer 1856 HHFHD01 Cardiovascular, Musculoskeletal, Neural/Sensory 1857 HHFHD37 Cardiovascular, Immune/Hematopoetic, Respiratory 1858 HHFHD92 Cancer 1859 HHFHH34 Cardiovascular 1860 HHFHI76 Cardiovascular, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 1861 HHFHP90 Cardiovascular 1862 HHFHV86 Cardiovascular, Digestive 1863 HHFKM76 Cancer 1864 HHFLH45 Cardiovascular, Reproductive 1865 HHFML08 Cardiovascular, Immune/Hematopoetic, Mixed Fetal 1866 HHFOS77 Cancer 1867 HHFUC40 Cardiovascular 1868 HHGAS83 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 1869 HHGAU81 Cancer 1870 HHGBC54 Cancer 1871 HHGBF89 Mixed Fetal 1872 HHGBK24 Cancer 1873 HHGBO65 Cardiovascular 1874 HHGBR15 Cancer 1875 HHGCL33 Cancer 1876 HHGCN69 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 1877 HHGCO88 Cancer 1878 HHGCP52 Cancer 1879 HHGCU49 Cancer 1880 HHGCW91 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 1881 HHGDB72 Cancer 1882 HHGDC01 Cancer 1883 HHGDE24 Cancer 1884 HHGDI71 Excretory 1885 HHGDM70 Immune/Hematopoetic 1886 HHGDO13 Cancer 1887 HHGDU58 Musculoskeletal 1888 HHLAB07 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 1889 HHLAB61 Digestive 1890 HHLBA14 Cancer 1891 HHLBA89 Digestive 1892 HHNAA05 Digestive 1893 HHNAB56 Digestive 1894 HHPBI45 Cardiovascular, Neural/Sensory 1895 HHPDV90 Cancer 1896 HHPDW05 Neural/Sensory 1897 HHPFD63 Endocrine, Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 1898 HHPFU18 Cancer 1899 HHPSD37 Cancer 1900 HHPSF70 Cancer 1901 HHPTD20 Cancer 1902 HHSAK25 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 1903 HHSBJ93 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 1904 HHSDI45 Cancer 1905 HHSDI68 Neural/Sensory 1906 HHSDR11 Neural/Sensory 1907 HHSDT26 Neural/Sensory 1908 HHSEB66 Cancer 1909 HHSEG23 Neural/Sensory 1910 HHSFB67 Neural/Sensory 1911 HHSGH19 Neural/Sensory 1912 HHTLH52 Digestive, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 1913 HHTMM10 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 1914 HHTMM30 Cancer 1915 HIABC55 Cancer 1916 HIASB53 Cancer 1917 HIBCB67 Cancer 1918 HIBCE35 Cancer 1919 HIBCO28 Cancer 1920 HIBCW32 Cancer 1921 HIBEB47 Mixed Fetal, Neural/Sensory 1922 HIBED17 Cancer 1923 HIBEU15 Excretory, Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 1924 HIDAF73 Cancer 1925 HILCG67 Cancer 1926 HLPAJ43 Cancer 1927 HIPBA31 Cancer 1928 HISAD54 Cancer 1929 HISAG02 Cancer 1930 HJSAQ04 Digestive, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 1931 HISBF60 Cancer 1932 HISBL03 Cancer 1933 HISBT59 Cancer 1934 HISCJ55 Digestive 1935 HISCL83 Digestive 1936 HISCN02 Digestive 1937 HISCV60 Digestive 1938 HISEN93 Cancer 1939 HISES66 Digestive, Reproductive 1940 HISET33 Digestive 1941 HJAAJ58 Immune/Hematopoetic 1942 HJAAM10 Cancer 1943 HJAAT30 Cancer 1944 HJAAU36 Cancer 1945 HJABC16 Immune/Hematopoetic 1946 HJABL02 Cancer 1947 HJABZ65 Cardiovascular, Immune/Hematopoetic, Musculoskeletal 1948 HJACB89 Cancer 1949 HJACE05 Cancer 1950 HJACG02 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 1951 HJBAF16 Cancer 1952 HJBAR01 Cancer 1953 HJBCD89 Cancer 1954 HJBCG12 Cancer 1955 HJBCY84 Cancer 1956 HJMAG88 Cancer 1957 HJMAN03 Cancer 1958 HJMAV91 Reproductive 1959 HJMBF77 Cancer 1960 HJPAV06 Cancer 1961 HJPAY76 Cancer 1962 HJPBB39 Cancer 1963 HJPCD40 Cancer 1964 HJPCE80 Cancer 1965 HJPCR70 Cancer 1966 HJPCY06 Cancer 1967 HJPDD28 Cancer 1968 HJPDJ64 Cancer 1969 HJTAA17 Cancer 1970 HJTAD07 Cancer 1971 HKAAV61 Connective/Epithelial, Digestive, Reproductive 1972 HKABN45 Cancer 1973 HKABT24 Connective/Epithelial, Digestive, Immune/Hemato- poetic 1974 HKABW11 Cancer 1975 HKABY55 Cancer 1976 HKACC80 Cancer 1977 HKACU58 Cancer 1978 HKADJ17 Connective/Epithelial, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 1979 HKADX21 Cancer 1980 HKAEA19 Cancer 1981 HKAEL28 Connective/Epithelial, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 1982 HKAFB88 Cancer 1983 HKAFH74 Cancer 1984 HKAHL26 Cancer 1985 HKAHN23 Connective/Epithelial, Digestive, Mixed Fetal 1986 HKAIA52 Cancer 1987 HKAJF71 Connective/Epithelial, Immune/Hematopoetic, Musculoskeletal 1988 HKAJK47 Cancer 1989 HKAJW28 Cancer 1990 HKAKK09 Connective/Epithelial, Digestive, Mixed Fetal 1991 HKAOS84 Connective/Epithelial 1992 HKAOV90 Cancer 1993 HKBAB11 Immune/Hematopoetic 1994 HKBAL25 Cancer 1995 HKCSO46 Cancer 1996 HKDBK22 Excretory 1997 HKFBB67 Connective/Epithelial, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 1998 HKFBH93 Digestive, Reproductive 1999 HKGAA73 Cancer 2000 HKGAH42 Neural/Sensory 2001 HKGAJ54 Cancer 2002 HKGAK22 Endocrine, Excretory, Neural/Sensory 2003 HKGAM07 Digestive, Endocrine 2004 HKGAM29 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 2005 HKGAR66 Cancer 2006 HKGAS32 Connective/Epithelial, Neural/Sensory 2007 HKGAU45 Immune/Hematopoetic 2008 HKGAV60 Cancer 2009 HKGAX42 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 2010 HKGAZ06 Immune/Hematopoetic 2011 HKGBF67 Cancer 2012 HKGBH24 Mixed Fetal 2013 HKGBJ74 Reproductive 2014 HKGBS01 Cancer 2015 HKGBS49 Reproductive 2016 HKGCK61 Cancer 2017 HKGCN17 Cancer 2018 HKGCR51 Immune/Hematopoetic, Mixed Fetal, Neural/Sensory 2019 HKGDE09 Cancer 2020 HKGDJ35 Cancer 2021 HKGDJ66 Cancer 2022 HKIAC30 Cancer 2023 HKISA27 Cancer 2024 HKIXB95 Cancer 2025 HKIXE06 Cancer 2026 HKIXI03 Excretory 2027 HKIXL73 Cancer 2028 HKIYA46 Cancer 2029 HKIYE96 Excretory 2030 HKIYI48 Cancer 2031 HKIYO61 Excretory 2032 HKIYQ65 Cancer 2033 HKLAB16 Cancer 2034 HKLSA57 Digestive 2035 HKAAB92 Cancer 2036 HKMLH01 Cancer 2037 HKMLM65 Excretory 2038 HKMLN51 Cancer 2039 HKMLX18 Cancer 2040 HKMMM61 Excretory 2041 HKMMU22 Excretory 2042 HKMMV77 Excretory, Reproductive 2043 HKMNC43 Excretory 2044 HKNAA95 Digestive, Excretory, Immune/Hematopoetic 2045 HKPAD05 Cancer 2046 HKPAD17 Excretory 2047 HKPMB11 Digestive, Excretory, Musculoskeletal 2048 HKTAC77 Cancer 2049 HKTAE71 Cancer 2050 HKZAH22 Reproductive 2051 HKZAO35 Reproductive 2052 HKZAS29 Cancer 2053 HKZBS01 Reproductive 2054 HKZCK47 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 2055 HL1BD22 Cancer 2056 HL2AC08 Cancer 2057 HL2AG87 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 2058 HL3AA35 Reproductive 2059 HL3AB91 Immune/Hematopoetic 2060 HLCAA05 Cancer 2061 HLDAB75 Cancer 2062 HLDBB60 Digestive, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 2063 HLDBI84 Cancer 2064 HLDBO49 Cancer 2065 HLDBQ19 Cancer 2066 HLDBS43 Cancer 2067 HLDBW08 Digestive 2068 HLDBY02 Cancer 2069 HLDCD04 Cancer 2070 HLDCE79 Digestive 2071 HLDNK64 Cancer 2072 HLDOJ66 Digestive 2073 HLDOJ68 Cancer 2074 HLDOK36 Cancer 2075 HLDQA07 Digestive 2076 HLDQZ72 Cancer 2077 HLEDB16 Cancer 2078 HLFBI27 Respiratory 2079 HLHAY19 Cancer 2080 HLHBV54 Respiratory 2081 HLHCC76 Cancer 2082 HLHCF36 Respiratory 2083 HLHCH40 Cancer 2084 HLHCI58 Cancer 2085 HLHCM89 Cancer 2086 HLHDL42 Cancer 2087 HLHDP16 Cancer 2088 HLHDP65 Cancer 2089 HLHDP83 Cancer 2090 HLHDS67 Cancer 2091 HLHDS79 Cancer 2092 HLHDT18 Cancer 2093 HLHDZ58 Respiratory 2094 HLHEB47 Cancer 2095 HLHEF26 Cancer 2096 HLHEF54 Cancer 2097 HLHEO50 Cancer 2098 HLHEY02 Endocrine, Respiratory 2099 HLHFE92 Cancer 2100 HLHFM06 Cancer 2101 HLHFP18 Cancer 2102 HLHFR19 Neural/Sensory, Reproductive, Respiratory 2103 HLHSA86 Respiratory 2104 HLHSH36 Cancer 2105 HLHSK94 Cancer 2106 HLHSV96 Respiratory 2107 HLHTC70 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Respiratory 2108 HLHTP35 Cancer 2109 HLJBF86 Cancer 2110 HLJEA01 Respiratory 2111 HLLAX19 Cancer 2112 HLMAZ95 Cancer 2113 HLMBA30 Immune/Hematopoetic 2114 HLMBP18 Immune/Hematopoetic 2115 HLMCA92 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 2116 HLMDO03 Cancer 2117 HLMFC07 Cancer 2118 HLMFC54 Immune/Hematopoetic 2119 HLMFD11 Immune/Hematopoetic 2120 HLMFD85 Immune/Hematopoetic 2121 HLMFG37 Cancer 2122 HLMIG41 Immune/Hematopoetic 2123 HLMIS23 Immune/Hematopoetic, Musculoskeletal 2124 HLMIV11 Immune/Hematopoetic 2125 HLMIW92 Cancer 2126 HLMIY86 Cancer 2127 HLMMJ13 Immune/Hematopoetic, Musculoskeletal, Reproductive 2128 HLMMJ78 Immune/Hematopoetic 2129 HLMMO64 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 2130 HLMMU76 Cancer 2131 HLNAB07 Immune/Hematopoetic 2132 HLQAM28 Digestive, Reproductive 2133 HLQBQ38 Cancer 2134 HLQBQ85 Cancer 2135 HLQBQ86 Cancer 2136 HLQBR11 Cancer 2137 HLQBR41 Digestive, Mixed Fetal, Neural/Sensory 2138 HLQBV04 Cancer 2139 HLQCJ74 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 2140 HLQCK07 Digestive 2141 HLQCW84 Digestive 2142 HLQDY81 Cardiovascular, Digestive, Musculoskeletal 2143 HLQGP82 Cancer 2144 HLSAD65 Cancer 2145 HLSAF81 Cancer 2146 HLTAF58 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 2147 HLTAI94 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 2148 HLTBF35 Cancer 2149 HLTBL58 Immune/Hematopoetic, Musculoskeletal, Neural/ Sensory 2150 HLTBS22 Cancer 2151 HLTBU43 Immune/Hematopoetic 2152 HLTBX31 Cancer 2153 HLTCJ63 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 2154 HLTCR13 Cancer 2155 HLTCS34 Cancer 2156 HLTCY93 Cancer 2157 HLTDB65 Cancer 2158 HLTDE74 Cancer 2159 HLTDW13 Cancer 2160 HLTDY51 Cancer 2161 HLTEF12 Cancer 2162 HLTEI25 Immune/Hematopoetic 2163 HLTEK17 Cancer 2164 HLTER03 Immune/Hematopoetic 2165 HLTER45 Cancer 2166 HLTEY63 Cancer 2167 HLTGX30 Immune/Hematopoetic 2168 HLTHO84 Cancer 2169 HLTIP27 Immune/Hematopoetic 2170 HLUDB47 Cancer 2171 HLWAD92 Cancer 2172 HLWAT72 Cancer 2173 HLWAX42 Reproductive 2174 HLWAX74 Cancer 2175 HLWAZ66 Cancer 2176 HLWAZ70 Cancer 2177 HLWBF94 Endocrine, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 2178 HLWBG83 Cancer 2179 HLWBM40 Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 2180 HLWBT09 Reproductive 2181 HLWBZ21 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 2182 HLWBZ56 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 2183 HLWBZ73 Cancer 2184 HLWCP78 Cancer 2185 HLWCU38 Cancer 2186 HLWEA51 Cancer 2187 HLYAA57 Immune/Hematopoetic 2188 HLYAB80 Cancer 2189 HLYAG19 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 2190 HLYAN43 Cancer 2191 HLYBA22 Immune/Hematopoetic 2192 HLYBA69 Cancer 2193 HLYBF22 Immune/Hematopoetic, Mixed Fetal 2194 HLYBI18 Immune/Hematopoetic 2195 HLYBI58 Cancer 2196 HLYBV47 Cancer 2197 HLYBY48 Immune/Hematopoetic 2198 HLYCH68 Cancer 2199 HLYCK27 Immune/Hematopoetic 2200 HLYCQ18 Immune/Hematopoetic 2201 HLYCQ48 Immune/Hematopoetic 2202 HLYCR65 Cancer 2203 HLYCT47 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 2204 HLYDU25 Immune/Hematopoetic 2205 HLYDU43 Cancer 2206 HLYLA71 Cancer 2207 HMACO04 Cancer 2208 HMACS20 Cancer 2209 HMADJ14 Connective/Epithelial, Immune/Hematopoetic, Musculoskeletal 2210 HMADW66 Cancer 2211 HMAGA15 Cancer 2212 HMAGK93 Cancer 2213 HMAHY59 Cancer 2214 HMAJL22 Cancer 2215 HMAJR50 Cancer 2216 HMALI42 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 2217 HMCAL59 Cancer 2218 HMCAR20 Cancer 2219 HMCAV55 Immune/Hematopoetic 2220 HMCDK27 Cancer 2221 HMCDX48 Cancer 2222 HMCEH49 Cancer 2223 HMCHR48 Connective/Epithelial, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 2224 HMCIJ07 Immune/Hematopoetic 2225 HMDAA66 Neural/Sensory 2226 HMDAI51 Neural/Sensory 2227 HMDAK33 Neural/Sensory 2228 HMDAL04 Neural/Sensory 2229 HMDAL49 Neural/Sensory 2230 HMDAP35 Neural/Sensory 2231 HMEAI74 Cancer 2232 HMEAL02 Cardiovascular, Neural/Sensory 2233 HMEEJ79 Cardiovascular, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 2234 HMEFS61 Cardiovascular 2235 HMEFT85 Cancer 2236 HMEIK34 Cancer 2237 HMEJE05 Cancer 2238 HMEJE13 Cancer 2239 HMEJE31 Cardiovascular 2240 HMEJJ27 Cardiovascular 2241 HMEJL08 Cancer 2242 HMEJL61 Cancer 2243 HMEJQ66 Cardiovascular 2244 HMEJQ68 Cancer 2245 HMEJY78 Cancer 2246 HMEKT48 Cancer 2247 HMEKU83 Cardiovascular, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 2248 HMELA16 Cardiovascular, Immune/Hematopoetic 2249 HMELR03 Cardiovascular, Immune/Hematopoetic, Mixed Fetal 2250 HMHBE18 Cancer 2251 HMHBN86 Cancer 2252 HMIAJ30 Cancer 2253 HMIAL40 Musculoskeletal, Neural/Sensory 2254 HMIAM45 Neural/Sensory 2255 HMIAS24 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 2256 HMIAV27 Cancer 2257 HMIAV73 Cancer 2258 HMIAW81 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 2259 HMICK94 Cancer 2260 HMICP03 Cancer 2261 HMJAG94 Neural/Sensory 2262 HMJAK50 Neural/Sensory 2263 HMJAK63 Neural/Sensory 2264 HMJAX71 Neural/Sensory 2265 HMKAH10 Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 2266 HMKAH44 Cancer 2267 HMKAI25 Cancer 2268 HMKCH52 Neural/Sensory 2269 HMKCP66 Neural/Sensory 2270 HMKCV28 Neural/Sensory 2271 HMKCW19 Cancer 2272 HMKCY17 Cardiovascular, Digestive, Neural/Sensory 2273 HMKDD07 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 2274 HMKDS08 Excretory, Neural/Sensory 2275 HMMAD08 Immune/Hematopoetic 2276 HMMAS76 Endocrine, Immune/Hematopoetic 2277 HMMBD35 Cancer 2278 HMMBF71 Immune/Hematopoetic 2279 HMMCJ60 Immune/Hematopoetic, Musculoskeletal 2280 HMQAG66 Immune/Hematopoetic 2281 HMQAJ64 Connective/Epithelial, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 2282 HMQBO88 Cancer 2283 HMQBU44 Cancer 2284 HMQBU45 Cancer 2285 HMQCY03 Immune/Hematopoetic 2286 HMQDW19 Immune/Hematopoetic 2287 HMRAD54 Cancer 2288 HMSAC18 Cancer 2289 HMSAW68 Cancer 2290 HMSBX84 Immune/Hematopoetic 2291 HMSCD68 Cancer 2292 HMSCM88 Immune/Hematopoetic 2293 HMSCT72 Immune/Hematopoetic 2294 HMSCX69 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 2295 HMSEL55 Immune/Hematopoetic 2296 HMSFK67 Cancer 2297 HMSFP50 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Musculoskeletal 2298 HMSGK61 Cancer 2299 HMSGP80 Cancer 2300 HMSHM43 Immune/Hematopoetic 2301 HMSHQ24 Cancer 2302 HMSHY73 Cancer 2303 HMSII78 Cancer 2304 HMSIV91 Cancer 2305 HMSJJ74 Cancer 2306 HMSJO79 Cancer 2307 HMSJR08 Immune/Hematopoetic 2308 HMSJW18 Cancer 2309 HMSJX24 Immune/Hematopoetic 2310 HMSKC10 Immune/Hematopoetic 2311 HMSKH19 Cancer 2312 HMSKI86 Cancer 2313 HMSKQ35 Cancer 2314 HMSKS35 Immune/Hematopoetic 2315 HMSLC09 Immune/Hematopoetic 2316 HMSMD07 Cancer 2317 HMSOC30 Cancer 2318 HMSOW51 Cancer 2319 HMTAC69 Cancer 2320 HMTAE85 Cancer 2321 HMTAK05 Cancer 2322 HMTAL77 Cancer 2323 HMTAT59 Cancer 2324 HMTAX46 Cancer 2325 HMTBE31 Cancer 2326 HMUAI20 Cancer 2327 HMUAO21 Cancer 2328 HMUAW28 Musculoskeletal 2329 HMUBU59 Cancer 2330 HMVAM60 Cancer 2331 HMVAV54 Immune/Hematopoetic, Musculoskeletal 2332 HMVAX72 Cancer 2333 HMVBP38 Cancer 2334 HMVBR22 Cancer 2335 HMVBS69 Cardiovascular, Immune/Hematopoetic 2336 HMVCQ82 Immune/Hematopoetic 2337 HMVDF54 Cancer 2338 HMVDG26 Cancer 2339 HMVDL30 Cancer 2340 HMVDP35 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 2341 HMWAJ53 Immune/Hematopoetic 2342 HMWBC11 Immune/Hematopoetic 2343 HMWCF89 Cancer 2344 HMWDC93 Immune/Hematopoetic 2345 HMWDZ81 Immune/Hematopoetic 2346 HMWEC56 Cancer 2347 HMWEC64 Immune/Hematopoetic 2348 HMWEJ52 Cancer 2349 HMWEY26 Cancer 2350 HMWFG79 Immune/Hematopoetic 2351 HMWFT53 Immune/Hematopoetic 2352 HMWGQ73 Cancer 2353 HMWGU74 Immune/Hematopoetic 2354 HMWGY01 Immune/Hematopoetic 2355 HMWHC36 Cancer 2356 HMWHH16 Immune/Hematopoetic 2357 HMWHS73 Immune/Hematopoetic 2358 HMWHX28 Immune/Hematopoetic 2359 HMWIC78 Cancer 2360 HMWID22 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 2361 HMWIG83 Cancer 2362 HMWIO93 Cancer 2363 HMZAD77 Cancer 2364 HMZME33 Digestive 2365 HMZMF54 Digestive 2366 HNAAF65 Cancer 2367 HNALC70 Cancer 2368 HNALE36 Digestive, Reproductive 2369 HNBAF49 Cancer 2370 HNBUC50 Cancer 2371 HNDAH54 Cancer 2372 HNEBN76 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive, Respiratory 2373 HNEBY54 Cancer 2374 HNECF34 Immune/Hematopoetic 2375 HNECL25 Immune/Hematopoetic 2376 HNECU95 Connective/Epithelial, Immune/Hematopoetic 2377 HNEDD37 Cancer 2378 HNEDF25 Cancer 2379 HNEDJ35 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 2380 HNFAE54 Cancer 2381 HNFAH08 Cancer 2382 HNFCK41 Cancer 2383 HNFCV70 Cancer 2384 HNFDS53 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 2385 HNFED65 Excretory, Immune/Hematopoetic 2386 HNFEG11 Immune/Hematopoetic 2387 HNFEG93 Cancer 2388 HNFET17 Cancer 2389 HNFEY18 Cancer 2390 HNFFC27 Immune/Hematopoetic 2391 HNFFC39 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 2392 HNFFD47 Immune/Hematopoetic 2393 HNFFI46 Cancer 2394 HNFFY60 Cancer 2395 HNFFZ56 Cancer 2396 HNFGF45 Cancer 2397 HNFGZ45 Cardiovascular, Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 2398 HNFHD08 Cancer 2399 HNFHS38 Immune/Hematopoetic, Mixed Fetal 2400 HNFHY30 Immune/Hematopoetic 2401 HNFHY51 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 2402 HNFID82 Immune/Hematopoetic 2403 HNFIG36 Immune/Hematopoetic 2404 HNFIR81 Cancer 2405 HNFIS82 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 2406 HNFIU96 Immune/Hematopoetic 2407 HNFIZ34 Cancer 2408 HNFJD91 Cardiovascular, Connective/Epithelial, Immune/Hematopoetic 2409 HNFJE06 Immune/Hematopoetic, Musculoskeletal 2410 HNGAC63 Immune/Hematopoetic 2411 HNGAK13 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 2412 HNGAL31 Immune/Hematopoetic 2413 HNGAM20 Immune/Hematopoetic 2414 HNGAN75 Immune/Hematopoetic 2415 HNGAO10 Immune/Hematopoetic 2416 HNGAU09 Immune/Hematopoetic 2417 HNGAV42 Immune/Hematopoetic 2418 HNGAV54 Immune/Hematopoetic 2419 HNGAX58 Immune/Hematopoetic 2420 HNGAZ20 Immune/Hematopoetic 2421 HNGAZ68 Cardiovascular, Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 2422 HNGBB17 Excretory, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 2423 HNGBE45 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 2424 HNGBJ27 Immune/Hematopoetic 2425 HNGBO16 Immune/Hematopoetic 2426 HNGBQ56 Cancer 2427 HNGBQ90 Cancer 2428 HNGBU28 Immune/Hematopoetic 2429 HNGBV36 Cancer 2430 HNGBV72 Cancer 2431 HNGBX63 Immune/Hematopoetic 2432 HNGCF72 Immune/Hematopoetic 2433 HNGCL23 Immune/Hematopoetic 2434 HNGDD48 Immune/Hematopoetic 2435 HNGDE27 Immune/Hematopoetic 2436 HNGDP26 Immune/Hematopoetic 2437 HNGDQ28 Immune/Hematopoetic 2438 HNGDQ52 Immune/Hematopoetic 2439 HNGDS13 Immune/Hematopoetic 2440 HNGDS53 Immune/Hematopoetic 2441 HNGDU92 Immune/Hematopoetic 2442 HNGED06 Immune/Hematopoetic 2443 HNGEI34 Immune/Hematopoetic 2444 HNGEJ53 Immune/Hematopoetic 2445 HNGEM24 Immune/Hematopoetic 2446 HNGEM62 Immune/Hematopoetic 2447 HNGEN81 Immune/Hematopoetic 2448 HNGEQ48 Immune/Hematopoetic 2449 HNGEU17 Immune/Hematopoetic 2450 HNGEU90 Immune/Hematopoetic 2451 HNGEV29 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 2452 HNGEW13 Immune/Hematopoetic 2453 HNGEW65 Endocrine, Immune/Hematopoetic 2454 HNGEY29 Cancer 2455 HNGEY51 Immune/Hematopoetic 2456 HNGEZ47 Immune/Hematopoetic 2457 HNGFB76 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 2458 HNGFE55 Immune/Hematopoetic 2459 HNGFI02 Immune/Hematopoetic 2460 HNGFJ67 Immune/Hematopoetic 2461 HNGFQ33 Immune/Hematopoetic 2462 HNGFR75 Immune/Hematopoetic 2463 HNGFT78 Immune/Hematopoetic 2464 HNGFU38 Immune/Hematopoetic 2465 HNGFW58 Cancer 2466 HNGGB09 Immune/Hematopoetic 2467 HNGGF85 Immune/Hematopoetic 2468 HNGGK54 Cancer 2469 HNGGR26 Immune/Hematopoetic 2470 HNGHJ73 Immune/Hematopoetic 2471 HNGHM75 Immune/Hematopoetic 2472 HNGHQ09 Immune/Hematopoetic 2473 HNGHT03 Immune/Hematopoetic 2474 HNGIC13 Immune/Hematopoetic 2475 HNGIC24 Immune/Hematopoetic 2476 HNGIC80 Immune/Hematopoetic 2477 HNGIK21 Immune/Hematopoetic 2478 HNGIK36 Immune/Hematopoetic 2479 HNGIN16 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 2480 HNGIN60 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 2481 HNGIN84 Digestive, Endocrine, Immune/Hematopoetic 2482 HNGIO50 Immune/Hematopoetic 2483 HNGIQ57 Immune/Hematopoetic 2484 HNGIR58 Immune/Hematopoetic 2485 HNGIT16 Immune/Hematopoetic 2486 HNGIX55 Immune/Hematopoetic 2487 HNGIZ06 Immune/Hematopoetic 2488 HNGJA38 Immune/Hematopoetic 2489 HNGJB81 Immune/Hematopoetic 2490 HNGJF62 Immune/Hematopoetic 2491 HNGJF70 Immune/Hematopoetic 2492 HNGJF92 Immune/Hematopoetic 2493 HNGJG84 Immune/Hematopoetic 2494 HNGJH08 Immune/Hematopoetic 2495 HNGJH63 Immune/Hematopoetic 2496 HNGJH85 Immune/Hematopoetic 2497 HNGJJ65 Immune/Hematopoetic 2498 HNGJL11 Immune/Hematopoetic, Musculoskeletal 2499 HNGJM08 Cancer 2500 HNGJM27 Immune/Hematopoetic 2501 HNGJP90 Immune/Hematopoetic 2502 HNGJR78 Immune/Hematopoetic 2503 HNGJU42 Immune/Hematopoetic 2504 HNGJU84 Immune/Hematopoetic 2505 HNGKN89 Immune/Hematopoetic 2506 HNGLH60 Immune/Hematopoetic, Musculoskeletal 2507 HNGLM62 Cancer 2508 HNGMJ91 Immune/Hematopoetic 2509 HNGNB69 Immune/Hematopoetic 2510 HNGNI25 Immune/Hematopoetic 2511 HNGNN78 Cancer 2512 HNGNS74 Cancer 2513 HNGNW50 Immune/Hematopoetic, Mixed Fetal, Reproductive 2514 HNGOD80 Cancer 2515 HNGOQ44 Immune/Hematopoetic 2516 HNGOU82 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 2517 HNGPM78 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 2518 HNHAB62 Immune/Hematopoetic 2519 HNHAD65 Immune/Hematopoetic 2520 HNHAF39 Immune/Hematopoetic 2521 HNHAL34 Cancer 2522 HNHAZ16 Immune/Hematopoetic 2523 HNHBE49 Immune/Hematopoetic 2524 HNHBI47 Immune/Hematopoetic 2525 HNHBI75 Immune/Hematopoetic 2526 HNHBL26 Immune/Hematopoetic 2527 HNHBM26 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 2528 HNHBM80 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 2529 HNHCM59 Cancer 2530 HNHCR46 Cardiovascular, Immune/Hematopoetic 2531 HNHDA78 Immune/Hematopoetic 2532 HNHDL85 Immune/Hematopoetic 2533 HNHDL95 Immune/Hematopoetic 2534 HNHDR03 Immune/Hematopoetic 2535 HNHDR64 Immune/Hematopoetic 2536 HNHDU48 Immune/Hematopoetic 2537 HNHDX07 Immune/Hematopoetic 2538 HNHDY21 Immune/Hematopoetic 2539 HNHEA64 Immune/Hematopoetic 2540 HNHEC59 Immune/Hematopoetic 2541 HNHEC63 Immune/Hematopoetic 2542 HNHED86 Immune/Hematopoetic 2543 HNHEE88 Immune/Hematopoetic 2544 HNHEI47 Immune/Hematopoetic 2545 HNHEI54 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 2546 HNHEI85 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Musculoskeletal 2547 HNHEJ88 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 2548 HNHEK61 Immune/Hematopoetic 2549 HNHEK85 Immune/Hematopoetic, Mixed Fetal 2550 HNHEL19 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 2551 HNHEN68 Immune/Hematopoetic 2552 HNHEO73 Immune/Hematopoetic 2553 HNHEP59 Immune/Hematopoetic 2554 HNHER77 Immune/Hematopoetic 2555 HNHES40 Immune/Hematopoetic 2556 HNHET53 Immune/Hematopoetic 2557 HNHEU34 Immune/Hematopoetic 2558 HNHEV43 Cancer 2559 HNHEX30 Immune/Hematopoetic 2560 HNHEZ51 Immune/Hematopoetic 2561 HNHFB16 Immune/Hematopoetic 2562 HNHFB60 Immune/Hematopoetic 2563 HNHFG05 Immune/Hematopoetic 2564 HNHFH41 Immune/Hematopoetic 2565 HNHFI33 Immune/Hematopoetic 2566 HNHFI81 Immune/Hematopoetic 2567 HNHFJ25 Immune/Hematopoetic 2568 HNHFL04 Immune/Hematopoetic 2569 HNHFL46 Immune/Hematopoetic 2570 HNHFL57 Immune/Hematopoetic 2571 HNHFP80 Immune/Hematopoetic 2572 HNHFQ63 Immune/Hematopoetic 2573 HNUFS63 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 2574 HNHFU59 Immune/Hematopoetic 2575 HNHFW22 Immune/Hematopoetic 2576 HNHGB09 Immune/Hematopoetic 2577 HNHGC56 Immune/Hematopoetic 2578 HNHGC82 Immune/Hematopoetic 2579 HNHGD15 Immune/Hematopoetic 2580 HNHGE28 Cancer 2581 HNHGE75 Immune/Hematopoetic 2582 HNHGN74 Immune/Hematopoetic 2583 HNHGN91 Digestive, Endocrine, Immune/Hematopoetic 2584 HNHGO09 Immune/Hematopoetic 2585 HNHHA15 Immune/Hematopoetic 2586 HNHHD42 Immune/Hematopoetic 2587 HNHIC21 Immune/Hematopoetic 2588 HNHKJ57 Immune/Hematopoetic 2589 HNHKL90 Immune/Hematopoetic 2590 HNHKS18 Immune/Hematopoetic 2591 HNHKY10 Immune/Hematopoetic 2592 HNHLA36 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 2593 HNHLB93 Immune/Hematopoetic 2594 HNHLD23 Immune/Hematopoetic 2595 HNHLY33 Immune/Hematopoetic 2596 HNHMV54 Immune/Hematopoetic 2597 HNHNE04 Immune/Hematopoetic 2598 HNHNT13 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 2599 HNHNW84 Immune/Hematopoetic 2600 HNHOD23 Cancer 2601 HNHOJ75 Immune/Hematopoetic 2602 HNHOL24 Immune/Hematopoetic 2603 HNHON23 Digestive, Endocrine, Immune/Hematopoetic 2604 HNHPD10 Immune/Hematopoetic 2605 HNHPG05 Immune/Hematopoetic 2606 HNKAA41 Cancer 2607 HNKCO80 Cancer 2608 HNKEL47 Cardiovascular, Connective/Epithelial, Digestive 2609 HNNBM45 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 2610 HNSAA27 Digestive 2611 HNSAD53 Digestive 2612 HNTAC64 Cancer 2613 HNTAC73 Cancer 2614 HNTAI35 Cancer 2615 HNTAS52 Cancer 2616 HNTBI57 Cancer 2617 HNTBN41 Immune/Hematopoetic 2618 HNTBP17 Cancer 2619 HNTCH90 Cancer 2620 HNTDE84 Cancer 2621 HNTDL21 Cancer 2622 HNTDX22 Cancer 2623 HNTEF28 Cancer 2624 HNTEF53 Cancer 2625 HNTEO78 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 2626 HNTEO95 Immune/Hematopoetic 2627 HNTMX29 Cancer 2628 HNTMZ90 Digestive, Reproductive 2629 HNTNB49 Cancer 2630 HNTNK95 Cancer 2631 HNTOE45 Cancer 2632 HNTPB82 Connective/Epithelial, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 2633 HNTRS57 Cancer 2634 HNTRW30 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Mixed Fetal 2635 HNTSJ84 Cancer 2636 HNTSL47 Cardiovascular, Digestive 2637 HNTSM04 Cancer 2638 HNTSN12 Cancer 2639 HNTSS75 Cancer 2640 HNTSW57 Cancer 2641 HOAAE80 Cancer 2642 HOAAF80 Cancer 2643 HOABG65 Musculoskeletal 2644 HOABL56 Cancer 2645 HOABP21 Cancer 2646 HOABR60 Cancer 2647 HOACG37 Digestive, Musculoskeletal 2648 HOBAF11 Cancer 2649 HOCNE30 Digestive, Musculoskeletal, Neural/Sensory 2650 HOCOO19 Cancer 2651 HOCPM23 Reproductive 2652 HODAA12 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 2653 HODAE92 Cancer 2654 HODAH46 Cancer 2655 HODAH74 Connective/Epithelial, Reproductive, Respiratory 2656 HODAV86 Cancer 2657 HODAZ26 Cancer 2658 HODAZ55 Reproductive 2659 HODBF19 Cancer 2660 HODCJ90 Cancer 2661 HODCL36 Cancer 2662 HODCL50 Reproductive 2663 HODCU34 Cancer 2664 HODCV74 Cancer 2665 HODCZ09 Reproductive 2666 HODCZ16 Cancer 2667 HODDB05 Digestive, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 2668 HODDD43 Cancer 2669 HODDF08 Reproductive 2670 HODDN60 Cancer 2671 HODEA51 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 2672 HODEB50 Reproductive 2673 HODEE95 Digestive, Reproductive 2674 HODEI83 Reproductive 2675 HODFG71 Reproductive 2676 HODFW41 Reproductive 2677 HODGL52 Cancer 2678 HODHE60 Reproductive 2679 HODHK19 Reproductive 2680 HOEBI94 Cancer 2681 HOECN31 Cancer 2682 HOECO90 Cancer 2683 HOECU83 Cancer 2684 HOEEK12 Cancer 2685 HOEEU24 Cancer 2686 HOEFO68 Cancer 2687 HOEFV61 Cancer 2688 HOEJH89 Cancer 2689 HOFAF39 Reproductive 2690 HOFMA42 Reproductive 2691 HOFMM69 Reproductive 2692 HOFMU07 Reproductive 2693 HOFNM53 Reproductive 2694 HOFNT24 Reproductive 2695 HOFNY71 Reproductive 2696 HOFNZ45 Cancer 2697 HOFOA59 Reproductive 2698 HOFOB27 Cancer 2699 HOGAG15 Cancer 2700 HOGAR52 Cancer 2701 HOGCE48 Cancer 2702 HOGDP46 Cancer 2703 HOHBL42 Cancer 2704 HOHBP82 Musculoskeletal 2705 HOHBV89 Musculoskeletal, Reproductive 2706 HOHBY69 Cancer 2707 HOHCA35 Cancer 2708 HOHCG16 Digestive, Musculoskeletal 2709 HOHCJ90 Cancer 2710 HOHDC86 Musculoskeletal 2711 HOHDF66 Cancer 2712 HONAH29 Cancer 2713 HORBI81 Cancer 2714 HOSBI96 Cancer 2715 HOSBZ55 Cancer 2716 HOSCI83 Cancer 2717 HOSCY73 Cancer 2718 HOSCZ41 Cancer 2719 HOSDG32 Cancer 2720 HOSDI92 Cancer 2721 HOSDK95 Musculoskeletal 2722 HOSDW58 Cancer 2723 HOSEI45 Cancer 2724 HOSEK86 Cancer 2725 HOSFC36 Cancer 2726 HOSFF78 Cancer 2727 HOSFG70 Cancer 2728 HOSFM22 Cancer 2729 HOSFQ28 Cancer 2730 HOSFQ65 Cancer 2731 HOSFT61 Cancer 2732 HOSNU69 Cancer 2733 HOUAR65 Connective/Epithelial 2734 HOUBE18 Cancer 2735 HOUCT90 Connective/Epithelial 2736 HOUCW42 Connective/Epithelial 2737 HOUCZ78 Connective/Epithelial, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 2738 HOUDJ81 Cancer 2739 HOUDL69 Cancer 2740 HOUDU29 Cancer 2741 HOUFU35 Connective/Epithelial 2742 HOUHD63 Cancer 2743 HOUHH51 Cancer 2744 HOUHT39 Cancer 2745 HOVAF78 Cancer 2746 HOVAI58 Reproductive 2747 HOVAP06 Reproductive 2748 HOVAZ13 Cancer 2749 HOVBX78 Cancer 2750 HOVCB25 Reproductive 2751 HOVJP29 Reproductive 2752 HPAMY60 Excretory 2753 HPASD51 Digestive, Excretory, Reproductive 2754 HPBCC51 Cancer 2755 HPBCJ74 Cancer 2756 HPBDD36 Cancer 2757 HPBDH41 Immune/Hematopoetic, Musculoskeletal 2758 HPBEN24 Cancer 2759 HPBEQ12 Cancer 2760 HPCAL49 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 2761 HPCAM01 Cancer 2762 HPCAO10 Cancer 2763 HPEAA33 Reproductive 2764 HPEAB57 Reproductive 2765 HPEAD48 Reproductive 2766 HPEAE34 Reproductive 2767 HPEBD85 Digestive, Reproductive 2768 HPEBE79 Reproductive 2769 HPEBT80 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 2770 HPEBT96 Cancer 2771 HPFCE63 Digestive, Musculoskeletal, Reproductive 2772 HPFCM07 Cancer 2773 HPFCR13 Cancer 2774 HPFCR15 Digestive, Mixed Fetal, Reproductive 2775 HPFCX38 Cancer 2776 HPFCX44 Cancer 2777 HPFCY51 Reproductive 2778 HPFDU90 Cancer 2779 HPHAC88 Cancer 2780 HPIAT78 Cancer 2781 HPIBO48 Cancer 2782 HPIBT55 Cancer 2783 HPIBX03 Cancer 2784 HPICC86 Reproductive 2785 HPJAP43 Cancer 2786 HPJBK03 Cancer 2787 HPJBK11 Cancer 2788 HPJBZ76 Cancer 2789 HPJCC05 Reproductive 2790 HPJCG42 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 2791 HPJCK10 Cancer 2792 HPJCL28 Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 2793 HPJCP79 Cancer 2794 HPJCT08 Connective/Epithelial, Reproductive 2795 HPJDA23 Mixed Fetal, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 2796 HPJDM47 Reproductive 2797 HPJEC20 Connective/Epithelial, Reproductive 2798 HPJEE14 Reproductive 2799 HPJEG57 Reproductive 2800 HPJEV11 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 2801 HPJEZ38 Cancer 2802 HPLAT69 Cancer 2803 HPMAG94 Cancer 2804 HPMBQ32 Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 2805 HPMBQ91 Reproductive 2806 HPMBR15 Cancer 2807 HPMBU33 Immune/Hematopoetic, Musculoskeletal, Reproductive 2808 HPMBY46 Cancer 2809 HPMBZ15 Cancer 2810 HPMCC16 Cancer 2811 HPMCJ92 Musculoskeletal, Reproductive 2812 HPMCU14 Cancer 2813 HPMCV08 Cancer 2814 HPMCV18 Musculoskeletal, Reproductive 2815 HPMEI44 Cancer 2816 HPMEI86 Cancer 2817 HPMFI71 Cancer 2818 HPMFS15 Reproductive 2819 HPMFY57 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 2820 HPMFY74 Reproductive 2821 HPMGD01 Cancer 2822 HPMGP24 Reproductive 2823 HPMGQ55 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 2824 HPMGQ80 Cancer 2825 HPMGR66 Cancer 2826 HPMGT51 Immune/Hematopoetic, Musculoskeletal, Reproductive 2827 HPMKI40 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 2828 HPMSM14 Cancer 2829 HPQSH59 Cancer 2830 HPRCA90 Cancer 2831 HPRCE33 Cancer 2832 HPRCS53 Reproductive 2833 HPRCU95 Musculoskeletal, Reproductive 2834 HPRTG55 Cancer 2835 HPTBB03 Cancer 2836 HPTRC15 Cancer 2837 HPTRF90 Cancer 2838 HPTRH45 Digestive, Endocrine, Reproductive 2839 HPTRH57 Cancer 2840 HPTRO86 Cancer 2841 HPTTI70 Cancer 2842 HPTVX32 Cancer 2843 HPTWA66 Cancer 2844 HPTWC08 Cancer 2845 HPWAG46 Reproductive 2846 HPWAL61 Musculoskeletal, Reproductive 2847 HPWAN23 Cancer 2848 HPWAS91 Reproductive 2849 HPWCM76 Reproductive 2850 HRAAJ19 Cancer 2851 HRAAL86 Excretory 2852 HRAAM50 Excretory, Immune/Hematopoetic, Mixed Fetal 2853 HRAAN56 Excretory 2854 HRABS65 Cancer 2855 HRABV43 Cancer 2856 HRABX31 Excretory, Immune/Hematopoetic, Musculoskeletal 2857 HRACG45 Cancer 2858 HRACI26 Digestive, Excretory 2859 HRACM44 Excretory, Immune/Hematopoetic 2860 HRADO01 Excretory 2861 HRAEE45 Connective/Epithelial, Excretory, Immune/ Hematopoetic 2862 HRAEH37 Cancer 2863 HRDAD66 Cancer 2864 HRDBT68 Cancer 2865 HRDDR94 Cancer 2866 HRDDS01 Musculoskeletal 2867 HRDEC77 Cancer 2868 HRDED19 Musculoskeletal 2869 HRDEL61 Musculoskeletal 2870 HRDEN56 Musculoskeletal 2871 HRDEP41 Cancer 2872 HRDES01 Musculoskeletal 2873 HRDEU27 Musculoskeletal 2874 HRDFB85 Cancer 2875 HRGBR18 Cancer 2876 HRGBR28 Cancer 2877 HRGCZ46 Cancer 2878 HRGDC48 Immune/Hematopoetic, Musculoskeletal 2879 HRKAB52 Cancer 2880 HRKPA09 Cancer 2881 HRLMB56 Cancer 2882 HRLMD77 Cancer 2883 HRLMF92 Cancer 2884 HROAE16 Cancer 2885 HROAE78 Digestive 2886 HROAH06 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 2887 HROAN56 Digestive 2888 HROAS46 Digestive 2889 HROBM46 Connective/Epithelial, Digestive 2890 HRODZ89 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 2891 HRSMC69 Cancer 2892 HRSMF51 Cancer 2893 HRSMG27 Cancer 2894 HRSMQ86 Cancer 2895 HSAAO30 Cancer 2896 HSAAO65 Cancer 2897 HSAAO65 Cancer 2898 HSAAO94 Cancer 2899 HSABI42 Immune/Hematopoetic 2900 HSATA21 Immune/Hematopoetic 2901 HSAUA82 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 2902 HSAUC38 Immune/Hematopoetic 2903 HSAUF22 Immune/Hematopoetic 2904 HSAUF49 Immune/Hematopoetic 2905 HSAUL66 Immune/Hematopoetic, Musculoskeletal 2906 HSAUM95 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 2907 HSAUR67 Immune/Hematopoetic 2908 HSAUW44 Immune/Hematopoetic 2909 HSAVJ61 Immune/Hematopoetic 2910 HSAVP17 Immune/Hematopoetic 2911 HSAVU34 Cancer 2912 HSAWA27 Immune/Hematopoetic 2913 HSAWG42 Immune/Hematopoetic 2914 HSAWV96 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 2915 HSAXB32 Immune/Hematopoetic 2916 HSAXB81 Immune/Hematopoetic 2917 HSAXF60 Immune/Hematopoetic 2918 HSAXI90 Immune/Hematopoetic 2919 HSAXI95 Immune/Hematopoetic 2920 HSAXJ29 Immune/Hematopoetic 2921 HSAXJ60 Immune/Hematopoetic 2922 HSAXM32 Cancer 2923 HSAXN46 Immune/Hematopoetic 2924 HSAXS66 Immune/Hematopoetic 2925 HSAYC21 Immune/Hematopoetic 2926 HSAYL90 Cardiovascular, Immune/Hematopoetic 2927 HSAYR13 Immune/Hematopoetic 2928 HSAYS89 Immune/Hematopoetic 2929 HSAZG33 Immune/Hematopoetic 2930 HSBBT12 Cancer 2931 HSBBT37 Cancer 2932 HSDAG05 Cancer 2933 HSDAJ53 Cancer 2934 HSDBC88 Cancer 2935 HSDDC95 Neural/Sensory 2936 HSDEG01 Cancer 2937 HSDES04 Cancer 2938 HSDEW29 Neural/Sensory 2939 HSDFA44 Neural/Sensory 2940 HSDFW45 Neural/Sensory 2941 HSDFW61 Cancer 2942 HSDGN55 Cancer 2943 HSDGP60 Immune/Hematopoetic, Musculoskeletal, Neural/ Sensory 2944 HSDGR57 Cancer 2945 HSDGW43 Neural/Sensory 2946 HSDHC81 Neural/Sensory 2947 HSDIE16 Neural/Sensory 2948 HSDIL30 Neural/Sensory 2949 HSDIT06 Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 2950 HSDJV86 Cancer 2951 HSDJB13 Cancer 2952 HSDJE10 Cancer 2953 HSDJL42 Cancer 2954 HSDJM30 Digestive, Neural/Sensory 2955 HSDJR23 Digestive, Neural/Sensory 2956 HSDMA90 Digestive, Endocrine, Neural/Sensory 2957 HSDZM95 Cancer 2958 HSDZR95 Neural/Sensory 2959 HSFAG37 Cancer 2960 HSFAH43 Cancer 2961 HSFAL43 Cancer 2962 HSFAM39 Reproductive 2963 HSFAM73 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 2964 HSFAN12 Cardiovascular 2965 HSHAV28 Cancer 2966 HSHBQ68 Cancer 2967 HSIAC45 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 2968 HSIAC80 Cancer 2969 HSICO66 Cancer 2970 HSICQ15 Cancer 2971 HSICV24 Digestive 2972 HSIDD28 Cancer 2973 HSIDD62 Cancer 2974 HSIDI15 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 2975 HSIDQ18 Cancer 2976 HSIDQ93 Cancer 2977 HSIDR70 Digestive 2978 HSIDU19 Digestive, Mixed Fetal 2979 HSIDU42 Cancer 2980 HSIDY06 Cancer 2981 HSIEA14 Digestive 2982 HSIEF95 Cancer 2983 HSIFL06 Cancer 2984 HSIFO61 Cancer 2985 HSIFV30 Cancer 2986 HSIGD79 Cancer 2987 HSIGM62 Cancer 2988 HSJAQ17 Cancer 2989 HSJBB37 Cancer 2990 HSKBO20 Cancer 2991 HSKCP69 Cancer 2992 HSKCT36 Cancer 2993 HSKDD72 Cardiovascular, Digestive, Musculoskeletal 2994 HSKDI81 Cancer 2995 HSKDV92 Cancer 2996 HSKDW91 Musculoskeletal 2997 HSKEI54 Cancer 2998 HSKGO49 Cancer 2999 HSKGQ58 Cancer 3000 HSKHL65 Cancer 3001 HSKNB54 Cancer 3002 HSKND71 Cancer 3003 HSKNK73 Cancer 3004 HSKNM85 Digestive, Musculoskeletal 3005 HSKNT34 Cancer 3006 HSKXE22 Cancer 3007 HSKXJ37 Cancer 3008 HSKYU29 Cancer 3009 HSKZE52 Cancer 3010 HSLBF69 Musculoskeletal 3011 HSLCA15 Cancer 3012 HSLCK11 Cancer 3013 HSLCP57 Cancer 3014 HSLCS05 Cancer 3015 HSLCT04 Mixed Fetal, Musculoskeletal 3016 HSLCU73 Musculoskeletal 3017 HSLCX03 Cancer 3018 HSLDJ89 Cancer 3019 HSLDS06 Musculoskeletal 3020 HSLDS32 Musculoskeletal 3021 HSLEF58 Cardiovascular, Digestive, Musculoskeletal 3022 HSLFD55 Musculoskeletal 3023 HSLFM29 Cancer 3024 HSLFU05 Cancer 3025 HSLGM21 Cancer 3026 HSLGM81 Cancer 3027 HSLGU75 Cancer 3028 HSLHI86 Cancer 3029 HSLHS22 Cancer 3030 HSLIA81 Cancer 3031 HSLJW78 Musculoskeletal 3032 HSMBE69 Cancer 3033 HSNAA55 Cancer 3034 HSNAQ47 Cancer 3035 HSNAU78 Digestive, Neural/Sensory 3036 HSNAY92 Cancer 3037 HSNBG78 Connective/Epithelial, Digestive, Immune/ Hematopoetic 3038 HSNBM49 Cancer 3039 HSNBN57 Cancer 3040 HSOAC84 Digestive 3041 HSOAH66 Cancer 3042 HSOAJ55 Cancer 3043 HSOAM40 Digestive 3044 HSOBK48 Digestive 3045 HSOBV29 Cancer 3046 HSODB85 Cancer 3047 HSPAA60 Digestive 3048 HSPAH56 Cancer 3049 HSPBY40 Cancer 3050 HSPBY63 Digestive 3051 HSPMG77 Digestive 3052 HSQAB87 Cancer 3053 HSQAC69 Cancer 3054 HSQBE28 Cancer 3055 HSQBL21 Cancer 3056 HSQEA85 Cancer 3057 HSQEH50 Cancer 3058 HSQEO84 Cancer 3059 HSQFP46 Cancer 3060 HSQFT30 Cancer 3061 HSRAL66 Cancer 3062 HSRBA90 Cancer 3063 HSRDE35 Cancer 3064 HSRDH01 Cancer 3065 HSRFB56 Cancer 3066 HSRGW16 Cancer 3067 HSSAO72 Musculoskeletal, Neural/Sensory 3068 HSSEN70 Cancer 3069 HSSEO83 Cancer 3070 HSSFZ70 Musculoskeletal 3071 HSSGJ45 Cancer 3072 HSSJF55 Musculoskeletal 3073 HSSJJ51 Cancer 3074 HSSTN64 Musculoskeletal 3075 HSSMS41 Cancer 3076 HSSMW31 Musculoskeletal, Reproductive 3077 HSTAG52 Cancer 3078 HSUMA53 Cancer 3079 HSUME76 Cancer 3080 HSVAA10 Cardiovascular 3081 HSVAC77 Cancer 3082 HSVAF16 Cancer 3083 HSVAG05 Cancer 3084 HSVAK93 Cancer 3085 HSVAM81 Mixed Fetal 3086 HSVAQ28 Cancer 3087 HSVAT02 Cancer 3088 HSVAT68 Excretory, Reproductive 3089 HSVAY16 Cancer 3090 HSVBA12 Cancer 3091 HSVBD22 Cancer 3092 HSVBF78 Cancer 3093 HSVBH58 Cancer 3094 HSVBM90 Cancer 3095 HSVBZ80 Cancer 3096 HSVCB08 Excretory, Neural/Sensory 3097 HSVCB57 Cancer 3098 HSVCF20 Cancer 3099 HSVCH32 Cancer 3100 HSWAM12 Reproductive 3101 HSWAY58 Cancer 3102 HSWBJ74 Reproductive 3103 HSXAG02 Cancer 3104 HSXAH81 Cancer 3105 HSXAM05 Cancer 3106 HSXAR64 Cancer 3107 HSXAS67 Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 3108 HSXAZ05 Neural/Sensory, Respiratory 3109 HSXBM30 Cancer 3110 HSXBO51 Cancer 3111 HSXBP68 Cancer 3112 HSXBU59 Neural/Sensory 3113 HSXBV35 Neural/Sensory 3114 HSXBX80 Cancer 3115 HSXCS62 Cancer 3116 HSXCV85 Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 3117 HSYAB05 Cancer 3118 HSYAG26 Cancer 3119 HSYBK21 Cancer 3120 HSYBL17 Cancer 3121 HSYBX48 Cancer 3122 HSYBZ44 Cancer 3123 HSYDT06 Cancer 3124 HSZAA13 Digestive, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 3125 HT2SF14 Cancer 3126 HT2SG64 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 3127 HT3BE24 Cancer 3128 HT4AI54 Cancer 3129 HT4ES80 Cancer 3130 HT4FW61 Connective/Epithelial, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 3131 HT5EK75 Cancer 3132 HTAAU21 Cancer 3133 HTABP30 Cancer 3134 HTACS42 Cancer 3135 HTACZ01 Immune/Hematopoetic 3136 HTADC09 Cancer 3137 HTADH39 Cancer 3138 HTADI12 Cancer 3139 HTADO22 Immune/Hematopoetic 3140 HTADV27 Immune/Hematopoetic 3141 HTAEC92 Cancer 3142 HTAGN51 Cancer 3143 HTBAA70 Connective/Epithelial, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 3144 HTBAB28 Immune/Hematopoetic 3145 HTDAA93 Cancer 3146 HTDAD22 Cancer 3147 HTDAG66 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 3148 HTDAI54 Cancer 3149 HTEAE62 Cardiovascular, Reproductive 3150 HTEAJ18 Reproductive 3151 HTEAN76 Cancer 3152 HTEAR66 Cancer 3153 HTEAT31 Cancer 3154 HTEAV28 Reproductive 3155 HTEAX23 Reproductive 3156 HTEBC92 Cancer 3157 HTEBJ71 Cancer 3158 HTEBP77 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 3159 HTEBY11 Reproductive 3160 HTEBY84 Cancer 3161 HTECE72 Reproductive 3162 HTECE94 Cancer 3163 HTEDF42 Digestive, Reproductive 3164 HTEDJ85 Mixed Fetal, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 3165 HTEDJ94 Cancer 3166 HTEDS39 Cancer 3167 HTEDX90 Reproductive 3168 HTEFU09 Cancer 3169 HTEFU41 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 3170 HTEGF16 Cancer 3171 HTEGQ64 Reproductive 3172 HTEGS19 Cancer 3173 HTEGT82 Digestive, Reproductive 3174 HTEHH53 Reproductive 3175 HTEHV08 Cancer 3176 HTEID16 Reproductive 3177 HTEIL66 Reproductive 3178 HTEIM65 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 3179 HTEIR61 Cancer 3180 HTEIT45 Reproductive 3181 HTEJO12 Digestive, Reproductive 3182 HTEJT39 Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 3183 HTEKE40 Cancer 3184 HTEKM35 Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 3185 HTEKS16 Connective/Epithelial, Mixed Fetal, Reproductive 3186 HTEKU58 Cancer 3187 HTELW37 Reproductive 3188 HTEMD27 Cancer 3189 HTEME02 Cancer 3190 HTEMX36 Cancer 3191 HTENO07 Reproductive 3192 HTEQI22 Cancer 3193 HTFMX90 Cancer 3194 HTFOE85 Immune/Hematopoetic 3195 HTFOS57 Cancer 3196 HTGAM78 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory, Respiratory 3197 HTGAW51 Immune/Hematopoetic 3198 HTGBE48 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 3199 HTGBV53 Immune/Hematopoetic 3200 HTGCH22 Immune/Hematopoetic, Mixed Fetal, Reproductive 3201 HTGCM55 Cardiovascular, Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 3202 HTGCQ82 Cancer 3203 HTGEU09 Immune/Hematopoetic 3204 HTGEW91 Cancer 3205 HTGGO35 Cancer 3206 HTHBH29 Immune/Hematopoetic, Mixed Fetal 3207 HTHBK35 Immune/Hematopoetic 3208 HTHBL86 Immune/Hematopoetic 3209 HTHBX95 Cancer 3210 HTHCA77 Immune/Hematopoetic 3211 HTHCB31 Immune/Hematopoetic, Mixed Fetal, Neural/Sensory 3212 HTHCO79 Cancer 3213 HTHCZ41 Cancer 3214 HTHDK34 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 3215 HTJNX29 Cancer 3216 HTLAA40 Reproductive 3217 HTLAB25 Cancer 3218 HTLAB43 Cancer 3219 HTLAF13 Reproductive 3220 HTLAI54 Reproductive 3221 HTLAV68 Reproductive 3222 HTLBC79 Reproductive 3223 HTLBG08 Reproductive 3224 HTLCU49 Cancer 3225 HTLCX30 Reproductive 3226 HTLDD53 Connective/Epithelial, Digestive, Reproductive 3227 HTLDP69 Cancer 3228 HTLDQ11 Reproductive 3229 HTLDQ56 Reproductive 3230 HTLDR33 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 3231 HTLDT76 Cardiovascular, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 3232 HTLDW38 Reproductive 3233 HTLEC34 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory, Reproductive 3234 HTLEF73 Cancer 3235 HTLEK16 Cancer 3236 HTLET08 Cancer 3237 HTLEW81 Cancer 3238 HTLEX50 Cancer 3239 HTLFA90 Cancer 3240 HTLFG05 Cancer 3241 HTLFI93 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive, Respiratory 3242 HTLGY87 Cancer 3243 HTLHC59 Digestive, Reproductive 3244 HTLHI35 Immune/Hematopoetic, Musculoskeletal, Reproductive 3245 HTLHR26 Immune/Hematopoetic 3246 HTLIO20 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 3247 HTLIQ05 Reproductive 3248 HTLIT63 Reproductive 3249 HTLJC07 Cancer 3250 HTLJF15 Reproductive 3251 HTNAG39 Cancer 3252 HTNBR95 Cancer 3253 HTOAI70 Immune/Hematopoetic 3254 HTOAM21 Immune/Hematopoetic 3255 HTOAT76 Excretory, Immune/Hematopoetic 3256 HTOBX52 Cancer 3257 HTOBX69 Cancer 3258 HTODG13 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 3259 HTODJ69 Immune/Hematopoetic 3260 HTODL90 Immune/Hematopoetic 3261 HTODL92 Cancer 3262 HTOEU03 Cancer 3263 HTOEY16 Cancer 3264 HTOFC34 Cancer 3265 HTOFD28 Immune/Hematopoetic 3266 HTOFU06 Immune/Hematopoetic, Musculoskeletal 3267 HTOHB55 Cancer 3268 HTOHG09 Cancer 3269 HTOHJ89 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 3270 HTOHV49 Immune/Hematopoetic 3271 HTOHW95 Cancer 3272 HTOIQ42 Immune/Hematopoetic 3273 HTOIW31 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 3274 HTOIZ28 Cancer 3275 HTOJP95 Immune/Hematopoetic 3276 HTOJY21 Cancer 3277 HTPAB57 Cancer 3278 HTPBG16 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 3279 HTPBH21 Connective/Epithelial, Digestive, Reproductive 3280 HTPBN68 Digestive 3281 HTPBQ83 Cancer 3282 HTPBY11 Cancer 3283 HTPCN79 Digestive, Neural/Sensory 3284 HTPCS60 Cancer 3285 HTPCW21 Digestive, Neural/Sensory 3286 HTPDS14 Cancer 3287 HTPDX06 Cancer 3288 HTPFX16 Digestive, Reproductive, Respiratory 3289 HTPFX69 Digestive 3290 HTPHS66 Cancer 3291 HTPIY88 Digestive 3292 HTSAC80 Cancer 3293 HTSER67 Cancer 3294 HTSFO71 Cancer 3295 HTSGG36 Cancer 3296 HTSGM54 Cancer 3297 HTSGX80 Cancer 3298 HTSHE40 Cancer 3299 HTTBM40 Cancer 3300 HTTBR96 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 3301 HTTCN24 Cancer 3302 HTTCT79 Cancer 3303 HTTDF41 Cancer 3304 HTTDP47 Cancer 3305 HTTEA24 Digestive, Reproductive 3306 HTTEU77 Cancer 3307 HTTEU91 Cancer 3308 HTTEV40 Cancer 3309 HTTEX77 Cancer 3310 HTTFG10 Reproductive 3311 HTTIJ31 Reproductive 3312 HTTJK27 Reproductive 3313 HTTKT43 Cancer 3314 HTWAF58 Immune/Hematopoetic 3315 HTWAH05 Cancer 3316 HTWBY29 Cancer 3317 HTWBY48 Immune/Hematopoetic 3318 HTWCE16 Immune/Hematopoetic 3319 HTWCI46 Cancer 3320 HTWDC20 Immune/Hematopoetic 3321 HTWDE26 Cancer 3322 HTWEE31 Immune/Hematopoetic 3323 HTWEL91 Immune/Hematopoetic 3324 HTWEO25 Cancer 3325 HTWEV82 Immune/Hematopoetic 3326 HTWFH07 Immune/Hematopoetic 3327 HTWFK09 Immune/Hematopoetic 3328 HTWJB71 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 3329 HTWKG71 Immune/Hematopoetic 3330 HTXBK30 Cancer 3331 HTXBN56 Cancer 3332 HTXBU52 Cancer 3333 HTXBX04 Cancer 3334 HTXCS21 Cancer 3335 HTXDB52 Immune/Hematopoetic, Musculoskeletal 3336 HTXDE07 Immune/Hematopoetic 3337 HTXDG40 Immune/Hematopoetic 3338 HTXDJ88 Immune/Hematopoetic 3339 HTXDN32 Cancer 3340 HTXDO17 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory, Respiratory 3341 HTXDP60 Cancer 3342 HTXEB42 Cancer 3343 HTXEL29 Immune/Hematopoetic 3344 HTXEY51 Endocrine, Immune/Hematopoetic 3345 HTXFB20 Immune/Hematopoetic 3346 HTXFE73 Cancer 3347 HTXFH55 Cardiovascular, Immune/Hematopoetic 3348 HTXGG31 Cancer 3349 HTXGG45 Immune/Hematopoetic 3350 HTXGI75 Cancer 3351 HTXHB33 Immune/Hematopoetic 3352 HTXJI95 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 3353 HTXJQ11 Cancer 3354 HTXJW17 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 3355 HTXJX80 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 3356 HTXKB57 Cancer 3357 HTXKF10 Immune/Hematopoetic 3358 HTXKK52 Immune/Hematopoetic 3359 HTXKQ85 Immune/Hematopoetic, Musculoskeletal, Reproductive 3360 HTXKV29 Cancer 3361 HTXKY63 Immune/Hematopoetic 3362 HTXLE54 Immune/Hematopoetic 3363 HTXLH48 Connective/Epithelial, Immune/Hematopoetic 3364 HTXLZ79 Cancer 3365 HTXNL31 Cancer 3366 HTXNV67 Cancer 3367 HTXOZ19 Cancer 3368 HTXQM57 Immune/Hematopoetic, Mixed Fetal 3369 HTXRE15 Cancer 3370 HUCNC61 Cancer 3371 HUCNP80 Cancer 3372 HUCPD31 Cancer 3373 HUDAM89 Reproductive 3374 HLFAC36 Cancer 3375 HUFAC49 Digestive 3376 HUFAK67 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 3377 HUFAT34 Cancer 3378 HUFBC44 Digestive, Mixed Fetal, Neural/Sensory 3379 HUFBK08 Digestive, Musculoskeletal 3380 HUFBO40 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 3381 HUFGH53 Cancer 3382 HUJBK19 Cancer 3383 HUJCQ39 Excretory, Immune/Hematopoetic 3384 HUKAA55 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 3385 HUKAM16 Cancer 3386 HUKBH05 Cancer 3387 HUKCD10 Cancer 3388 HUKCO64 Cancer 3389 HUKEX85 Musculoskeletal, Reproductive 3390 HUKFC71 Cancer 3391 HULAG01 Cardiovascular 3392 HUNAB18 Cancer 3393 HUNAE14 Reproductive 3394 HUNAH63 Reproductive 3395 HUSAM59 Cancer 3396 HUSAO56 Cancer 3397 HUSAQ05 Cancer 3398 HUSAQ32 Cancer 3399 HUSFE58 Cancer 3400 HUSFF19 Cancer 3401 HUSGC54 Cardiovascular, Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/ Sensory 3402 HUSGT36 Cardiovascular 3403 HUSGX69 Cancer 3404 HUSHB62 Cancer 3405 HUSHH92 Cancer 3406 HUSIB13 Cancer 3407 HUSIE23 Cancer 3408 HUSIF44 Cancer 3409 HUSIJ08 Cardiovascular, Immune/Hematopoetic 3410 HUSIR91 Cancer 3411 HUSIT18 Cancer 3412 HUSIT49 Cancer 3413 HUSIY89 Cancer 3414 HUSJM25 Cancer 3415 HUSJN32 Cardiovascular 3416 HUSXE77 Cancer 3417 HUSXJ64 Cardiovascular, Reproductive 3418 HUSXU29 Cancer 3419 HUSZS75 Cancer 3420 HUUDF48 Immune/Hematopoetic 3421 HUVDJ43 Cardiovascular, Reproductive 3422 HUVDJ43 Cardiovascular, Reproductive 3423 HUVDP63 Cancer 3424 HUVEO77 Reproductive 3425 HUVFB80 Cancer 3426 HUVFH14 Cancer 3427 HUVFY29 Cancer 3428 HUVHI35 Cancer 3429 HVAAE95 Digestive 3430 HVARW53 Digestive 3431 HVVAM64 Cancer 3432 HWAAP70 Immune/Hematopoetic 3433 HWAAW33 Cancer 3434 HWABC21 Immune/Hematopoetic 3435 HWABE12 Cancer 3436 HWABF47 Cancer 3437 HWABI12 Immune/Hematopoetic 3438 HWABU17 Cancer 3439 HWABW49 Immune/Hematopoetic 3440 HWAFG52 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive, Respiratory 3441 HWAFT87 Cardiovascular, Immune/Hematopoetic 3442 HWAGJ85 Cardiovascular, Immune/Hematopoetic 3443 HWAHE17 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 3444 HWBAD01 Immune/Hematopoetic 3445 HWBAO29 Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 3446 HWBAS39 Cancer 3447 HWBBP10 Immune/Hematopoetic, Neural/Sensory 3448 HWBBT49 Cancer 3449 HWBCH13 Immune/Hematopoetic 3450 HWBCM79 Immune/Hematopoetic 3451 HWBCN75 Cancer 3452 HWBCV72 Cancer 3453 HWBDI30 Cancer 3454 HWBDM37 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic, Reproductive 3455 HWBDM62 Endocrine, Immune/Hematopoetic 3456 HWBDM68 Immune/Hematopoetic 3457 HWBDO80 Immune/Hematopoetic, Musculoskeletal, Reproductive 3458 HWBDV80 Cancer 3459 HWBEV57 Immune/Hematopoetic 3460 HWBFY57 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 3461 HWDAD17 Cancer 3462 HWDAO37 Cancer 3463 HWDAO40 Cancer 3464 HWEAC77 Connective/Epithelial 3465 HWEAD64 Cancer 3466 HWHGZ26 Cancer 3467 HWHHD11 Cancer 3468 HWHIH10 Cancer 3469 HWHIM26 Connective/Epithelial, Immune/Hematopoetic 3470 HWHJD93 Cancer 3471 HWHKC09 Cancer 3472 HWHKR51 Cancer 3473 HWHPM16 Cancer 3474 HWHRL06 Cancer 3475 HWHSB53 Cancer 3476 HWHSK19 Cancer 3477 HWHSO13 Connective/Epithelial 3478 HWJAE49 Connective/Epithelial, Digestive, Reproductive 3479 HWLBP46 Cancer 3480 HWLEC41 Cancer 3481 HWLED11 Cancer 3482 HWLEQ37 Cancer 3483 HWLEZ82 Cancer 3484 HWLFE89 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 3485 HWLFJ10 Cancer 3486 HWLFQ64 Digestive 3487 HWLFR02 Cancer 3488 HWLGV78 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 3489 HWLHH15 Digestive 3490 HWLHM66 Cancer 3491 HWLHZ28 Cancer 3492 HWLJE21 Cancer 3493 HWLJQ88 Digestive 3494 HWLJX42 Cancer 3495 HWLNF33 Cancer 3496 HWLQU40 Cancer 3497 HWMAF61 Digestive 3498 HWMAH36 Immune/Hematopoetic 3499 HWMGN33 Digestive 3500 HWMKQ25 Cancer 3501 HWMLN52 Digestive, Immune/Hematopoetic 3502 HWTAD49 Cancer 3503 HWTAL40 Cancer 3504 HWTAW41 Cancer 3505 HWTAZ75 Cancer 3506 HWTBF59 Cancer 3507 HWTBL40 Cancer 3508 HWTBM18 Immune/Hematopoetic, Musculoskeletal 3509 HWTBM45 Cancer 3510 HWTCE21 Cancer 3511 HXOAC69 Cancer 3512 HYAAL70 Cancer 3513 HYAAY40 Immune/Hematopoetic 3514 HYAAY86 Immune/Hematopoetic 3515 HYABE50 Cancer 3516 HYACE88 Cancer 3517 HYACI76 Cancer 3518 HYACJ27 Immune/1-Jematopoetic 3519 HYASC80 Cancer 3520 HYASD09 Cancer 3521 HYBAR26 Musculoskeletal 3522 HYBAY77 Immune/Hematopoetic, Musculoskeletal 3523 HZAAE52 Cancer

Table 1E provides information related to biological activities and preferred indications for polynucleotides and polypeptides of the invention (including antibodies, agonists, and/or antagonists thereof). Table 1E also provides information related to assays which may be used to test polynucleotides and polypeptides of the invention (including antibodies, agonists, and/or antagonists thereof) for the corresponding biological activities. The first column (“Gene No.”) provides the gene number in the application for each clone identifier. The second column (“cDNA Clone ID:”) provides the unique clone identifier for each clone as previously described and indicated in Tables 1A, 1B, 1C, and 1D. The third column (“AA SEQ ID NO:Y”) indicates the Sequence Listing SEQ ID Number for polypeptide sequences encoded by the corresponding cDNA clones (also as indicated in Tables 1A, 1B, and 2). The fourth column (“Biological Activity”) indicates a biological activity corresponding to the indicated polypeptides (or polynucleotides encoding said polypeptides). The fifth column (“Exemplary Activity Assay”) further describes the corresponding biological activity and also provides information pertaining to the various types of assays which may be performed to test, demonstrate, or quantify the corresponding biological activity. The sixth column (“Preferred Indictions”) describes particular embodiments of the invention as well as indications (e.g. pathologies, diseases, disorders, abnormalities, etc.) for which polynucleotides and polypeptides of the invention (including antibodies, agonists, and/or antagonists thereof) may be used in detecting, diagnosing, preventing, and/or treating.

Table 1E describes the use of, inter alia, FMAT technology for testing or demonstrating various biological activities. Fluorometric microvolume assay technology (FMAT) is a fluorescence-based system which provides a means to perform nonradioactive cell- and bead-based assays to detect activation of cell signal transduction pathways. This technology was designed specifically for ligand binding and immunological assays. Using this technology, fluorescent cells or beads at the bottom of the well are detected as localized areas of concentrated fluorescence using a data processing system. Unbound flurophore comprising the background signal is ignored, allowing for a wide variety of homogeneous assays. FMAT technology may be used for peptide ligand binding assays, immunofluorescence, apoptosis, cytotoxicity, and bead-based immunocapture assays. See, Miraglia S et. al., “Homogeneous cell and bead based assays for high throughput screening using flourometric microvolume assay technology,” Journal of Biomolecular Screening; 4:193-204 (1999). In particular, FMAT technology may be used to test, confirm, and/or identify the ability of polypeptides (including polypeptide fragments and variants) to activate signal transduction pathways. For example, FMAT technology may be used to test, confirm, and/or identify the ability of polypeptides to upregulate production of immunomodulatory proteins (such as, for example, interleukins, GM-CSF, Rantes, and Tumor Necrosis factors, as well as other cellular regulators (e.g. insulin)).

Table 1E also describes the use of kinase assays for testing, demonstrating, or quantifying biological activity. In this regard, the phosphorylation and de-phosphorylation of specific amino acid residues (e.g. Tyrosine, Serine, Threonine) on cell-signal transduction proteins provides a fast, reversible means for activation and de-activation of cellular signal transduction pathways. Moreover, cell signal transduction via phosphorylation/de-phosphorylation is crucial to the regulation of a wide variety of cellular processes (e.g. proliferation, differentiation, migration, apoptosis, etc.). Accordingly, kinase assays provide a powerful tool useful for testing, confirming, and/or identifying polypeptides (including polypeptide fragments and variants) that mediate cell signal transduction events via protein phosphorylation. See e.g., Forrer, P., Tamaskovic R., and Jaussi, R. “Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Measurement of JNK, ERK, and p38 Kinase Activities” Biol. Chem. 379(8-9): 1101-1110 (1998).

Lengthy table referenced here US07411051-20080812-T00004 Please refer to the end of the specification for access instructions. Table 1F:

Polynucleotides encoding polypeptides of the present invention can be used in assays to test for one or more biological activities. One such biological activity which may be tested includes the ability of polynucleotides and polypeptides of the invention to stimulate up-regulation or down-regulation of expression of particular genes and proteins. Hence, if polynucleotides and polypeptides of the present invention exhibit activity in altering particular gene and protein expression patterns, it is likely that these polynucleotides and polypeptides of the present invention may be involved in, or capable of effecting changes in, diseases associated with the altered gene and protein expression profiles. Hence, polynucleotides, polypeptides, or antibodies of the present invention could be used to treat said associated diseases.

TAQMAN® assays may be performed to assess the ability of polynucleotides (and polypeptides they encode) to alter the expression pattern of particular “target” genes. TAQMAN® reactions are performed to evaluate the ability of a test agent to induce or repress expression of specific genes in different cell types. TAQMAN® gene expression quantification assays (“TAQMAN® assays”) are well known to, and routinely performed by, those of ordinary skill in the art. TAQMAN® assays are performed in a two step reverse transcription/polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). In the first (RT) step, cDNA is reverse transcribed from total RNA samples using random hexamer primers. In the second (PCR) step, PCR products are synthesized from the cDNA using gene specific primers.

To quantify gene expression the TAQMAN® PCR reaction exploits the 5′ nuclease activity of AMPLITAQ GOLD® DNA Polymerase to cleave a TAQMAN® probe (distinct from the primers) during PCR. The TAQMAN® probe contains a reporter dye at the 5′-end of the probe and a quencher dye at the 3′ end of the probe. When the probe is intact, the proximity of the reporter dye to the quencher dye results in suppression of the reporter fluorescence. During PCR, if the target of interest is present, the probe specifically anneals between the forward and reverse primer sites. AMPLITAQ GOLD® DNA Polymerase then cleaves the probe between the reporter and quencher when the probe hybridizes to the target, resulting in increased fluorescence of the reporter (see FIG. 2). Accumulation of PCR products is detected directly by monitoring the increase in fluorescence of the reporter dye.

After the probe fragments are displaced from the target, polymerization of the strand continues. The 3′-end of the probe is blocked to prevent extension of the probe during PCR. This process occurs in every cycle and does not interfere with the exponential accumulation of product. The increase in fluorescence signal is detected only if the target sequence is complementary to the probe and is amplified during PCR. Because of these requirements, any nonspecific amplification is not detected.

For test sample preparation, vector controls or constructs containing the coding sequence for the gene of interest are transfected into cells, such as for example 293T cells, and supernatants collected after 48 hours. For cell treatment and RNA isolation, multiple primary human cells or human cell lines are used; such cells may include but are not limited to, Normal Human Dermal Fibroblasts, Aortic Smooth Muscle, Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells, HepG2, Daudi, Jurkat, U937, Caco, and THP-1 cell lines. Cells are plated in growth media and growth is arrested by culturing without media change for 3 days, or by switching cells to low serum media and incubating overnight. Cells are treated for 1, 6, or 24 hours with either vector control supernatant or sample supernatant (or purified/partially purified protein preparations in buffer). Total RNA is isolated; for example, by using Trizol extraction or by using the Ambion RNAQUEOUS®-4PCR RNA isolation system. Expression levels of multiple genes are analyzed using TAQMAN®, and expression in the test sample is compared to control vector samples to identify genes induced or repressed. Each of the above described techniques are well known to, and routinely performed by, those of ordinary skill in the art.

Table 1F indicates particular disease classes and preferred indications for which polynucleotides, polypeptides, or antibodies of the present invention may be used in detecting, diagnosing, preventing, treating and/or ameliorating said diseases and disorders based on “target” gene expression patterns which may be up- or down-regulated by polynucleotides (and the encoded polypeptides) corresponding to each indicated cDNA Clone ID (shown in Table 1F, Column 2).

Thus, in preferred embodiments, the present invention encompasses a method of detecting, diagnosing, preventing, treating, and/or ameliorating a disease or disorder listed in the “Disease Class” and/or “Preferred Indication” columns of Table 1F; comprising administering to a patient in which such detection, diagnosis, prevention, or treatment is desired a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) in an amount effective to detect, diagnose, prevent, treat, or ameliorate the disease or disorder. The first and second columns of Table 1D show the “Gene No.” and “cDNA Clone ID No.”, respectively, indicating certain nucleic acids and proteins (or antibodies against the same) of the invention (including polynucleotide, polypeptide, and antibody fragments or variants thereof) that may be used in detecting, diagnosing, preventing, treating, or ameliorating the disease(s) or disorder(s) indicated in the corresponding row in the “Disease Class” or “Preferred Indication” Columns of Table 1F.

In another embodiment, the present invention also encompasses methods of detecting, diagnosing, preventing, treating, or ameliorating a disease or disorder listed in the “Disease Class” or “Preferred Indication” Columns of Table 1F; comprising administering to a patient combinations of the proteins, nucleic acids, or antibodies of the invention (or fragments or variants thereof), sharing similar indications as shown in the corresponding rows in the “Disease Class” or “Preferred Indication” Columns of Table 1F.

The “Disease Class” Column of Table 1F provides a categorized descriptive heading for diseases, disorders, and/or conditions (more fully described below) that may be detected, diagnosed, prevented, treated, or ameliorated by a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof).

The “Preferred Indication” Column of Table 1F describes diseases, disorders, and/or conditions that may be detected, diagnosed, prevented, treated, or ameliorated by a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof).

The “Cell Line” and “Exemplary Targets” Columns of Table 1F indicate particular cell lines and target genes, respectively, which may show altered gene expression patterns (i.e., up- or down-regulation of the indicated target gene) in TAQMAN® assays, performed as described above, utilizing polynucleotides of the cDNA Clone ID shown in the corresponding row. Alteration of expression patterns of the indicated “Exemplary Target” genes is correlated with a particular “Disease Class” and/or “Preferred Indication” as shown in the corresponding row under the respective column headings.

The “Exemplary Accessions” Column indicates GenBank Accessions (available online through the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at www.ncbi.nim.nih.gov/) which correspond to the “Exemplary Targets” shown in the adjacent row.

The recitation of “Cancer” in the “Disease Class” Column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) may be used for example, to detect, diagnose, prevent, treat, and/or ameliorate neoplastic diseases and/or disorders (e.g., leukemias, cancers, etc., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”).

The recitation of “Immune” in the “Disease Class” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to detect, diagnose, prevent, treat, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”), blood disorders (e.g., as described below under “Immune Activity” “Cardiovascular Disorders” and/or “Blood-Related Disorders”), and infections (e.g., as described below under “Infectious Disease”).

The recitation of “Angiogenesis” in the “Disease Class” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to detect, diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”), diseases and/or disorders of the cardiovascular system (e.g., as described below under “Cardiovascular Disorders”), diseases and/or disorders involving cellular and genetic abnormalities (e.g., as described below under “Diseases at the Cellular Level”), diseases and/or disorders involving angiogenesis (e.g., as described below under “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity”), to promote or inhibit cell or tissue regeneration (e.g., as described below under “Regeneration”), or to promote wound healing (e.g., as described below under “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation”).

The recitation of “Diabetes” in the “Disease Class” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to detect, diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diabetes (including diabetes mellitus types I and II), as well as diseases and/or disorders associated with, or consequential to, diabetes (e.g. as described below under “Endocrine Disorders,” “Renal Disorders,” and “Gastrointestinal Disorders”).

TABLE 1F Gene cDNA Disease Exemplary Exemplary No. Clone ID Class Preferred Indications: Cell Line Targets Accessions 92 HCHNF25 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, Caco-2 ICAM gb|X06990|HS prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of VCAM ICAM1 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, gb|A30922|A3 wound healing, neoplasia (particularly 0922 including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (The Caco-2 cell line is a human colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number HTB-37). 92 HCHNF25 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, Daudi Vegf1 gb|AF024710| prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of AF024710 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, wound healing, neoplasia (particularly including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (The Daudi cell line is a human B lymphoblast cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CCL-213). 92 HCHNF25 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, HUVEC Vegf1 gb|AF024710| prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of AF024710 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, wound healing, neoplasia (particularly including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (HUVEC cells are human umbilical vein endothelial cells). 92 HCHNF25 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, Jurkat VCAM gb|A30922|A3 prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of 0922 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, wound healing, neoplasia (particularly including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (The Jurkat cell line is a human T lymphocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number TIB-152). 92 HCHNF25 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, NHDF PAI gb|X12701|HS prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of ENDPAI diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, wound healing, neoplasia (particularly including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (NHDF cells are normal human dermal fibroblasts). 92 HCHNF25 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, THP1 Vegf1 gb|AF024710| prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of AF024710 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, wound healing, neoplasia (particularly including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (The THP-1 cell line is a human monocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number TIB-202). 92 HCHNF25 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, U937 VCAM gb|A30922|A3 prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of 0922 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, wound healing, neoplasia (particularly including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (The U937 cell line is a human monocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1593.2). 92 HCHNF25 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic AOSMC Cyclin D2 gb|X68452|HS diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein CYCD2 under the heading “Hyperproliferative Disordersî (particularly including, but not limited to, cancers of muscle tissues and the cardiovascular system (e.g. heart, lungs, circulatory system)). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders. (AOSMC cells are aortic smooth muscle cells). 92 HCHNF25 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic Caco-2 c-fos gb|BC004490| diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein U66469 p53 BC004490 under the heading “Hyperproliferative regulated Disordersî (particularly including, but not limited to, cancer involving cells of the gastrointestinal tract). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving the gastrointestinal tract. (The Caco-2 cell line is a human colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number HTB-37). 92 HCHNF25 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic Daudi Cyclin A1 gb|U97680|HS diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein U97680 under the heading “Hyperproliferative Disordersî (particularly including, but not limited to, cancers of immune cells, such as B- cells). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving immune cells (such as B- cells). (The Daudi cell line is a human B lymphoblast cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CCL-213). 92 HCHNF25 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic HUVEC Cyclin A1 gb|U97680|HS diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein Cyclin D U97680 under the heading “Hyperproliferative Cyclin D2 gb|BC000076| Disordersî (particularly including, but not BC000076 limited to, cancers involving endothelial cells). gb|X68452|HS Highly preferred embodiments of the invention CYCD2 include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving endothelial cells. (HUVEC cells are human umbilical vein endothelial cells). 92 HCHNF25 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic Jurkat DHFR gb|V00507|HS diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein p21 DHFR under the heading “Hyperproliferative U66469 p53 gb|BC000275| Disordersî (particularly including, but not regulated BC000275 limited to, cancers of immune cells, such as T- gene cells). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving immune cells (such as T- cells). (The Jurkat cell line is a human T lymphocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number TIB-152). 92 HCHNF25 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic Liver p21 gb|BC000275| diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein BC000275 under the heading “Hyperproliferative Disordersî (particularly including, but not limited to, cancers involving cells of the hepatic system). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving cells of the hepatic system. 92 HCHNF25 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic THP1 c-fos gb|BC004490| diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein BC004490 under the heading “Hyperproliferative Disordersî (particularly including, but not limited to, cancers of immune cells, such as monocytes). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving cells of the immune system (such as monocytes). (The THP-1 cell line is a human monocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number TIB-202). 92 HCHNF25 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic U937 Cyclin A1 gb|U97680|HS diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein Cyclin D U97680 under the heading “Hyperproliferative Cyclin D2 gb|BC000076| Disordersî (particularly including, but not BC000076 limited to, cancers of immune cells, such as gb|X68452|HS monocytes). Highly preferred embodiments of CYCD2 the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving cells of the immune system (such as monocytes). (The U-937 cell line is a human monocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1593.2) 92 HCHNF25 Immune Highly preferred indications include Caco-2 CCR4 gb|AB023888| immunological disorders such as described CIS3 AB023888 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” ICAM gb|AB006967| and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly VCAM AB006967 including, but not limited to, immune disorders gb|X06990|HS involving the cells of the gastrointestinal tract). ICAM1 Highly preferred embodiments of the invention gb|A30922|A3 include methods of preventing, detecting, 0922 diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving cells of the gastrointestinal tract). (The Caco-2 cell line is a human colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number HTB-37). 92 HCHNF25 Immune Highly preferred indications include Daudi Rag1 gb|M29474|H immunological disorders such as described Rag2 UMRAG1 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” gb|AY011962| and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly AY011962 including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving the B-cells). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving B-cells). (The Daudi cell line is a human B lymphoblast cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CCL-213). 92 HCHNF25 Immune Highly preferred indications include HUVEC CD25 gb|X03137|HS immunological disorders such as described TNF IL2RG7 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” gb|AJ270944| and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly HSA27094 including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving endothelial cells). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving endothelial cells). (HUVEC cells are human umbilical vein endothelial cells). 92 HCHNF25 Immune Highly preferred indications include Jurkat CD28 gb|AF222342| immunological disorders such as described IL2 AF222342 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” VCAM gb|X61155|HS and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly ARTIL2 including, but not limited to, immune disorders gb|A30922|A3 involving T-cells). Highly preferred 0922 embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving T-cells). (The Jurkat cell line is a human T lymphocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number TIB-152). 92 HCHNF25 Immune Highly preferred indications include Liver CCR4 gb|AB023888| immunological disorders such as described CD28 AB023888 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” CXCR3 gb|AF222342| and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly Rag2 AF222342 including, but not limited to, immune disorders gb|Z79783|HS involving cells of the hepatic system). Highly CKRL2 preferred embodiments of the invention include gb|AY011962| methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, AY011962 treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving cells of the hepatic system). 92 HCHNF25 Immune Highly preferred indications include NHDF CIS3 gb|AB006967| immunological disorders such as described Rag1 AB006967 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” gb|M29474|H and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly UMRAG1 including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving the skin). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving the skin). (NHDF cells are normal human dermal fibroblasts). 92 HCHNF25 Immune Highly preferred indications include THP1 CD28 gb|AF222342| immunological disorders such as described CIS3 AF222342 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” CXCR3 gb|AB006967| and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly AB006967 including, but not limited to, immune disorders gb|Z79783|HS involving monocytes). Highly preferred CKRL2 embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving monocytes). (The THP1 cell line is a human monocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number TIB-202). 92 HCHNF25 Immune Highly preferred indications include U937 TNF gb|AJ270944| immunological disorders such as described VCAM HSA27094 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” gb|A30922|A3 and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly 0922 including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving monocytes). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving monocytes). (The U937 cell line is a human monocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1593.2). 122 HDPBQ71 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, AOSMC Flt1 gb|AF063657| prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of VCAM AF063657 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, gb|A30922|A3 wound healing, neoplasia (particularly 0922 including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (AOSMC cells are aortic smooth muscle cells). 122 HDPBQ71 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, Caco-2 Vegf1 gb|AF024710| prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of AF024710 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, wound healing, neoplasia (particularly including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (The Caco-2 cell line is a human colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number HTB-37). 122 HDPBQ71 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, Daudi ICAM gb|X06990|HS prevention, treatment, anchor amelioration of ICAM1 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, wound healing, neoplasia (particularly including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (The Daudi cell line is a human B lymphoblast cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CCL-213). 122 HDPBQ71 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, HEK293 Cycloox gb|AF063657| prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of Flt1 AF063657 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, iNOS gb|X85761|HS wound healing, neoplasia (particularly NOS2E3 including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (The HEK293 cell line is a human embryonal kidney epithelial cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1573). 122 HDPBQ71 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, HUVEC Flt1 gb|AF063657| prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of TSP-1 AF063657 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, VCAM gb|X04665|HS wound healing, neoplasia (particularly THROMR including, but not limited to, tumor gb|A30922|A3 metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and 0922 disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (HUVEC cells are human umbilical vein endothelial cells). 122 HDPBQ71 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, Jurkat Flt1 gb|AF063657| prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of Vegf1 AF063657 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, gb|AF024710| wound healing, neoplasia (particularly AF024710 including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (The Jurkat cell line is a human T lymphocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number TIB-152). 122 HDPBQ71 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, Liver VCAM gb|A30922|A3 prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of 0922 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, wound healing, neoplasia (particularly including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” 122 HDPBQ71 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, NHDF TSP-1 gb|X04665|HS prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of Vegf1 THROMR diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, gb|AF024710| wound healing, neoplasia (particularly AF024710 including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (NHDF cells are normal human dermal fibroblasts). 122 HDPBQ71 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, T cell ICAM gb|X06990|HS prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of Vegf1 ICAM1 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, gb|AF024710| wound healing, neoplasia (particularly AF024710 including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” 122 HDPBQ71 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, THP1 VCAM g|A30922|A3 prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of 0922 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, wound healing, neoplasia (particularly including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (The THP-1 cell line is a human monocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number TIB-202). 122 HDPBQ71 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis U937 VCAM gb|A30922|A3 prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of 0922 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, wound healing, neoplasia (particularly including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (The U937 cell line is a human monocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1593.2). 122 HDPBQ71 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic Caco-2 p21 gb|BC000275| diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein TAA6 BC000275 under the heading “Hyperproliferative gb|I34297|I342 Disordersî (particularly including, but not 97 limited to, cancer involving cells of the gastrointestinal tract). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving the gastrointestinal tract. (The Caco-2 cell line is a human colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number HTB-37). 122 HDPBQ71 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic Daudi Cyclin D2 gb|X68452|HS diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein CYCD2 under the heading “Hyperproliferative Disordersî (particularly including, but not limited to, cancers of immune cells, such as B- cells). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving immune cells (such as B- cells). (The Daudi cell line is a human B lymphoblast cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CCL-213). 122 HDPBQ71 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic HEK293 c-jun gb|BC006175| diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein DHFR BC006175 under the heading “Hyperproliferative U66469 p53 gb|V00507|HS Disordersî (particularly including, but not regulated DHFR limited to, cancers of epithelial cells or cancers gene involving the renal system). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving epithelial cells or the renal system. (The 293 cell line human embryonal kidney epithelial cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1573). 122 HDPBQ71 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic HUVEC beta-catenin gb|U97680|HS diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein Cyclin A1 U97680 under the heading “Hyperproliferative Cyclin D2 gb|X68452|HS Disordersî (particularly including, but not CYCD2 limited to, cancers involving endothelial cells). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving endothelial cells. (HUVEC cells are human umbilical vein endothelial cells). 122 HDPBQ71 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic Liver Cyclin D3 gb|AR034832| diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein AR034832 under the heading “Hyperproliferative Disordersî (particularly including, but not limited to, cancers involving cells of the hepatic system). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving cells of the hepatic system. 122 HDPBQ71 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic NHDF bcl-2 gb|X06487|HS diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein beta-catenin BCL2IG under the heading “Hyperproliferative Cyclin D3 gb|AR034832| Disordersî (particularly including, but not DHFR AR034832 limited to cancers involving cells of the skin). M1 RIBO R gb|V00507|HS Highly preferred embodiments of the invention U66469 p53 DHFR include methods of preventing, detecting, regulated gb|X59543|HS diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer gene RIREM1 and hyperproliferative disorders involving skin cells. (NHDF cells are normal human dermal fibroblasts). 122 HDPBQ71 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic T cell Cyclin D gb|BC000076| diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein DHFR BC000076 under the heading “Hyperproliferative M1 RIBO R gb|V00507|HS Disordersî (particularly including, but not p21 DHFR limited to, cancers of immune cells, such as T- gb|X59543|HS cells). Highly preferred embodiments of the RIREM1 invention include methods of preventing, gb|BC000275| detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or BC000275 ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving cells of the immune system (such as T-cells). 122 HDPBQ71 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic THP1 Cyclin A1 gb|U97680|HS diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein Cyclin D2 U97680 under the heading “Hyperproliferative gb|X68452|HS Disordersî (particularly including, but not CYCD2 limited to, cancers of immune cells, such as monocytes). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving cells of the immune system (such as monocytes). (The THP-1 cell line is a human monocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number TIB-202). 122 HDPBQ71 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic U937 Cyclin A1 gb|U97680|HS diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein Cyclin D U97680 under the heading “Hyperproliferative p21 gb|BC000076| Disordersî (particularly including, but not BC000076 limited to, cancers of immune cells, such as gb|BC000275| monocytes). Highly preferred embodiments of BC000275 the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving cells of the immune system (such as monocytes). (The U-937 cell line is a human monocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1593.2) 122 HDPBQ71 Immune Highly preferred indications include AOSMC IL1B gb|X02532|HS immunological disorders such as described VCAM IL1BR herein under the heading “Immune Activity” gb|A30922|A3 and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly 0922 including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving muscle tissues and the cardiovascular system (e.g. heart, lungs, circulatory system)). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving muscle tissue or the cardiovascular system). (AOSMC cells are human aortic smooth muscle cells). 122 HDPBQ71 Immune Highly preferred indications include Daudi c-maf gb|AF055377| immunological disorders such as described CD25 AF055377 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” CXCR3 gb|X03137|HS and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly Granzyme IL2RG7 including, but not limited to, immune disorders B gb|Z79783|HS involving the B-cells). Highly preferred ICAM CKRL2 embodiments of the invention include methods gb|J04071|HU of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating MCSE and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune gb|X06990|HS system (particularly including, but not limited ICAM1 to, immune disorders involving B-cells). (The Daudi cell line is a human B lymphoblast cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CCL-213). 122 HDPBQ71 Immune Highly preferred indications include HEK293 CCR4 gb|AB023888| immunological disorders such as described TNF AB023888 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” gb|AJ270944| and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly HSA27094 including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving epithelial cells or the renal system). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving epithelial cells or the renal system). (The 293 cell line is a human embryonal kidney epithelial cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1573). 122 HDPBQ71 Immune Highly preferred indications include HUVEC Rag2 gb|AY011962| immunological disorders such as described VCAM AY011962 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” gb|A30922|A3 and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly 0922 including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving endothelial cells). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving endothelial cells). (HUVEC cells are human umbilical vein endothelial cells). 122 HDPBQ71 Immune Highly preferred indications include Jurak c-maf gb|AF055377| immunological disorders such as described CD69 AF055377 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” TNF gb|Z22576|HS and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly CD69GNA including, but not limited to, immune disorders gb|AJ270944| involving T-cells). Highly preferred HSA27094 embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving T-cells). (The Jurkat cell line is a human T lymphocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number TIB-152). 122 HDPBQ71 Immune Highly preferred indications include Liver VCAM gb|A30922|A3 immunological disorders such as described 0922 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving cells of the hepatic system). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving cells of the hepatic system). 122 HDPBQ71 Immune Highly preferred indications include NHDF HLA-c gb|AK027080| immunological disorders such as described LTBR AK027080 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” Rag1 gb|M29474|H and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly UMRAG1 including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving the skin). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving the skin). (NHDF cells are normal human dermal fibroblasts). 122 HDPBQ71 Immune Highly preferred indications include SK-N-MC CD40 gb|AJ300189| immunological disorders such as described neuroblastoma TNF HSA30018 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” gb|AJ270944| and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly HSA27094 including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving the central nervous system). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving the central nervous system). (The SK-N-MC neuroblastoma cell line is a cell line derived from human brain tissue and is available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number HTB- 10). 122 HDPBQ71 Immune Highly preferred indications include T cell CD69 gb|Z22576|HS immunological disorders such as described CTLA4 CD69GNA herein under the heading “Immune Activity” Granzyme gb|AF316875| and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly B AF316875 including, but not limited to, immune disorders ICAM gb|J04071|HU involving T-cells). Highly preferred IFNg MSCE embodiments of the invention include methods IL5 gb|X06990|HS of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating LTBR ICAM1 and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune Rag2 gb|X87308|HS system (particularly including, but not limited RNAIG to, immune disorders involving T-cells). gb|X12705|HS BCDFIA gb|AK027080| AK027080 gb|AY011962| AY011962 122 HDPBQ71 Immune Highly preferred indications include THP1 CCR3 gb|AB023887| immunological disorders such as described CD30 AB023887 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” I16 gb|X04403|HS and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly Rag2 26KDAR including, but not limited to, immune disorders VCAM gb|AY011962| involving monocytes). Highly preferred AY011962 embodiments of the invention include methods gb|A30922|A3 of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating 0922 and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving monocytes). (The THP1 cell line is a human monocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number TIB-202). 122 HDPBQ71 Immune Highly preferred indications include U937 CD69 gb|Z22576|HS immunological disorders such as described TNF CF69GNA herein under the heading “Immune Activity” VCAM gb|AJ270944| and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly HSA27094 including, but not limited to, immune disorders gb|A30922|A3 involving monocytes). Highly preferred 0922 embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving monocytes). (The U937 cell line is a human monocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1593.2). 219 HFCCQ50 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, TF-1 TSP-1 gb|X04665|HS prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of THROMR diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, wound healing, neoplasia (particularly including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (The TF-1 cell line is a human erythroblast cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-2003). 219 HFCCQ50 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, U937 ICAM gb|X06990|HS prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of ICAM1 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, wound healing, neoplasia (particularly including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (The U937 cell line is a human monocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1593.2). 219 HFCCQ50 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic TF-1 Cyclin D2 gb|X68452|HS diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein M1 RIBO R CYCD2 under the heading “Hyperproliferative gb|X59543|HS Disordersî (particularly including, but not RIREM1 limited to cancers involving erythrocytes). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving erythrocytes. (The TF-1 cell line is a human erythroblast cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-2003). 219 HFCCQ50 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic U937 Bax gb|AF250190| diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein DHFR AF250190 under the heading “Hyperproliferative M1 RIBO R gb|V00507|HS Disordersî (particularly including, but not DHFR limited to, cancers of immune cells, such as gb|X59543|HS monocytes). Highly preferred embodiments of RIREM1 the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving cells of the immune system (such as monocytes). (THe U-937 cell line is a human monocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1593.2) 219 HFCCQ50 Immune Highly preferred indications include TF-1 CD40 gb|AJ300189| immunological disorders such as described CD69 HSA30018 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” gb|Z22576|HS and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly CD69GNA including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving erythrocytes). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving erythrocytes). (The TF-1 cell line is a human erythroblast cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-2003). 219 HFCCQ50 Immune Highly preferred indications include U937 ICAM gb|X06990|HS immunological disorders such as described IRF1 ICAM1 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” LTBR gb|X14454|HS and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly IRF1 including, but not limited to, immune disorders gb|AK027080| involving monocytes). Highly preferred AK027080 embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving monocytes). (The U937 cell line is a human monocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1593.2). 309 HKACD58 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, AOSMC VCAM gb|A30922|A3 prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of Vegf1 0922 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, gb|AF024710| wound healing, neoplasia (particularly AF024710 including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (AOSMC cells are aortic smooth muscle cells). 309 HKACD58 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, HEK293 TSP-1 gb|X04665|HS prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of Vegf1 THROMR diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, gb|AF024710| wound healing, neoplasia (particularly AF024710 including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (The HEK293 cell line is a human embryonal kidney epithelial cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1573). 309 HKACD58 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, HUVEC ICAM gb|X06990|HS prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of ICAM1 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, wound healing, neoplasia (particularly including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (HUVEC cells are human umbilical vein endothelial cells). 309 HKACD58 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, NHDF VCAM gb|A30922|A3 prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of 0922 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, wound healing, neoplasia (particularly including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (NHDF cells are normal human dermal fibroblasts). 309 HKACD58 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic AOSMC Cyclin D2 gb|X68452|HS diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein CYCD2 under the heading “Hyperproliferative Disordersî (particularly including, but not limited to, cancers of muscle tissues and the cardiovascular system (e.g. heart, lungs, circulatory system)). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders. (AOSMC cells a aortic smooth muscle cells). 309 HKACD58 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic Daudi c-jun gb|BC006175| diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein BC006175 under the heading “Hyperproliferative Disordersî (particularly including, but not limited to, cancers of immune cells, such as B- cells). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving immune cells (such as B- cells). (The Daudi cell line is a human B lymphoblast cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CCL-213). 309 HKACD58 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic HEK293 bcl-2 gb|X06487|HS diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein DHFR BCL2IG under the heading “Hyperproliferative p21 gb|V00507|HS Disordersî (particularly including, but not U66469 p53 DHFR limited to, cancers of epithelial cells or cancers regulated gb|BC000275| involving the renal system). Highly preferred gene BC000275 embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving epithelial cells or the renal system. (The 293 cell line human embryonal kidney epithelial cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1573). 309 HKACD58 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic HUVEC U66469 p53 diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein regulated under the heading “Hyperproliferative gene Disordersî (particularly including, but not limited to, cancers involving endothelial cells). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving endothelial cells. (HUVEC cells are human umbilical vein endothelial cells). 309 HKACD58 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic Jurkat Cyclin D2 gb|X68452|HS diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein CYCD2 under the heading “Hyperproliferative Disordersî (particularly including, but not limited to, cancers of immune cells, such as T- cells). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving immune cells (such as T- cells). (The Jurkat cell line is a human T lymphocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number TIB-152). 309 HKACD58 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic Liver Cyclin D3 gb|AR034832| diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein Egr1 AR034832 under the heading “Hyperproliferative Disordersî (particularly including, but not limited to, cancers involving cells of the hepatic system). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving cells of the hepatic system. 309 HKACD58 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic THP1 Cyclin D gb|BC000076| diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein p21 BC000076 under the heading “Hyperproliferative gb|BC000275| Disordersî (particularly including, but not BC000275 limited to, cancers of immune cells, such as monocytes). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving cells of the immune system (such as monocytes). (The THP-1 cell line is a human monocyte cell line available through ATCC ™ as cell line number TIB-202). 309 HKACD58 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic U937 c-jun gb|BC006175| diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein Cyclin A1 BC006175 under the heading “Hyperproliferative gb|U97680|HS Disordersî (particularly including, but not U97680 limited to, cancers of immune cells, such as monocytes). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving cells of the immune system (such as monocytes). (The U-937 cell line is a human monocyte cell line available through ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1593.2) 309 HKACD58 Immune Highly preferred indications include AOSMC VCAM gb|A30922|A3 immunological disorders such as described 0922 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving muscle tissues and the cardiovascular system (e.g. heart, lungs, circulatory system)). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving muscle tissue or the cardiovascular system). (AOSMC cells are human aortic smooth muscle cells). 309 HKACD58 Immune Highly preferred indications include Daudi CD40 gb|AJ300189| immunological disorders such as described HSA30018 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving the B-cells). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving B-cells). (The Daudi cell line is a human B lymphoblast cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CCL-213). 309 HKACD58 Immune Highly preferred indications include HUVEC ICAM gb|X06990|HS immunological disorders such as described Rag1 ICAM1 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” gb|M29474|H and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly UMRAG1 including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving endothelial cells). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving endothelial cells). (HUVEC cells are human umbilical vein endothelial cells). 309 HKACD58 Immune Highly preferred indications include Liver CD28 gb|AF222342| immunological disorders such as described AF222342 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving cells of the hepatic system). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving cells of the hepatic system). 309 HKACD58 Immune Highly preferred indications include NHDF CXCR3 gb|Z79783|HS immunological disorders such as described GATA1 CKRL2 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” I16 gb|X17254|HS and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly VCAM ERYF1 including, but not limited to, immune disorders gb|X04403|HS involving the skin). Highly preferred 26KDAR embodiments of the invention include methods gb|A30922|A3 of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating 0922 and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving the skin). (NHDF cells are normal human dermal fibroblasts). 309 HKACD58 Immune Highly preferred indications include THP1 CIS3 gb|AB006967| immunological disorders such as described AB006967 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving monocytes). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving monocytes). (The THP1 cell line is a human monocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number TIB-202). 309 HKACD58 Immune Highly preferred indications include U937 CD69 gb|Z22576|HS immunological disorders such as described TNF CD69GNA herein under the heading “Immune Activity” gb|AJ270944| and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly HSA27094 including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving monocytes). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving monocytes). (The U937 cell line is a human monocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1593.2). 566 HSDSB09 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, AOSMC VCAM gb|A30922|A3 prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of 0922 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, wound healing, neoplasia (particularly including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (AOSMC cells are aortic smooth muscle cells). 566 HSDSB09 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, Caco-2 ICAM gb|X06990|HS prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of Vegf1 ICAM1 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, gb|AF024710| wound healing, neoplasia (particularly AF024710 including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (The Caco-2 cell line is a human colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number HTB-37). 566 HSDSB09 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, HEK293 Cycloox gb|A30922|A3 prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of VCAM 0922 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, wound healing, neoplasia (particularly including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (The HEK293 cell line is a human embryonal kidney epithelial cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1573). 566 HSDSB09 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, HUVEC ICAM gb|X06990|HS prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of Vegf1 ICAM1 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, gb|AF024710| wound healing, neoplasia (particularly AF024710 including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (HUVEC cells are human umbilical vein endothelial cells). 566 HSDSB09 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, Jurkat Flt1 gb|AF063657| prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of AF063657 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, wound healing, neoplasia (particularly including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (The Jurkat cell line is a human T lymphocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number TIB-152). 566 HSDSB09 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, Molt4 iNOS gb|X85761|HS prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of NOS2E3 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, wound healing, neoplasia (particularly including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (The Molt4 cell line is a human T cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL- 1582). 566 HSDSB09 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, NHDF Vegf1 gb|AF024710| prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of AF024710 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, wound healing, neoplasia (particularly including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (NHDF cells are normal human dermal fibroblasts). 566 HSDSB09 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, SUPT VCAM gb|A30922|A3 prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of 0922 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, wound healing, neoplasia (particularly including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (SUPT cells are human T-cells). 566 HSDSB09 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, THP1 ICAM gb|X06990|HS prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of TSP-1 ICAM1 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, VCAM gb|X04665|HS wound healing, neoplasia (particularly Vegf1 THROMR including, but not limited to, tumor gb|A30922|A3 metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and 0922 disorders; as described herein under the gb|AF024710| headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” AF024710 “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (The THP-1 cell line is a human monocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number TIB-202). 566 HSDSB09 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic AOSMC bcl-2 gb|X06487|HS diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein Cyclin A1 BCL2IG under the heading “Hyperproliferative M1 RIBO R gb|U97680|HS Disordersî (particularly including, but not U97680 limited to, cancers of muscle tissues and the gb|X59543|HS cardiovascular system (e.g. heart, lungs, RIREM1 circulatory system)). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders. (AOSMC cells are aortic smooth muscle cells). 566 HSDSB09 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic Caco-2 DHFR gb|V00507|HS diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein Egr1 DHFR under the heading “Hyperproliferative p53 gb|X60011|HS Disordersî (particularly including, but not U66469 p53 P53002 limited to, cancer involving cells of the regulated gastrointestinal tract). Highly preferred gene embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving the gastrointestinal tract. (The Caco-2 cell line is a human colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number HTB-37). 566 HSDSB09 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic H9 DHFR gb|V00507|HS diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein U66469 p53 DHFR under the heading “Hyperproliferative regulated Disordersî (particularly including, but not gene limited to, cancers of immune cells, such as T- cells). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving immune cells (such as T- cells). (The H9 cell line is a human T lymphocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number HTB-176). 566 HSDSB09 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic HEK293 bcl-2 gb|X06487|HS diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein Cyclin D BCL2IG under the heading “Hyperproliferative E-cadherin gb|BC000076| Disordersî (particularly including, but not M1 RIBO R BC000076 limited to, cancers of epithelial cells or cancers gb|Z35408|HS involving the renal system). Highly preferred ECDA9 embodiments of the invention include methods gb|X59543|HS of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating RIREM1 and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving epithelial cells or the renal system. (The 293 cell line human embryonal kidney epithelial cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1573). 566 HSDSB09 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic HUVEC Cyclin D2 gb|X68452|HS diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein CYCD2 under the heading “Hyperproliferative Disordersî (particularly including, but not limited to, cancers involving endothelial cells). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving endothelial cells. (HUVEC cells are human umbilical vein endothelial cells). 566 HSDSB09 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic Jurkat Cyclin A1 gb|U97680|HS diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein Cyclin D U97680 under the heading “Hyperproliferative Cyclin D2 gb|BC000076| Disordersî (particularly including, but not Cyclin D3 BC000076 limited to, cancers of immune cells, such as T- DHFR gb|X68452|HS cells). Highly preferred embodiments of the Egr1 CYCD2 invention include methods of preventing, gb|AR034832| detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or AR034832 ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative gb|V00507|HS disorders involving immune cells (such as T- DHFR cells). (The Jurkat cell line is a human T lymphocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number TIB-152). 566 HSDSB09 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic Liver Cyclin D2 gb|X68452|HS diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein DHFR CYCD2 under the heading “Hyperproliferative gb|V00507|HS Disordersî (particularly including, but not DHFR limited to, cancers involving cells of the hepatic system). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving cells of the hepatic system. 566 HSDSB09 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic Molt4 Cyclin D2 gb|X68452|HS diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein p21 CYCD2 under the heading “Hyperproliferative gb|BC000275| Disordersî (particularly including, but not BC000275 limited to, cancers of immune cells, such as T- cells). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving immune cells (such as T- cells). (The Molt-4 cell line is a human T-cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1582). 566 HSDSB09 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic NHDF U66469 p53 diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein regulated under the heading “Hyperproliferative gene Disordersî (particularly including, but not limited to cancers involving cells of the skin). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving skin cells. (NHDF cells are normal human dermal fibroblasts). 566 HSDSB09 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic SK-N-MC Cyclin A1 gb|U97680|HS diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein neuroblastoma Egr1 U97680 under the heading “Hyperproliferative p53 gb|X60011|HS Disordersî (particularly including, but not U66469 p53 P53002 limited to cancers involving cells of the brain/ regulated central nervous system (e.g. neural gene epithelium)). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving the brain or central nervous system. (The SK-N-MC neuroblastoma cell line is a cell line derived from human brain tissue available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number HTB-10). 566 HSDSB09 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic THP1 Cyclin D gb|BC000076| diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein DHFR BC000076 under the heading “Hyperproliferative Egr1 gb|V00507|HS Disordersî (particularly including, but not p21 DHFR limited to, cancers of immune cells, such as U66469 p53 gb|BC000275| monocytes). Highly preferred embodiments of regulated BC000275 the invention include methods of preventing, gene detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving cells of the immune system (such as monocytes). (The THP-1 cell line is a human monocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number TIB-202). 566 HSDSB09 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic U937 Egr1 diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein under the heading “Hyperproliferative Disordersî (particularly including, but not limited to, cancers of immune cells, such as monocytes). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving cells of the immune system (such as monocytes). (The U-937 cell line is a human monocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™as cell line number CRL-1593.2) 566 HSDSB09 Diabetes A highly preferred indication is diabetes. AOSMC GAPDH Additional highly preferred indications include complications associated with diabetes (e.g., diabetic retinopathy, diabetic nephropathy, kidney disease (e.g., renal failure, nephropathy, and/or other diseases and disorders as described in the “Renal Disorders” section below), diabetic neuropathy, nerve disease and nerve damage (e.g., due to diabetic neuropathy), blood vessel blockage, heart disease, stroke, impotence (e.g., due to diabetic neuropathy or blood vessel blockage), seizures, mental confusion, drowsiness, nonketotic hyperglycemic-hyperosmolar coma, cardiovascular disease (e.g., heart disease, atherosclerosis, microvascular disease, hypertension, stroke, and other diseases and disorders as described in the “Cardiovascular Disorders” section below), dyslipidemia, endocrine disorders (as described in the “Endocrine Disorders” section below), neuropathy, vision impairment (e.g., diabetic retinopathy and blindness), ulcers and impaired wound healing, and infection (e.g., infectious diseases and disorders as described in the “Infectious Diseases” section below, especially of the urinary tract and skin). Highly preferred indications also include obesity, weight gain, and weight loss, as well as complications associated with obesity, weight gain, and weight loss. Preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating the above mentioned conditions disorders, and diseases. (AOSMC cells are aortic smooth muscle cells). 566 HSDSB09 Immune Highly preferred indications include AOSMC CCR3 gb|AB023887| immunological disorders such as described CCR4 AB023887 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” CD25 gb|AB023888| and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly CD30 AB023888 including, but not limited to, immune disorders CD40 gb|X03137|HS involving muscle tissues and the cardiovascular CTLA4 IL2RG7 system (e.g. heart, lungs, circulatory system)). IL5 gb|AJ300189| Highly preferred embodiments of the invention Rag1 HSA30018 include methods of preventing, detecting, VACM gb|AF316875| diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating AF316875 disorders of the immune system (particularly gb|X12705|HS including, but not limited to, immune disorders BCDFIA involving muscle tissue or the cardiovascular gb|M29474|H system). (AOSMC cells are human aortic UMRAG1 smooth muscle cells). gb|A30922|A3 0922 566 HSDSB09 Immune Highly preferred indications include Caco-2 c-maf gb|AF055377| immunological disorders such as described GATA3 AF055377 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” ICAM gb|X55037|HS and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly Rag1 GATA3 including, but not limited to, immune disorders gb|X06990|HS involving the cells of the gastrointestinal tract). ICAM1 Highly preferred embodiments of the invention gb|M29474|H include methods of preventing, detecting, UMRAG1 diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving cells of the gastrointestinal tract). (The Caco-2 cell line is a human colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number HTB-37). 566 HSDSB09 Immune Highly preferred indications include Daudi TNF gb|AJ270944| immunological disorders such as described HSA27094 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving the B-cells). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving B-cells). (The Daudi cell line is a human B lymphoblast cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CCL-213). 566 HSDSB09 Immune Highly preferred indications include H9 CIS3 gb|AB006967| immunological disorders such as described Rag1 AB006967 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” gb|M29474|H and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly UMRAG1 including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving the T-cells). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving T-cells). (The H9 cell line is a human T lymphocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number HTB-176). 566 HSDSB09 Immune Highly preferred indications include HEK293 CCR3 gb|AB023887| immunological disorders such as described CCR4 AB023887 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” CD25 gb|AB023888| and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly CD30 AB023888 including, but not limited to, immune disorders CD40 gb|X03137|HS involving epithelial cells or the renal system). CTLA4 IL2RG7 Highly preferred embodiments of the invention GATA3 gb|AJ300189| include methods of preventing, detecting, Rag1 HSA30018 diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating TNF gb|AF316875| disorders of the immune system (particularly VCAM AF316875 including, but not limited to, immune disorders gb|X55037|HS involving epithelial cells or the renal system). GATA3 (The 293 cell line is a human embryonal kidney gb|M29474|H epithelial cell line available through the UMRAG1 ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1573). gb|AJ270944| HSA27094 gb|A30922|A3 0922 566 HSDSB09 Immune Highly preferred indications include HUVEC CD40 gb|AJ300189| immunological disorders such as described ICAM HSA30018 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” IL10 gb|X06990|HS and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly Rag1 ICAM1 including, but not limited to, immune disorders Rag2 gb|AF055467| involving endothelial cells). Highly preferred TNF AF055467 embodiments of the invention include methods gb|M29474|H of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating UMRAG1 and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune gb|AY011962| system (particularly including, but not limited AY011962 to, immune disorders involving endothelial gb|AJ270944| cells). (HUVEC cells are human umbilical vein HSA27094 endothelial cells). 566 HSDSB09 Immune Highly preferred indications include Jurkat CD69 gb|Z22576|HS immunological disorders such as described IL5 CD69GNA herein under the heading “Immune Activity” Rantes gb|X12705|HS and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly TNF BCDFIA including, but not limited to, immune disorders gb|AF043341| involving T-cells). Highly preferred AF043341 embodiments of the invention include methods gb|AJ270944| of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating HSA27094 and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving T-cells). (The Jurkat cell line is a human T lymphocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number TIB-152). 566 HSDSB09 Immune Highly preferred indications include Liver CD25 gb|X03137|HS immunological disorders such as described IL2RG7 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving cells of the hepatic system). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving cells of the hepatic system). 566 HSDSB09 Immune Highly preferred indications include Molt4 CD28 gb|AF222342| immunological disorders such as described AF222342 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving T-cells). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving T-cells). (The Molt-4 cell line is a human T-cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL- 1582). 566 HSDSB09 Immune Highly preferred indications include NHDF CD28 gb|AF222342| immunological disorders such as described CD40 AF222342 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” I16 gb|AJ300189| and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly HSA30018 including, but not limited to, immune disorders gb|X04403|HS involving the skin). Highly preferred 26KDAR embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving the skin). (NHDF cells are normal human dermal fibroblasts). 566 HSDSB09 Immune Highly preferred indications include SK-N-MC c-maf gb|AF055377| immunological disorders such as described neuroblastoma CIS3 AF055377 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” TNF gb|AB006967| and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly AB006967 including, but not limited to, immune disorders gb|AJ270944| involving the central nervous system). Highly HSA27094 preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving the central nervous system). (The SK-N-MC neuroblastoma cell line is a cell line derived from human brain tissue and is available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number HTB- 10). 566 HSDSB09 Immune Highly preferred indications include SUPT TNF gb|AJ270944| immunological disorders such as described VCAM HSA27094 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” gb|A30922|A3 and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly 0922 including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving T-cells). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving T-cells). (The SUPT cell line is a human T-cell line). 566 HSDSB09 Immune Highly preferred indications include THP1 CCR3 gb|AB023887| immunological disorders such as described CD40 AB023887 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” GATA3 gb|AJ300189| and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly ICAM HSA30018 including, but not limited to, immune disorders IL5 gb|X55037|HS involving monocytes). Highly preferred Rag2 GATA3 embodiments of the invention include methods VCAM gb|X06990|HS of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating ICAM1 and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune gb|X12705|HS system (particularly including, but not limited BCDFIA to, immune disorders involving monocytes). gb|AY011962| (The THP1 cell line is a human monocyte cell AY011962 line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line gb|A30922|A3 number TIB-202). 0922 566 HSDSB09 Immune Highly preferred indications include U937 IL1B gb|X02532|HS immunological disorders such as described IL1BR herein under the heading “Immune Activity” and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving monocytes). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving monocytes). (The U937 cell line is a human monocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1593.2). 679 HUKBT29 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic TF-1 p21 gb|BC000275| diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein BC000275 under the heading “Hyperproliferative Disordersî (particularly including, but not limited to cancers involving erythrocytes). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving erythrocytes. (The TF-1 cell line is a human erythroblast cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-2003). 679 HUKBT29 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic U937 p21 gb|BC000275| diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein BC000275 under the heading “Hyperproliferative Disordersî (particularly including, but not limited to, cancers of immune cells, such as monocytes). Highly preferred embodiments the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving cells of the immune system (such as monocytes). (THe U-937 cell line is a human monocyte cell line available through ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1593.2) 679 HUKBT29 Immune Highly preferred indications include U937 CD69 gb|Z22576|HS immunological disorders such as described CD69GNA herein under the heading “Immune Activity” and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving monocytes). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving monocytes). (The U937 cell line is a human monocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1593.2). 702 HWHGZ51 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, AOSMC TSP-1 gb|X04665|HS prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of THROMR diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, wound healing, neoplasia (particularly including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (AOSMC cells are aortic smooth muscle cells). 702 HWHGZ51 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, Daudi ICAM gb|X06990|HS prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of PAI ICAM1 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, gb|X12701|HS wound healing, neoplasia (particularly ENDPAI including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (The Daudi cell line is a human B lymphoblast cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CCL-213). 702 HWHGZ51 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, H9 VCAM gb|A30922|A3 prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of 0922 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, wound healing, neoplasia (particularly including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (The H9 cell line is a human T lymphocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number HTB-176). 702 HWHGZ51 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, HEK293 Flt1 gb|AF063657| prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of iNOS AF063657 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, gb|X85761|HS wound healing, neoplasia (particularly NOS2E3 including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (The HEK293 cell line is a human embryonal kidney epithelial cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1573). 702 HWHGZ51 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, HUVEC Vegf1 gb|AF024710| prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of AF024710 and disorders involving angiogenesis, wound healing, neoplasia (particularly including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (HUVEC cells are human umbilical vein endothelial cells). 702 HWHGZ51 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, Liver Flt1 gb|AF063657| prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of ICAM AF063657 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, PAI gb|X06990|HS wound healing, neoplasia (particularly VCAM ICAM1 including, but not limited to, tumor gb|X12701|HS metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and ENDPAI disorders; as described herein under the gb|A30922|A3 headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” 0922 “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” 702 HWHGZ51 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, Molt4 VCAM gb|A30922|A3 prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of 0922 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, wound healing, neoplasia (particularly including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (The Molt4 cell line is a human T cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL- 1582). 702 HWHGZ51 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, NHDF Vegf1 gb|AF024710| prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of AF024710 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, wound healing, neoplasia (particularly including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (NHDF cells are normal human dermal fibroblasts). 702 HWHGZ51 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, THP1 Vegf1 gb|AF024710| prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of AF024710 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, wound healing, neoplasia (particularly including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (The THP-1 cell line is a human monocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number TIB-202). 702 HWHGZ51 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, U937 ICAM gb|X06990|HS prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of Vegf1 ICAM1 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, gb|AF024710| wound healing, neoplasia (particularly AF024710 including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (The U937 cell line is a human monocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1593.2). 702 HWHGZ51 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic AOSMC Cyclin A1 gb|U97680|HS diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein DHFR U97680 under the heading “Hyperproliferative gb|V00507|HS Disordersî (particularly including, but not DHFR limited to, cancers of muscle tissues and the cardiovascular system (e.g. heart, lungs, circulatory system)). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders. (AOSMC cells are aortic smooth muscle cells). 702 HWHGZ51 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic Caco-2 c-fos gb|BC004490| diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein Cyclin A1 BC004490 under the heading “Hyperproliferative gb|U97680|HS Disordersî (particularly including, but not U97680 limited to, cancer involving cells of the gastrointestinal tract). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving the gastrointestinal tract. (The Caco-2 cell line is a human colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number HTB-37). 702 HWHGZ51 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic Daudi Bax gb|AF250190| diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein AF250190 under the heading “Hyperproliferative Disordersî (particularly including, but not limited to, cancers of immune cells, such as B- cells). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving immune cells (such as B- cells). (The Daudi cell line is a human B lymphoblast cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CCL-213). 702 HWHGZ51 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic HEK293 c-jun gb|BC006175| diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein BC006175 under the heading “Hyperproliferative Disordersî (particularly including, but not limited to, cancers of epithelial cells or cancers involving the renal system). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving epithelial cells or the renal system. (The 293 cell line human embryonal kidney epithelial cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1573). 702 HWHGZ51 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic HUVEC bcl-2 gb|X06487|HS diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein TAA6 BCL2IG under the heading “Hyperproliferative gb|I34297|I342 Disordersî (particularly including, but not 97 limited to, cancers involving endothelial cells). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving endothelial cells. (HUVEC cells are human umbilical vein endothelial cells). 702 HWHGZ51 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic Liver Cyclin D3 gb|AR034832| diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein M1 RIBO R AR034832 under the heading “Hyperproliferative U66469 p53 gb|X59543|HS Disordersî (particularly including, but not regulated RIREM1 limited to, cancers involving cells of the gene hepatic system). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving cells of the hepatic system. 702 HWHGZ51 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic NHDF bcl-2 gb|X06487|HS diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein TAA6 BCL2IG under the heading “Hyperproliferative gb|I34297|I342 Disordersî (particularly including, but not 97 limited to cancers involving cells of the skin). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving skin cells. (NHDF cells are normal human dermal fibroblasts). 702 HWHGZ51 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic THP1 DHFR gb|V00507|HS diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein M1 RIBO R DHFR under the heading “Hyperproliferative gb|X59543|HS Disordersî (particularly including, but not RIREM1 limited to, cancers of immune cells, such as monocytes). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving cells of the immune system (such as monocytes). (The THP-1 cell line is a human monocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number TIB-202). 702 HWHGZ51 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic U937 Cyclin A1 gb|U97680|HS diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein U97680 under the heading “Hyperproliferative Disordersî (particularly including, but not limited to, cancers of immune cells, such as monocytes). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving cells of the immune system (such as monocytes). (The U-937 cell line is a human monocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1593.2) 702 HWHGZ51 Diabetes A highly preferred indication is diabetes. Liver GAPDH Additional highly preferred indications include complications associated with diabetes (e.g., diabetic retinopathy, diabetic nephropathy, kidney disease (e.g., renal failure, nephropathy and/or other diseases and disorders as described in the “Renal Disorders” section below), diabetic neuropathy, nerve disease and nerve damage (e.g., due to diabetic neuropathy), blood vessel blockage, heart disease, stroke, impotence (e.g., due to diabetic neuropathy or blood vessel blockage), seizures, mental confusion, drowsiness, nonketotic hyperglycemic-hyperosmolar coma, cardiovascular disease (e.g., heart disease, atherosclerosis, microvascular disease, hypertension, stroke, and other diseases and disorders as described in the “Cardiovascular Disorders” section below), dyslipidemia, endocrine disorders (as described in the “Endocrine Disorders” section below), neuropathy, vision impairment (e.g., diabetic retinopathy and blindness), ulcers and impaired wound healing, and infection (e.g., infectious diseases and disorders as described in the “Infectious Diseases” section below, especially of the urinary tract and skin). Highly preferred indications also include obesity, weight gain, and weight loss, as well as complications associated with obesity, weight gain, and weight loss. Preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating the above mentioned conditions disorders, and diseases. 702 HWHGZ51 Immune Highly preferred indications include AOSMC CD30 gb|X04403|HS immunological disorders such as described I16 26KDAR herein under the heading “Immune Activity” and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving muscle tissues and the cardiovascular system (e.g. heart, lungs, circulatory system)). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving muscle tissue or the cardiovascular system). (AOSMC cells are human aortic smooth muscle cells). 702 HWHGZ51 Immune Highly preferred indications include Caco-2 Rag1 gb|M29474|H immunological disorders such as described UMRAG1 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving the cells of the gastrointestinal tract). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving cells of the gastrointestinal tract). (The Caco-2 cell line is a human colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number HTB-37). 702 HWHGZ51 Immune Highly preferred indications include Daudi CIS3 gb|AB006967| immunological disorders such as described CXCR3 AB006967 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” ICAM gb|Z79783|HS and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly CKRL2 including, but not limited to, immune disorders gb|X06990|HS involving the B-cells). Highly preferred ICAM1 embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving B-cells). (The Daudi cell line is a human B lymphoblast cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CCL-213). 702 HWHGZ51 Immune Highly preferred indications include H9 IL5 gb|X12705|HS immunological disorders such as described VCAM BCDFIA herein under the heading “Immune Activity” VLA4 gb|A30922|A3 and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly 0922 including, but not limited to, immune disorders gb|X16983|HS involving the T-cells). Highly preferred INTAL4 embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving T-cells). (The H9 cell line is a human T lymphocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number HTB-176). 702 HWHGZ51 Immune Highly preferred indications include HEK293 Rag1 gb|M29474|H immunological disorders such as described TNF UMRAG1 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” gb|AJ270944| and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly HSA27094 including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving epithelial cells or the renal system). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving epithelial cells or the renal system). (The 293 cell line is a human embryonal kidney epithelial cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1573). 702 HWHGZ51 Immune Highly preferred indications include HUVEC CCR7 gb|X84702|HS immunological disorders such as described GATA3 DNABLR2 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” TNF gb|X55037|HS and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly GATA3 including, but not limited to, immune disorders gb|AJ270944| involving endothelial cells). Highly preferred HSA27094 embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving endothelial cells). (HUVEC cells are human umbilical vein endothelial cells). 702 HWHGZ51 Immune Highly preferred indications include Jurkat Rag1 gb|M29474|H immunological disorders such as described Rag2 UMRAG1 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” gb|AY011962| and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly AY011962 including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving T-cells). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving T-cells). (The Jurkat cell line is a human T lymphocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number TIB-152). 702 HWHGZ51 Immune Highly preferred indications include Liver CCR7 gb|X84702|HS immunological disorders such as described ICAM DNABLR2 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” TNF gb|X06990|HS and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly VCAM ICAM1 including, but not limited to, immune disorders gb|AJ270944| involving cells of the hepatic system). Highly HSA27094 preferred embodiments of the invention include gb|A30922|A3 methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, 0922 treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving cells the hepatic system). 702 HWHGZ51 Immune Highly preferred indications include Molt4 CD25 gb|X03137|HS immunological disorders such as described TNF IL2RG7 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” VCAM gb|AJ270944| and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly HSA27094 including, but not limited to, immune disorders gb|A30922|A3 involving T-cells). Highly preferred 0922 embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving T-cells). (The Molt-4 cell line is a human T-cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL- 1582). 702 HWHGZ51 Immune Highly preferred indications include NHDF CCR7 gb|X84702|HS immunological disorders such as described CD40 DNABLR2 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” GATA3 gb|AJ300189| and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly HLA-c HSA30018 including, but not limited to, immune disorders TNF gb|X55037|HS involving the skin). Highly preferred GATA3 embodiments of the invention include methods gb|AJ270944| of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating HSA27094 and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving the skin). (NHDF cells are normal human dermal fibroblasts). 702 HWHGZ51 Immune Highly preferred indications include SK-N-MC CIS3 gb|AB006967| immunological disorders such as described neuroblastoma LTBR AB006967 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” Rag1 gb|AK027080| and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly AK027080 including, but not limited to, immune disorders gb|M29474|H involving the central nervous system). Highly UMRAG1 preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving the central nervous system). (The SK-N-MC neuroblastoma cell line is a cell line derived from human brain tissue and is available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number HTB- 10). 702 HWHGZ51 Immune Highly preferred indications include SUPT CCR4 gb|AB023888| immunological disorders such as described Rag1 AB023888 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” TNF gb|M29474|H and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly UMRAG1 including, but not limited to, immune disorders gb|AJ270944| involving T-cells). Highly preferred HSA27094 embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving T-cells). (The SUPT cell line is a human T-cell line). 702 HWHGZ51 Immune Highly preferred indications include THP1 c-maf gb|AF055377| immunological disorders such as described CCR7 AF055377 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” CXCR3 gb|X84702|HS and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly IL5 DNABLR2 including, but not limited to, immune disorders gb|Z79783|HS involving monocytes). Highly preferred CKRL2 embodiments of the invention include methods gb|X12705|HS of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating BCDFIA and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving monocytes). (The THP1 cell line is a human monocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number TIB-202). 702 HWHGZ51 Immune Highly preferred indications include U937 CD69 gb|Z22576|HS immunological disorders such as described ICAM CD69GNA herein under the heading “Immune Activity” TNF gb|X06990|HS and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly ICAM1 including, but not limited to, immune disorders gb|AJ270944| involving monocytes). Highly preferred HSA27094 embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving monocytes). (The U937 cell line is a human monocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1593.2). 710 HAGDG59 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, AOSMC Vegf1 gb|AF024710| prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of AF024710 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, wound healing, neoplasia (particularly including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (AOSMC cells are aortic smooth muscle cells). 710 HAGDG59 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, HEK293 TSP-1 gb|X04665|HS prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of THROMR diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, wound healing, neoplasia (particularly including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (The HEK293 cell line is a human embryonal kidney epithelial cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1573). 710 HAGDG59 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, HUVEC Vegf1 gb|AF024710| prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of AF024710 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, wound healing, neoplasia (particularly including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (HUVEC cells are human umbilical vein endothelial cells). 710 HAGDG59 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, SK-N-MC Cycloox gb|AF024710| prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of neuroblastoma Vegf1 AF024710 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, wound healing, neoplasia (particularly including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (The SK-N-MC neuroblastoma cell line is a cell line derived from human brain tissue available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number HTB- 10). 710 HAGDG59 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic Caco-2 M1 RIBO R gb|X59543|HS diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein p53 RIREM1 under the heading “Hyperproliferative TAA6 gb|X60011|HS Disordersî (particularly including, but not P53002 limited to, cancer involving cells of the gb|I34297|I342 gastrointestinal tract). Highly preferred 97 embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving the gastrointestinal tract. (The Caco-2 cell line is a human colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number HTB-37). 710 HAGDG59 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic HUVEC bcl-2 gb|X06487|HS diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein Cyclin D BCL2IG under the heading “Hyperproliferative gb|BC000076| Disordersî (particularly including, but not BC000076 limited to, cancers involving endothelial cells). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving endothelial cells. (HUVEC cells are human umbilical vein endothelial cells). 710 HAGDG59 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic SK-N-MC Bax gb|AF250190| diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein neuroblastoma bcl-2 AF250190 under the heading “Hyperproliferative Cyclin D gb|X06487|HS Disordersî (particularly including, but not BCL2IG limited to cancers involving cells of the brain/ gb|BC000076| central nervous system (e.g. neural BC000076 epithelium)). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving the brain or central nervous system. (The SK-N-MC neuroblastoma cell line is a cell line derived from human brain tissue available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number HTB-10). 710 HAGDG59 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic U937 beta-catenin gb|AR034832| diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein Cyclin D3 AR034832 under the heading “Hyperproliferative DHFR gb|V00507|HS Disordersî (particularly including, but not M1 RIBO R DHFR limited to, cancers of immune cells, such as gb|X59543|HS monocytes). Highly preferred embodiments of RIREM1 the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving cells of the immune system (such as monocytes). (The U-937 cell line is a human monocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1593.2) 710 HAGDG59 Immune Highly preferred indications include AOSMC CIS3 gb|AB006967| immunological disorders such as described GATA1 AB006967 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” IL1B gb|X17254|HS and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly ERYF1 including, but not limited to, immune disorders gb|X02532|HS involving muscle tissues and the cardiovascular IL1BR system (e.g. heart, lungs, circulatory system)). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving muscle tissue or the cardiovascular system). (AOSMC cells are human aortic smooth muscle cells). 710 HAGDG59 Immune Highly preferred indications include Caco-2 TNF gb|AJ270944| immunological disorders such as described HSA27094 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving the cells of the gastrointestinal tract). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving cells of the gastrointestinal tract). (The Caco-2 cell line is a human colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number HTB-37). 710 HAGDG59 Immune Highly preferred indications include HEK293 GATA3 gb|X55037|HS immunological disorders such as described GATA3 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving epithelial cells or the renal system). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving epithelial cells or the renal system). (The 293 cell line is a human embryonal kidney epithelial cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1573). 710 HAGDG59 Immune Highly preferred indications include HUVEC CD30 gb|X12705|HS immunological disorders such as described HLA-c BCDFIA herein under the heading “Immune Activity” IL5 gb|AJ270944| and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly TNF HSA27094 including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving endothelial cells). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving endothelial cells). (HUVEC cells are human umbilical vein endothelial cells). 710 HAGDG59 Immune Highly preferred indications include Jurkat Rag1 gb|M29474|H immunological disorders such as described TNF UMRAG1 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” gb|AJ270944| and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly HSA27094 including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving T-cells). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving T-cells). (The Jurkat cell line is a human T lymphocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number TIB-152). 710 HAGDG59 Immune Highly preferred indications include Liver LTBR gb|AK027080| immunological disorders such as described AK027080 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving cells of the hepatic system). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving cells of the hepatic system). 710 HAGDG59 Immune Highly preferred indications include SK-N-MC CIS3 gb|AB006967| immunological disorders such as described neuroblastoma GATA1 AB006967 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” HLA-c gb|X17254|HS and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly ERYF1 including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving the central nervous system). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving the central nervous system). (The SK-N-MC neuroblastoma cell line is a cell line derived from human brain tissue and is available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number HTB- 10). 710 HAGDG59 Immune Highly preferred indications include T-cell- CD40 gb|AJ300189| immunological disorders such as described 03/31/00 Granzyme HSA30018 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” B gb|J04071|HU and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly MSCE including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving T-cells). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving T-cells). 710 HAGDG59 Immune Highly preferred indications include U937 CD69 gb|Z22576|HS immunological disorders such as described TNF CD69GNA herein under the heading “Immune Activity” gb|AJ270944| and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly HSA27094 including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving monocytes). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving monocytes). (The U937 cell line is a human monocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1593.2). 731 HFVAB79 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, U937 ICAM gb|X06990|HS prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of ICAM1 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, wound healing, neoplasia (particularly including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (The U937 cell line is a human monocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1593.2). 731 HFVAB79 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic U937 c-jun gb|BC006175| diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein BC006175 under the heading “Hyperproliferative Disordersî (particularly including, but not limited to, cancers of immune cells, such as monocytes). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving cells of the immune system (such as monocytes). (THe U-937 cell line is a human monocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1593.2) 731 HFVAB79 Immune Highly preferred indications include U937 CTLA4 gb|AF316875| immunological disorders such as described ICAM AF316875 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” LTBR gb|X06990|HS and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly TNF ICAM1 including, but not limited to, immune disorders gb|AK027080| involving monocytes). Highly preferred AK027080 embodiments of the invention include methods gb|AJ270944| of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating HSA27094 and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving monocytes). (The U937 cell line is a human monocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1593.2). 757 HNHFO29 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, U937 Flt1 gb|AF063657| prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of ICAM AF063657 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, PAI gb|X06990|HS wound healing, neoplasia (particularly ICAM1 including, but not limited to, tumor gb|X12701|HS metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and ENDPAI disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (The U937 cell line is a human monocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1593.2). 757 HNHFO29 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic TF-1 bcl-2 gb|X06487|HS diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein Cyclin D BCL2IG under the heading “Hyperproliferative DHFR gb|BC000076| Disordersî (particularly including, but not Egr1 BC000076 limited to cancers involving erythrocytes). gb|V00507|HS Highly preferred embodiments of the invention DHFR include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving erythrocytes. (The TF-1 cell line is a human erythroblast cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-2003). 757 HNHFO29 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic U937 Cyclin D gb|BC000076| diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein Cyclin D3 BC000076 under the heading “Hyperproliferative DHFR gb|AR034832| Disordersî (particularly including, but not AR034832 limited to, cancers of immune cells, such as gb|V00507|HS monocytes). Highly preferred embodiments of DHFR the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving cells of the immune system (such as monocytes). (THe U-937 cell line is a human monocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1593.2) 757 HNHFO29 Immune Highly preferred indications include TF-1 CD40 gb|AJ300189| immunological disorders such as described TNF HSA30018 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” gb|AJ270944| and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly HSA27094 including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving erythrocytes). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving erythrocytes). (The TF-1 cell line is a human erythroblast cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-2003). 757 HNHFO29 Immune Highly preferred indications include U937 ICAM gb|X06990|HS immunological disorders such as described ICAM1 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving monocytes). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving monocytes). (The U937 cell line is a human monocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1593.2). 1630 HFCEW05 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic TF-1 c-jun gb|BC006175| diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein p21 BC006175 under the heading “Hyperproliferative gb|BC000275| Disordersî (particularly including, but not BC000275 limited to cancers involving erythrocytes). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving erythrocytes. (The TF-1 cell line is a human erythroblast cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-2003). 1630 HFCEW05 Immune Highly preferred indications include TF-1 CD40 gb|AJ300189| immunological disorders such as described IL1B HSA30018 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” LTBR gb|X02532|HS and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly IL1BR including, but not limited to, immune disorders gb|AK027080| involving erythrocytes). Highly preferred AK027080 embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving erythrocytes). (The TF-1 cell line is a human erythroblast cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-2003). 1950 HJACG02 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, Adipocytes- ICAM gb|X06990|HS prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of 3/12/01 PAI ICAM1 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, Vegf1 gb|X12701|HS wound healing, neoplasia (particularly ENDPAI including, but not limited to, tumor gb|AF024710| metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and AF024710 disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” 1950 HJACG02 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, AOSMC VCAM gb|A30922|A3 prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of 0922 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, wound healing, neoplasia (particularly including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (AOSMC cells are aortic smooth muscle cells). 1950 HJACG02 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, Daudi ICAM gb|X06990|HS prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of VCAM ICAM1 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, gb|A30922|A3 wound healing, neoplasia (particularly 0922 including, but not limited to, tumor metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (The Daudi cell line is a human B lymphoblast cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CCL-213). 1950 HJACG02 Angiogenesis Highly preferred indications include diagnosis, HUVEC ICAM gb|X06990|HS prevention, treatment, and/or amelioration of TSP-1 ICAM1 diseases and disorders involving angiogenesis, Vegf1 gb|X04665|HS wound healing, neoplasia (particularly THROMR including, but not limited to, tumor gb|AF024710| metastases), and cardiovascular diseases and AF024710 disorders; as described herein under the headings “Hyperproliferative Disorders,” “Regeneration,” “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity,” “Diseases at the Cellular Level,” and “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation.” (HUVEC cells are human umbilical vein endothelial cells). 1950 HJACG02 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic Adipocytes- Egr1 diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein 3/12/01 under the heading “Hyperproliferative Disordersî (particularly including, but not limited to, cancer involving adipocytes). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders. (Primary adipocytes) 1950 HJACG02 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic AOSMC M1 RIBO R gb|X59543|HS diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein RIREM1 under the heading “Hyperproliferative Disordersî (particularly including, but not limited to, cancers of muscle tissues and the cardiovascular system (e.g. heart, lungs, circulatory system)). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders. (AOSMC cells are aortic smooth muscle cells). 1950 HJACG02 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic Daudi Cyclin A1 gb|U97680|HS diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein U97680 under the heading “Hyperproliferative Disordersî (particularly including, but not limited to, cancers of immune cells, such as B- cells). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving immune cells (such as B- cells). (The Daudi cell line is a human B lymphoblast cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CCL-213). 1950 HJACG02 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic HEK293 E-cadherin gb|Z35408|HS diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein ECAD9 under the heading “Hyperproliferative Disordersî (particularly including, but not limited to, cancers of epithelial cells or cancers involving the renal system). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving epithelial cells or the renal system. (The 293 cell line human embryonal kidney epithelial cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1573). 1950 HJACG02 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic Jurkat Cyclin A1 gb|U97680|HS diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein U97680 under the heading “Hyperproliferative Disordersî (particularly including, but not limited to, cancers of immune cells, such as T- cells). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving immune cells (such as T- cells). (The Jurkat cell line is a human T lymphocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number TIB-152). 1950 HJACG02 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic Liver Cyclin D2 gb|X68452|HS diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein CYCD2 under the heading “Hyperproliferative Disordersî (particularly including, but not limited to, cancers involving cells of the hepatic system). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving cells of the hepatic system. 1950 HJACG02 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic NHDF Cyclin A1 gb|U97680|HS diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein U97680 under the heading “Hyperproliferative Disordersî (particularly including, but not limited to cancers involving cells of the skin). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving skin cells. (NHDF cells are normal human dermal fibroblasts). 1950 HJACG02 Diabetes A highly preferred indication is diabetes. Adipocytes CAP gb|AF136380| Additional highly preferred indications include (4D)- PEPCK1 AF136380 complications associated with diabetes (e.g., 09/01/01 gb|L05144|HU diabetic retinopathy, diabetic nephropathy, MPHOCAR kidney disease (e.g., renal failure, nephropathy and/or other diseases and disorders as described in the “Renal Disorders” section below), diabetic neuropathy, nerve disease and nerve damage (e.g., due to diabetic neuropathy), blood vessel blockage, heart disease, stroke, impotence (e.g., due to diabetic neuropathy or blood vessel blockage), seizures, mental confusion, drowsiness, nonketotic hyperglycemic-hyperosmolar coma, cardiovascular disease (e.g., heart disease, atherosclerosis, microvascular disease, hypertension, stroke, and other diseases and disorders as described in the “Cardiovascular Disorders” section below), dyslipidemia, endocrine disorders (as described in the “Endocrine Disorders” section below), neuropathy, vision impairment (e.g., diabetic retinopathy and blindness), ulcers and impaired wound healing, and infection (e.g., infectious diseases and disorders as described in the “Infectious Diseases” section below, especially of the urinary tract and skin). Highly preferred indications also include obesity, weight gain, and weight loss, as well as complications associated with obesity, weight gain, and weight loss. Preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating the above mentioned conditions, disorders, and diseases. 1950 HJACG02 Diabetes A highly preferred indication is diabetes. Adipocytes- CAP gb|AF136380| Additional highly preferred indications include 3/12/01 Hexokinase AF136380 complications associated with diabetes (e.g., II gb|Z46354|HS diabetic retinopathy, diabetic nephropathy, HKEX1 kidney disease (e.g., renal failure, nephropathy and/or other diseases and disorders as described in the “Renal Disorders” section below), diabetic neuropathy, nerve disease and nerve damage (e.g., due to diabetic neuropathy), blood vessel blockage, heart disease, stroke, impotence (e.g., due to diabetic neuropathy or blood vessel blockage), seizures, mental confusion, drowsiness, nonketotic hyperglycemic-hyperosmolar coma, cardiovascular disease (e.g., heart disease, atherosclerosis, microvascular disease, hypertension, stroke, and other diseases and disorders as described in the “Cardiovascular Disorders” section below), dyslipidemia, endocrine disorders (as described in the “Endocrine Disorders” section below), neuropathy, vision impairment (e.g., diabetic retinopathy and blindness), ulcers and impaired wound healing, and infection (e.g., infectious diseases and disorders as described in the “Infectious Diseases” section below, especially of the urinary tract and skin). Highly preferred indications also include obesity, weight gain, and weight loss, as well as complications associated with obesity, weight gain, and weight loss. Preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating the above mentioned conditions, disorders, and diseases. 1950 HJACG02 Diabetes A highly preferred indication is diabetes. AOSMC IRS1 gb|X90563|HS Additional highly preferred indications include PPARg PPARGAM complications associated with diabetes (e.g., diabetic retinopathy, diabetic nephropathy, kidney disease (e.g., renal failure, nephropathy and/or other diseases and disorders as described in the “Renal Disorders” section below), diabetic neuropathy, nerve disease and nerve damage (e.g., due to diabetic neuropathy), blood vessel blockage, heart disease, stroke, impotence (e.g., due to diabetic neuropathy or blood vessel blockage), seizures, mental confusion, drowsiness, nonketotic hyperglycemic-hyperosmolar coma, cardiovascular disease (e.g., heart disease, atherosclerosis, microvascular disease, hypertension, stroke, and other diseases and disorders as described in the “Cardiovascular Disorders” section below), dyslipidemia, endocrine disorders (as described in the “Endocrine Disorders” section below), neuropathy, vision impairment (e.g., diabetic retinopathy and blindness), ulcers and impaired wound healing, and infection (e.g., infectious diseases and disorders as described in the “Infectious Diseases” section below, especially of the urinary tract and skin). Highly preferred indications also include obesity, weight gain, and weight loss, as well as complications associated with obesity, weight gain, and weight loss. Preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating the above mentioned conditions, disorders, and diseases. (AOSMC cells are human aortic smooth muscle cells). 1950 HJACG02 Diabetes A highly preferred indication is diabetes. Liver Glucose6 gb|U91844|CF Additional highly preferred indications include phosphatase U91844 complications associated with diabetes (e.g., diabetic retinopathy, diabetic nephropathy, kidney disease (e.g., renal failure, nephropathy and/or other diseases and disorders as described in the “Renal Disorders” section below), diabetic neuropathy, nerve disease and nerve damage (e.g., due to diabetic neuropathy), blood vessel blockage, heart disease, stroke, impotence (e.g., due to diabetic neuropathy or blood vessel blockage), seizures, mental confusion, drowsiness, nonketotic hyperglycemic-hyperosmolar coma, cardiovascular disease (e.g., heart disease, atherosclerosis, microvascular disease, hypertension, stroke, and other diseases and disorders as described in the “Cardiovascular Disorders” section below), dyslipidemia, endocrine disorders (as described in the “Endocrine Disorders” section below), neuropathy, vision impairment (e.g., diabetic retinopathy and blindness), ulcers and impair wound healing, and infection (e.g., infectious diseases and disorders as described in the “Infectious Diseases” section below, especially of the urinary tract and skin). Highly preferred indications also include obesity, weight gain, and weight loss, as well as complications associated with obesity, weight gain, and weight loss. Preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating the above mentioned conditions, disorders, and diseases. 1950 HJACG02 Immune Highly preferred indications include Adipocytes- ICAM gb|X06990|HS immunological disorders such as described 3/12/01 I16 ICAM1 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” Rag1 gb|X04403|HS and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly 26KDAR including, but not limited to, immune disorders gb|M29474|H involving adipocytes). Highly preferred UMRAG1 embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving adipocytes). 1950 HJACG02 Immune Highly preferred indications include AOSMC CD30 gb|AJ300189| immunological disorders such as described CD40 HSA30018 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” IL1B gb|X02532|HS and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly IL5 IL1BR including, but not limited to, immune disorders TNF gb|X12705|HS involving muscle tissues and the cardiovascular VCAM BCDFIA system (e.g. heart, lungs, circulatory system)). gb|AJ270944| Highly preferred embodiments of the invention HSA27094 include methods of preventing, detecting, gb|A30922|A3 diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating 0922 disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving muscle tissue or the cardiovascular system). (AOSMC cells are human aortic smooth muscle cells). 1950 HJACG02 Immune Highly preferred indications include Caco-2 Rag1 gb|M29474|H immunological disorders such as described UMRAG1 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving the cells of the gastrointestinal tract). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving cells of the gastrointestinal tract). (The Caco-2 cell line is a human colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number HTB-37). 1950 HJACG02 Immune Highly preferred indications include Daudi ICAM gb|X06990|HS immunological disorders such as described Rag1 ICAM1 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” VCAM gb|M29474|H and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly UMRAG1 including, but not limited to, immune disorders gb|A30922|A3 involving the B-cells). Highly preferred 0922 embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving B-cells). (The Daudi cell line is a human B lymphoblast cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CCL-213). 1950 HJACG02 Immune Highly preferred indications include HEK293 c-maf gb|AF055377| immunological disorders such as described AF055377 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving epithelial cells or the renal system). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving epithelial cells or the renal systems). (The 293 cell line is a human embryonal kidney epithelial cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1573). 1950 HJACG02 Immune Highly preferred indications include HUVEC ICAM gb|X06990|HS immunological disorders such as described ICAM1 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving endothelial cells). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving endothelial cells). (HUVEC cells are human umbilical vein endothelial cells). 1950 HJACG02 Immune Highly preferred indications include Jurkat Rag2 gb|AY011962| immunological disorders such as described TNF AY011962 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” gb|AJ270944| and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly HSA27094 including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving T-cells). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving T-cells). (The Jurkat cell line is a human T lymphocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number TIB-152). 1950 HJACG02 Immune Highly preferred indications include NHDF Rag1 gb|M29474|H immunological disorders such as described UMRAG1 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving the skin). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving the skin). (NHDF cells are normal human dermal fibroblasts). 1950 HJACG02 Immune Highly preferred indications include U937 GATA1 gb|X17254|HS immunological disorders such as described IL5 ERYF1 herein under the heading “Immune Activity” TNF gb|X12705|HS and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly BCDFIA including, but not limited to, immune disorders gb|AJ270944| involving monocytes). Highly preferred HSA27094 embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving monocytes). (The U937 cell line is a human monocyte cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-1593.2). 2056 HL2AC08 Cancer Highly preferred indications include neoplastic TF-1 p21 gb|BC000275| diseases (e.g. cancer) such as described herein BC000275 under the heading “Hyperproliferative Disordersî (particularly including, but not limited to cancers involving erythrocytes). Highly preferred embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating cancer and hyperproliferative disorders involving erythrocytes. (The TF-1 cell line is a human erythroblast cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-2003). 2056 HL2AC08 Immune Highly preferred indications include TF-1 CD69 gb|Z22576|HS immunological disorders such as described GATA1 CD69GNA herein under the heading “Immune Activity” TNF gb|X17254|HS and/or “Blood-Related Disorders” (particularly ERYF1 including, but not limited to, immune disorders gb|AJ270944| involving erythrocytes). Highly preferred HSA27094 embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating and/or ameliorating disorders of the immune system (particularly including, but not limited to, immune disorders involving erythrocytes). (The TF-1 cell line is a human erythroblast cell line available through the ATCC ™ as cell line number CRL-2003).

Table 2 further characterizes certain encoded polypeptides of the invention, by providing the results of comparisons to protein and protein family databases. The first column provides a unique clone identifier, “Clone ID NO:”, corresponding to a cDNA clone disclosed in Table 1A and/or Table 1B. The second column provides the unique contig identifier, “Contig ID:” which allows correlation with the information in Table 1B. The third column provides the sequence identifier, “SEQ ID NO:”, for the contig polynucleotide sequences. The fourth column provides the analysis method by which the homology/identity disclosed in the Table was determined. The fifth column provides a description of the PFAM/NR hit identified by each analysis. Column six provides the accession number of the PFAM/NR hit disclosed in the fifth column. Column seven, score/percent identity, provides a quality score or the percent identity, of the hit disclosed in column five, Comparisons were made between polypeptides encoded by polynucleotides of the invention and a non-redundant protein database (herein referred to as “NR”), or a database of protein families (herein referred to as “PFAM”), as described below.

The NR database, which comprises the NBRF PIR database, the NCBI GenPept database, and the SIB SwissProt and TrEMBL databases, was made non-redundant using the computer program nrdb2 (Warren Gish, Washington University in Saint Louis). Each of the polynucleotides shown in Table 1B, column 3 (e.g., SEQ ID NO:X or the ‘Query’ sequence) was used to search against the NR database. The computer program BLASTX was used to compare a 6-frame translation of the Query sequence to the NR database (for information about the BLASTX algorithm please see Altshul et al., J. Mol. Biol. 215:403-410 (1990), and Gish and States, Nat. Genet. 3:266-272 (1993). A description of the sequence that is most similar to the Query sequence (the highest scoring ‘Subject’) is shown in column five of Table 2 and the database accession number for that sequence is provided in column six. The highest scoring ‘Subject’ is reported in Table 2 if (a) the estimated probability that the match occurred by chance alone is less than 1.0e-07, and (b) the match was not to a known repetitive element. BLASTX returns alignments of short polypeptide segments of the Query and Subject sequences which share a high degree of similarity; these segments are known as High-Scoring Segment Pairs or HSPs. Table 2 reports the degree of similarity between the Query and the Subject for each HSP as a percent identity in Column 7. The percent identity is determined by dividing the number of exact matches between the two aligned sequences in the HSP, dividing by the number of Query amino acids in the HSP and multiplying by 100. The polynucleotides of SEQ ID NO:X which encode the polypeptide sequence that generates an HSP are delineated by columns 8 and 9 of Table 2.

The PFAM database, PFAM version 2.1, (Sonnhammer, Nucl. Acids Res., 26:320-322, 1998)) consists of a series of multiple sequence alignments; one alignment for each protein family. Each multiple sequence alignment is converted into a probability model called a Hidden Markov Model, or HMM, that represents the position-specific variation among the sequences that make up the multiple sequence alignment (see, e.g., Durbin, et al., Biological sequence analysis: probabilistic models of proteins and nucleic acids, Cambridge University Press, 1998 for the theory of HMMs). The program HMMER version 1.8 (Sean Eddy, Washington University in Saint Louis) was used to compare the predicted protein sequence for each Query sequence (SEQ ID NO:Y in Table 1B.1) to each of the HMMs derived from PFAM version 2.1. A HMM derived from PFAM version 2.1 was said to be a significant match to a polypeptide of the invention if the score returned by HMMER 1.8 was greater than 0.8 times the HMMER 1.8 score obtained with the most distantly related known member of that protein family. The description of the PFAM family which shares a significant match with a polypeptide of the invention is listed in column 5 of Table 2, and the database accession number of the PFAM hit is provided in column 6. Column 7 provides the score returned by HMMER version 1.8 for the alignment. Columns 8 and 9 delineate the polynucleotides of SEQ ID NO:X which encode the polypeptide sequence which show a significant match to a PFAM protein family.

As mentioned, columns 8 and 9 in Table 2, “NT From” and “NT To”, delineate the polynucleotides of “SEQ ID NO:X” that encode a polypeptide having a significant match to the PFAM/NR database as disclosed in the fifth column. In one embodiment, the invention provides a protein comprising, or alternatively consisting of, a polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotides of SEQ ID NO:X delineated in columns 8 and 9 of Table 2. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding such proteins, and the complementary strand thereto.

The nucleotide sequence SEQ ID NO:X and the translated SEQ ID NO:Y are sufficiently accurate and otherwise suitable for a variety of uses well known in the art and described further below. For instance, the nucleotide sequences of SEQ ID NO:X are useful for designing nucleic acid hybridization probes that will detect nucleic acid sequences contained in SEQ ID NO:X or the cDNA contained in ATCC Deposit No:Z. These probes will also hybridize to nucleic acid molecules in biological samples, thereby enabling immediate applications in chromosome mapping, linkage analysis, tissue identification and/or typing, and a variety of forensic and diagnostic methods of the invention. Similarly, polypeptides identified from SEQ ID NO:Y may be used to generate antibodies which bind specifically to these polypeptides, or fragments thereof, and/or to the polypeptides encoded by the cDNA clones identified in, for example, Table 1A and/or 1B.

Nevertheless, DNA sequences generated by sequencing reactions can contain sequencing errors. The errors exist as misidentified nucleotides, or as insertions or deletions of nucleotides in the generated DNA sequence. The erroneously inserted or deleted nucleotides cause frame shifts in the reading frames of the predicted amino acid sequence. In these cases, the predicted amino acid sequence diverges from the actual amino acid sequence, even though the generated DNA sequence may be greater than 99.9% identical to the actual DNA sequence (for example, one base insertion or deletion in an open reading frame of over 1000 bases).

Accordingly, for those applications requiring precision in the nucleotide sequence or the amino acid sequence, the present invention provides not only the generated nucleotide sequence identified as SEQ ID NO:X, and a predicted translated amino acid sequence identified as SEQ ID NO:Y, but also a sample of plasmid DNA containing cDNA ATCC Deposit No:Z (e.g., as set forth in columns 2 and 3 of Table 1A and/or as set forth, for example, in Table 1B, 6, and 7). The nucleotide sequence of each deposited clone can readily be determined by sequencing the deposited clone in accordance with known methods. Further, techniques known in the art can be used to verify the nucleotide sequences of SEQ ID NO:X.

The predicted amino acid sequence can then be verified from such deposits. Moreover, the amino acid sequence of the protein encoded by a particular clone can also be directly determined by peptide sequencing or by expressing the protein in a suitable host cell containing the deposited human cDNA, collecting the protein, and determining its sequence.

Lengthy table referenced here US07411051-20080812-T00005 Please refer to the end of the specification for access instructions. RACE Protocol For Recovery of Full-Length Genes

Partial cDNA clones can be made full-length by utilizing the rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) procedure described in Frohman, M. A., et al., Proc. Nat'l. Acad. Sci. USA, 85:8998-9002 (1988). A cDNA clone missing either the 5′ or 3′ end can be reconstructed to include the absent base pairs extending to the translational start or stop codon, respectively. In some cases, cDNAs are missing the start codon of translation, therefor. The following briefly describes a modification of this original 5′ RACE procedure. Poly A+ or total RNA is reverse transcribed with Superscript II (Gibco/BRL) and an antisense or complementary primer specific to the cDNA sequence. The primer is removed from the reaction with a Microcon Concentrator (Amicon). The first-strand cDNA is then tailed with dATP and terminal deoxynucleotide transferase (Gibco/BRL). Thus, an anchor sequence is produced which is needed for PCR amplification. The second strand is synthesized from the dA-tail in PCR buffer, Taq DNA polymerase (Perkin-Elmer Cetus), an oligo-dT primer containing three adjacent restriction sites (XhoI, SalI and ClaI) at the 5′ end and a primer containing just these restriction sites. This double-stranded cDNA is PCR amplified for 40 cycles with the same primers as well as a nested cDNA-specific antisense primer. The PCR products are size-separated on an ethidium bromide-agarose gel and the region of gel containing cDNA products the predicted size of missing protein-coding DNA is removed. cDNA is purified from the agarose with the Magic PCR Prep kit (Promega), restriction digested with XhoI or SalI, and ligated to a plasmid such as pBluescript SKII (Stratagene) at XhoI and EcoRV sites. This DNA is transformed into bacteria and the plasmid clones sequenced to identify the correct protein-coding inserts. Correct 5′ ends are confined by comparing this sequence with the putatively identified homologue and overlap with the partial cDNA clone. Similar methods known in the art and/or commercial kits are used to amplify and recover 3′ ends.

Several quality-controlled kits are commercially available for purchase. Similar reagents and methods to those above are supplied in kit form from Gibco/BRL for both 5′ and 3′ RACE for recovery of full length genes. A second kit is available from CLONTECH™ which is a modification of a related technique, SLIC (single-stranded ligation to single-stranded cDNA), developed by Dumas et al., Nucleic Acids Res., 19:5227-32 (1991). The major differences in procedure are that the RNA is alkaline hydrolyzed after reverse transcription and RNA ligase is used to join a restriction site-containing anchor primer to the first-strand cDNA. This obviates the necessity for the dA-tailing reaction which results in a polyT stretch that is difficult to sequence past.

An alternative to generating 5′ or 3′ cDNA from RNA is to use cDNA library double-stranded DNA. An asymmetric PCR-amplified antisense cDNA strand is synthesized with an antisense cDNA-specific primer and a plasmid-anchored primer. These primers are removed and a symmetric PCR reaction is performed with a nested cDNA-specific antisense primer and the plasmid-anchored primer.

RNA Ligase Protocol for Generating the 5′ or 3′ End Sequences to Obtain Full Length Genes

Once a gene of interest is identified, several methods are available for the identification of the 5′ or 3′ portions of the gene which may not be present in the original cDNA plasmid. These methods include, but are not limited to, filter probing, clone enrichment using specific probes and protocols similar and identical to 5′ and 3′ RACE. While the full length gene may be present in the library and can be identified by probing, a useful method for generating the 5′ or 3′ end is to use the existing sequence information from the original cDNA to generate the missing information. A method similar to 5′ RACE is available for generating the missing 5′ end of a desired full-length gene. (This method was published by Fromont-Racine et al., Nucleic Acids Res., 21(7):1683-1684 (1993)). Briefly, a specific RNA oligonucleotide is ligated to the 5′ ends of a population of RNA presumably containing full-length gene RNA transcript and a primer set containing a primer specific to the ligated RNA oligonucleotide and a primer specific to a known sequence of the gene of interest, is used to PCR amplify the 5′ portion of the desired full length gene which may then be sequenced and used to generate the full length gene. This method starts with total RNA isolated from the desired source, poly A RNA may be used but is not a prerequisite for this procedure. The RNA preparation may then be treated with phosphatase if necessary to eliminate 5′ phosphate groups on degraded or damaged RNA which may interfere with the later RNA ligase step. The phosphatase if used is then inactivated and the RNA is treated with tobacco acid pyrophosphatase in order to remove the cap structure present at the 5′ ends of messenger RNAs. This reaction leaves a 5′ phosphate group at the 5′ end of the cap cleaved RNA which can then be ligated to an RNA oligonucleotide using T4 RNA ligase. This modified RNA preparation can then be used as a template for first strand cDNA synthesis using a gene specific oligonucleotide. The first strand synthesis reaction can then be used as a template for PCR amplification of the desired 5′ end using a primer specific to the ligated RNA oligonucleotide and a primer specific to the known sequence of the gene of interest. The resultant product is then sequenced and analyzed to confirm that the 5′ end sequence belongs to the relevant gene.

The present invention also relates to vectors or plasmids which include such DNA sequences, as well as the use of the DNA sequences. The material deposited with the ATCC™ (e.g., as described in columns 2 and 3 of Table 1A, and/or as set forth in Table 1B, Table 6, or Table 7) is a mixture of cDNA clones derived from a variety of human tissue and cloned in either a plasmid vector or a phage vector, as described, for example, in Table 1A and Table 7. These deposits are referred to as “the deposits” herein. The tissues from which some of the clones were derived are listed in Table 7, and the vector in which the corresponding cDNA is contained is also indicated in Table 7. The deposited material includes cDNA clones corresponding to SEQ ID NO:X described, for example, in Table 1A and/or 1B (ATCC™ Deposit No:Z). A clone which is isolatable from the ATCC™ Deposits by use of a sequence listed as SEQ ID NO:X, may include the entire coding region of a human gene or in other cases such clone may include a substantial portion of the coding region of a human gene. Furthermore, although the sequence listing may in some instances list only a portion of the DNA sequence in a clone included in the ATCC™ Deposits, it is well within the ability of one skilled in the art to sequence the DNA included in a clone contained in the ATCC™ Deposits by use of a sequence (or portion thereof) described in, for example Tables 1A and/or 1B or 2, by procedures hereinafter further described, and others apparent to those skilled in the art.

Also provided in Table 1A and 7 is the name of the vector which contains the cDNA clone. Each vector is routinely used in the art. The following additional information is provided for convenience.

Vectors Lambda Zap (U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,128,256 and 5,286,636), Uni-Zap XR (U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,128,256 and 5,286,636), Zap Express (U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,128,256 and 5,286,636), pBluescript (pBS) (Short, J. M. et al., Nucleic Acids Res. 16:7583-7600 (1988); Alting-Mees, M. A. and Short, J. M., Nucleic Acids Res. 17:9494 (1989)) and pBK (Alting-Mees, M. A. et al., Strategies 5:58-61 (1992)) are commercially available from Stratagene Cloning Systems, Inc., 11011 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, Calif., 92037. pBS contains an ampicillin resistance gene and pBK contains a neomycin resistance gene. Phagemid pBS may be excised from the Lambda Zap and Uni-Zap XR vectors, and phagemid pBK may be excised from the Zap Express vector. Both phagemids may be transformed into E. coli strain XL-1 Blue, also available from Stratagene.

Vectors pSport1, pCMVSport 1.0, pCMVSport 2.0 and pCMVSport 3.0, were, obtained from Life Technologies, Inc., P.O. Box 6009, Gaithersburg, Md. 20897. All Sport vectors contain an ampicillin resistance gene and may be transformed into E. coli strain DH10B, also available from Life Technologies. See, for instance, Gruber, C. E., et al., Focus 15:59- (1993). Vector lafmid BA (Bento Soares, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.) contains an ampicillin resistance gene and can be transformed into E. coli strain XL-1 Blue. Vector pCR®2.1, which is available from Invitrogen, 1600 Faraday Avenue, Carlsbad, Calif. 92008, contains an ampicillin resistance gene and may be transformed into E coli strain DH10B, available from Life Technologies. See, for instance, Clark, J. M., Nuc. Acids Res. 16:9677-9686 (1988) and Mead, D. et al., Bio/Technology 9: (1991).

The present invention also relates to the genes corresponding to SEQ ID NO:X, SEQ ID NO:Y, and/or the deposited clone (ATCC™ Deposit No:Z). The corresponding gene can be isolated in accordance with known methods using the sequence information disclosed herein. Such methods include preparing probes or primers from the disclosed sequence and identifying or amplifying the corresponding gene from appropriate sources of genomic material.

Also provided in the present invention are allelic variants, orthologs, and/or species homologs. Procedures known in the art can be used to obtain full-length genes, allelic variants, splice variants, full-length coding portions, orthologs, and/or species homologs of genes corresponding to SEQ ID NO:X or the complement thereof, polypeptides encoded by genes corresponding to SEQ ID NO:X or the complement thereof, and/or the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z, using information from the sequences disclosed herein or the clones deposited with the ATCC™. For example, allelic variants and/or species homologs may be isolated and identified by making suitable probes or primers from the sequences provided herein and screening a suitable nucleic acid source for allelic variants and/or the desired homologue.

The polypeptides of the invention can be prepared in any suitable manner. Such polypeptides include isolated naturally occurring polypeptides, recombinantly produced polypeptides, synthetically produced polypeptides, or polypeptides produced by a combination of these methods. Means for preparing such polypeptides are well understood in the art.

The polypeptides may be in the form of the secreted protein, including the mature form, or may be a part of a larger protein, such as a fusion protein (see below). It is often advantageous to include an additional amino acid sequence which contains secretory or leader sequences, pro-sequences, sequences which aid in purification, such as multiple histidine residues, or an additional sequence for stability during recombinant production.

The polypeptides of the present invention are preferably provided in an isolated form, and preferably are substantially purified. A recombinantly produced version of a polypeptide, including the secreted polypeptide, can be substantially purified using techniques described herein or otherwise known in the art, such as, for example, by the one-step method described in Smith and Johnson, Gene 67:31-40 (1988). Polypeptides of the invention also can be purified from natural, synthetic or recombinant sources using techniques described herein or otherwise known in the art, such as, for example, antibodies of the invention raised against the polypeptides of the present invention in methods which are well known in the art.

The present invention provides a polynucleotide comprising, or alternatively consisting of, the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:X, and/or the cDNA sequence contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z. The present invention also provides a polypeptide comprising, or alternatively, consisting of, the polypeptide sequence of SEQ ID NO:Y, a polypeptide encoded by SEQ ID NO:X or a complement thereof, a polypeptide encoded by the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z, and/or the polypeptide sequence encoded by a nucleotide sequence in SEQ ID NO:B as defined in column 6 of Table 1C. Polynucleotides encoding a polypeptide comprising, or alternatively consisting of the polypeptide sequence of SEQ ID NO:Y, a polypeptide encoded by SEQ ID NO:X, a polypeptide encoded by the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z, and/or a polypeptide sequence encoded by a nucleotide sequence in SEQ ID NO:B as defined in column 6 of Table 1C are also encompassed by the invention. The present invention further encompasses a polynucleotide comprising, or alternatively consisting of, the complement of the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:X, a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide encoded by the complement of the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:X, and/or the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z.

Moreover, representative examples of polynucleotides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, or more of the sequences delineated in Table 1C column 6, or any combination thereof. Additional, representative examples of polynucleotides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, or more of the complementary strand(s) of the sequences delineated in Table 1C column 6, or any combination thereof. In further embodiments, the above-described polynucleotides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, sequences delineated in Table 1C, column 6, and have a nucleic acid sequence which is different from that of the BAC fragment having the sequence disclosed in SEQ ID NO:B (see Table 1C, column 5). In additional embodiments, the above-described polynucleotides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, sequences delineated in Table 1C, column 6, and have a nucleic acid sequence which is different from that published for the BAC clone identified as BAC ID NO:A (see Table 1C, column 4). In additional embodiments, the above-described polynucleotides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, sequences delineated in Table 1C, column 6, and have a nucleic acid sequence which is different from that contained in the BAC clone identified as BAC ID NO:A (see Table 1C, column 4). Polypeptides encoded by these polynucleotides, other polynucleotides that encode these polypeptides, and antibodies that bind these polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention. Additionally, fragments and variants of the above-described polynucleotides and polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention.

Further, representative examples of polynucleotides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, or more of the sequences delineated in column 6 of Table 1C which correspond to the same Clone ID (see Table 1C, column 1), or any combination thereof. Additional, representative examples of polynucleotides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, or more of the complementary strand(s) of the sequences delineated in column 6 of Table 1C which correspond to the same Clone ID (see Table 1C, column 1), or any combination thereof. In further embodiments, the above-described polynucleotides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, sequences delineated in column 6 of Table 1C which correspond to the same Clone ID (see Table 1C, column 1) and have a nucleic acid, sequence which is different from that of the BAC fragment having the sequence disclosed in SEQ ID NO:B (see Table 1C, column 5). In additional embodiments, the above-described polynucleotides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, sequences delineated in column 6 of Table 1C which correspond to the same Clone ID (see Table 1C, column 1) and have a nucleic acid sequence which is different from that published for the BAC clone identified as BAC ID NO:A (see Table-1C, column 4). In additional embodiments, the above-described polynucleotides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, sequences delineated in column 6 of Table 1C which correspond to the same Clone ID (see Table 1C, column 1) and have a nucleic acid sequence which is different from that contained in the BAC clone identified as BAC ID NO:A (see Table 1C, column 4). Polypeptides encoded by these polynucleotides, other polynucleotides that encode these polypeptides, and antibodies that bind these polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention. Additionally, fragments and variants of the above-described polynucleotides and polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention.

Further, representative examples of polynucleotides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of; one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, or more of the sequences delineated in column 6 of Table 1C which correspond to the same contig sequence identifier SEQ ID NO:X (see Table 1C, column 2), or any combination thereof. Additional, representative examples of polynucleotides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, or more of the complementary strand(s) of the sequences delineated in column 6 of Table 1C which correspond to the same contig sequence identifier SEQ ID NO:X (see Table 1C, column 2), or any combination thereof. In further embodiments, the above-described polynucleotides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, sequences delineated in column 6 of Table 1C which correspond to the same contig sequence identifier SEQ ID NO:X (see Table 1C, column 2) and have a nucleic acid sequence which is different from that of the BAC fragment having the sequence disclosed in SEQ ID NO:B (see Table 1C, column 5). In additional embodiments, the above-described polynucleotides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, sequences delineated in column 6 of Table 1C which correspond to the same contig sequence identifier SEQ ID NO:X (see Table 1C, column 2) and have a nucleic acid sequence which is different from that published for the BAC clone identified as BAC ID NO:A (see Table 1C, column 4). In additional embodiments, the above-described polynucleotides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, sequences delineated in column 6 of Table 1C which correspond to the same contig sequence identifier SEQ ID NO:X (see Table 1C, column 2) and have a nucleic acid sequence which is different from that contained in the BAC clone identified as BAC ID NO:A (See Table 1C, column 4). Polypeptides encoded by these polynucleotides, other polynucleotides that encode these polypeptides, and antibodies that bind these polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention. Additionally, fragments and variants of the above-described polynucleotides and polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention.

Moreover, representative examples of polynucleotides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, or more of the sequences delineated in the same row of Table 1C column 6, or any combination thereof. Additional, representative examples of polynucleotides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, or more of the complementary strand(s) of the sequences delineated in the same row of Table 1C column 6, or any combination thereof. In preferred embodiments, the polynucleotides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, or more of the complementary strand(s) of the sequences delineated in the same row of Table 1C column 6, wherein sequentially delineated sequences in the table (i.e. corresponding to those exons located closest to each other) are directly contiguous in a 5′ to 3′ orientation. In further embodiments, above-described polynucleotides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, sequences delineated in the same row of Table 1C, column 6, and have a nucleic acid sequence which is different from that of the BAC fragment having the sequence disclosed in SEQ ID NO:B (see Table 1C, column 5). In additional embodiments, the above-described polynucleotides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, sequences delineated in the same row of Table 1C, column 6, and have a nucleic acid sequence which is different from that published for the BAC clone identified as BAC ID NO:A (see Table 1C, column 4). In additional embodiments, the above-described polynucleotides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, sequences delineated in the same row of Table 1C, column 6, and have a nucleic acid sequence which is different from that contained in the BAC clone identified as BAC ID NO:A (see Table 1C, column 4). Polypeptides encoded by these polynucleotides, other polynucleotides that encode these polypeptides, and antibodies that bind these polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention.

In additional specific embodiments, polynucleotides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, or more of the sequences delineated in column 6 of Table 1C, and the polynucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:X (e.g., as defined in Table 1C, column 2) or fragments or variants thereof. Polypeptides encoded by these polynucleotides, other polynucleotides that encode these polypeptides, and antibodies that bind these polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention.

In additional specific embodiments, polynucleotides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, or more of the sequences delineated in column 6 of Table 1C which correspond to the same Clone ID (see Table 1C, column 1), and the polynucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:X (e.g., as defined in Table 1A, 1B, or 1C) or fragments or variants thereof. In preferred embodiments, the delineated sequence(s) and polynucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:X correspond to the same Clone ID. Polypeptides encoded by these polynucleotides, other polynucleotides that encode these polypeptides, and antibodies that bind these polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention.

In further specific embodiments, polynucleotides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, or more of the sequences delineated in the same row of column 6 of Table 1C, and the polynucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:X (e.g., as defined in Table 1A, 1B, or 1C) or fragments or variants thereof. In preferred embodiments, the delineated sequence(s) and polynucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:X correspond to the same row of column 6 of Table 1C. Polypeptides encoded by these polynucleotides, other polynucleotides that encode these polypeptides, and antibodies that bind these polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention.

In additional specific embodiments, polynucleotides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of a polynucleotide sequence in which the 3′ 10 polynucleotides of one of the sequences delineated in column 6 of Table 1C and the 5′ 10 polynucleotides of the sequence of SEQ ID NO:X are directly contiguous. Nucleic acids which hybridize to the complement of these 20 contiguous polynucleotides under stringent hybridization conditions or alternatively, under lower stringency conditions, are also encompassed by the invention. Polypeptides encoded by these polynucleotides and/or nucleic acids, other polynucleotides and/or nucleic acids that encode these polypeptides, and antibodies that bind these polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention. Additionally, fragments and variants of the above-described polynucleotides, nucleic acids, and polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention.

In additional specific embodiments, polynucleotides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, a polynucleotide sequence in which the 3′ 10 polynucleotides of one of the sequences delineated in column 6 of Table 1C and the 5′ 10 polynucleotides of a fragment or variant of the sequence of SEQ ID NO:X are directly contiguous Nucleic acids which hybridize to the complement of these 20 contiguous polynucleotides under stringent hybridization conditions or alternatively, under lower stringency conditions, are also encompassed by the invention. Polypeptides encoded by these polynucleotides and/or nucleic acids, other polynucleotides and/or nucleic acids encoding these polypeptides, and antibodies that bind these polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention. Additionally, fragments and variants of the above-described polynucleotides, nucleic acids, and polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention.

In specific embodiments, polynucleotides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, a polynucleotide sequence in which the 3′ 10 polynucleotides of the sequence of SEQ ID NO:X and the 5′ 10 polynucleotides of the sequence of one of the sequences delineated in column 6 of Table 1C are directly contiguous. Nucleic acids which hybridize to the complement of these 20 contiguous polynucleotides under stringent hybridization conditions or alternatively, under lower stringency conditions, are also encompassed by the invention. Polypeptides encoded by these polynucleotides and/or nucleic acids, other polynucleotides and/or nucleic acids encoding these polypeptides, and antibodies that bind these polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention. Additionally, fragments and variants of the above-described polynucleotides, nucleic acids, and polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention.

In specific embodiments, polynucleotides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, a polynucleotide sequence in which the 3′ 10 polynucleotides of a fragment or variant of the sequence of SEQ ID NO:X and the 5′ 10 polynucleotides of the sequence of one of the sequences delineated in column 6 of Table 1C are directly contiguous. Nucleic acids which hybridize to the complement of these 20 contiguous polynucleotides under stringent hybridization conditions or alternatively, under lower stringency conditions, are also encompassed by the invention. Polypeptides encoded by these polynucleotides and/or nucleic acids, other polynucleotides and/or nucleic acids encoding these polypeptides, and antibodies that bind these polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention. Additionally, fragments and variants of the above-described polynucleotides, nucleic acids, and polypeptides, are also encompassed by the invention.

In further specific embodiments, polynucleotides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, a polynucleotide sequence in which the 3′ 10 polynucleotides of one of the sequences delineated in column 6 of Table 1C and the 5′ 10 polynucleotides of another sequence in column 6 are directly contiguous. Nucleic acids which hybridize to the complement of these 20 contiguous polynucleotides under stringent hybridization conditions or alternatively, under lower stringency conditions, are also encompassed by the invention. Polypeptides encoded by these polynucleotides and/or nucleic acids, other polynucleotides and/or nucleic acids encoding these polypeptides, and antibodies that bind these polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention. Additionally, fragments and variants of the above-described polynucleotides, nucleic acids, and polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention.

In specific embodiments, polynucleotides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, a polynucleotide sequence in which the 3′ 10 polynucleotides of one of the sequences delineated in column 6 of Table 1C and the 5′ 10 polynucleotides of another sequence in column 6 corresponding to the same Clone ID (see Table 1C, column 1) are directly contiguous. Nucleic acids which hybridize to the complement of these 20 lower stringency conditions, are also encompassed by the invention. Polypeptides encoded by these polynucleotides and/or nucleic acids, other polynucleotides and/or nucleic acids encoding these polypeptides, and antibodies that bind these polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention. Additionally, fragments and variants of the above-described polynucleotides, nucleic acids, and polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention.

In specific embodiments, polynucleotides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, a polynucleotide sequence in which the 3′ 10 polynucleotides of one sequence in column 6 corresponding to the same contig sequence identifier SEQ ID NO:X (see Table 1C, column 2) are directly contiguous. Nucleic acids which hybridize to the complement of these 20 contiguous polynucleotides under stringent hybridization conditions or alternatively, under lower stringency conditions, are also encompassed by the invention. Polypeptides encoded by these polynucleotides and/or nucleic acids, other polynucleotides and/or nucleic acids encoding these polypeptides, and antibodies that bind these polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention. Additionally, fragments and variants of the above-described polynucleotides, nucleic acids, and polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention.

In specific embodiments, polynucleotides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of a polynucleotide sequence in which the 3′ 10 polynucleotides of one of the sequences delineated in column 6 of Table 1C and the 5′ 10 polynucleotides of another sequence in column 6 corresponding to the same row are directly contiguous. In preferred embodiments, the 3′ 10 polynucleotides of one of the sequences delineated in column 6 of Table 1C is directly contiguous with the 5′ 1.0 polynucleotides of the next sequential exon delineated in Table 1C, column 6. Nucleic acids which hybridize to the complement of these 20 contiguous polynucleotides under stringent hybridization conditions or alternatively, under lower stringency conditions, are also encompassed by the invention. Polypeptides encoded by these polynucleotides and/or nucleic acids, other polynucleotides and/or nucleic acids encoding these polypeptides, and antibodies that bind these polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention. Additionally, fragments and variants of the above-described polynucleotides, nucleic acids, and polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention.

Table 3

Many polynucleotide sequences, such as EST sequences, are publicly available and accessible through sequence databases and may have been publicly available prior to conception of the present invention. Preferably, such related polynucleotides are specifically excluded from the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, for each contig sequence (SEQ ID NO:X) listed in the fifth column of Table 1A and/or the fourth column of Table 1B.1, preferably excluded are one or more polynucleotides comprising a nucleotide sequence described by the general formula of a-b, where a is any integer between 1 and the final nucleotide minus 15 of SEQ ID NO:X, b is an integer of 15 to the final nucleotide of SEQ ID NO:X, where both a and b correspond to the positions of nucleotide residues shown in SEQ ID NO:X, and where b is greater than or equal to a +14. More specifically, preferably excluded are one or more polynucleotides comprising a nucleotide sequence described by the general formula of a-b, where a and b are integers as defined in columns 4 and 5, respectively, of Table 3. In specific embodiments, the polynucleotides of the invention do not consist of at least one, two, three, four, five, ten, or more of the specific polynucleotide sequences referenced by the Genbank Accession No. as disclosed in column 6 of Table 3 (including for example, published sequence in connection with a particular BAC clone). In further embodiments, preferably excluded from the invention are the specific polynucleotide sequence(s) contained in the clones corresponding to at least one, two, three, four, five, ten, or more of the available material having the accession numbers identified in the sixth column of this Table (including for example, the actual sequence contained in an identified BAC clone). In no way is this listing meant to encompass all of the sequences which may be excluded by the general formula, it is just a representative example. All references available through these accessions are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.

Lengthy table referenced here US07411051-20080812-T00006 Please refer to the end of the specification for access instructions. Description of Table 4

Table 4 provides a key to the tissue/cell source identifier code disclosed in Table 1B.2, column 5. Column 1 of Table 4 provides the tissue/cell source identifier code disclosed in Table 1B.2, Column 5. Columns 2-5 provide a description of the tissue or cell source. Note that “Description” and “Tissue” sources (i.e. columns 2 and 3) having the prefix “a_” indicates organs, tissues, or cells derived from “adult” sources. Codes corresponding to diseased tissues are indicated in column 6 with the word “disease.” The use of the word “disease” in column 6 is non-limiting. The tissue or cell source may be specific (e.g. a neoplasm), or may be disease-associated (e.g., a tissue sample from a normal portion of a diseased organ). Furthermore, tissues and/or cells lacking the “disease” designation may still be derived from sources directly or indirectly involved in a disease state or disorder, and therefore may have a further utility in that disease state or disorder. In numerous cases where the tissue/cell source is a library, column 7 identifies the vector used to generate the library.

TABLE 4 Code Description Tissue Organ Cell Line Disease Vector AR022 a_Heart a_Heart AR023 a_Liver a_Liver AR024 a_mammary gland a_mammary gland AR025 a_Prostate a_Prostate AR026 a_small intestine a_small intestine AR027 a_Stomach a_Stomach AR028 Blood B cells Blood B cells AR029 Blood B cells activated Blood B cells activated AR030 Blood B cells resting Blood B cells resting AR031 Blood T cells activated Blood T cells activated AR032 Blood T cells resting Blood T cells resting AR033 brain brain AR034 breast breast AR035 breast cancer breast cancer AR036 Cell Line CAOV3 Cell Line CAOV3 AR037 cell line PA-1 cell line PA-1 AR038 cell line transformed cell line transformed AR039 colon colon AR040 colon (9808co65R) colon (9808co65R) AR041 colon (9809co15) colon (9809co15) AR042 colon cancer colon cancer AR043 colon cancer colon cancer (9808co64R) (9808co64R) AR044 colon cancer 9809co14 colon cancer 9809co14 AR050 Donor II B Cells 24 hrs Donor II B Cells 24 hrs AR051 Donor II B Cells 72 hrs Donor II B Cells 72 hrs AR052 Donor II B-Cells 24 hrs. Donor II B-Cells 24 hrs. AR053 Donor II B-Cells 72 hrs Donor II B-Cells 72 hrs AR054 Donor II Resting B Cells Donor II Resting B Cells AR055 Heart Heart AR056 Human Lung (clonetech) Human Lung (clonetech) AR057 Human Mammary Human Mammary (CLONTECH ™) (CLONTECH ™) AR058 Human Thymus Human Thymus (clonetech) (clonetech) AR059 Jurkat (unstimulated) Jurkat (unstimulated) AR060 Kidney Kidney AR061 Liver Liver AR062 Liver (CLONTECH ™) Liver (CLONTECH ™) AR063 Lymphocytes chronic Lymphocytes chronic lymphocytic leukemia lymphocytic leukemia AR064 Lymphocytes diffuse Lymphocytes diffuse large large B cell lymphoma B cell lymphoma AR065 Lymphocytes follicular Lymphocytes follicular lymphoma lymphoma AR066 normal breast normal breast AR067 Normal Ovarian Normal Ovarian (4004901) (4004901) AR068 Normal Ovary 9508G045 Normal Ovary 9508G045 AR069 Normal Ovary 9701G208 Normal Ovary 9701G208 AR070 Normal Ovary 9806G005 Normal Ovary 9806G005 AR071 Ovarian Cancer Ovarian Cancer AR072 Ovarian Cancer Ovarian Cancer (9702G001) (9702G001) AR073 Ovarian Cancer Ovarian Cancer (9707G029) (9707G029) AR074 Ovarian Cancer Ovarian Cancer (9804G011) (9804G011) AR075 Ovarian Cancer Ovarian Cancer (9806G019) (9806G019) AR076 Ovarian Cancer Ovarian Cancer (9807G017) (9807G017) AR077 Ovarian Cancer Ovarian Cancer (9809G001) (9809G001) AR078 ovarian cancer 15799 ovarian cancer 15799 AR079 Ovarian Cancer Ovarian Cancer 17717AID 17717AID AR080 Ovarian Cancer Ovarian Cancer 4004664B1 4004664B1 AR081 Ovarian Cancer Ovarian Cancer 4005315A1 4005315A1 AR082 ovarian cancer 94127303 ovarian cancer 94127303 AR083 Ovarian Cancer Ovarian Cancer 96069304 96069304 AR084 Ovarian Cancer Ovarian Cancer 9707G029 9707G029 AR085 Ovarian Cancer Ovarian Cancer 9807G045 9807G045 AR086 ovarian cancer 9809G001 ovarian cancer 9809G001 AR087 Ovarian Cancer Ovarian Cancer 9905C032RC 9905C032RC AR088 Ovarian cancer 9907 C00 Ovarian cancer 9907 C00 3rd 3rd AR089 Prostate Prostate AR090 Prostate (clonetech) Prostate (clonetech) AR091 prostate cancer prostate cancer AR092 prostate cancer #15176 prostate cancer #15176 AR093 prostate cancer #15509 prostate cancer #15509 AR094 prostate cancer #15673 prostate cancer #15673 AR095 Small Intestine Small Intestine (CLONTECH ™) (CLONTECH ™) AR096 Spleen Spleen AR097 Thymus T cells activated Thymus T cells activated AR098 Thymus T cells resting Thymus T cells resting AR099 Tonsil Tonsil AR100 Tonsil geminal center Tonsil geminal center centroblast centroblast AR101 Tonsil germinal center B Tonsil germinal center B cell cell AR102 Tonsil lymph node Tonsil lymph node AR103 Tonsil memory B cell Tonsil memory B cell AR104 Whole Brain Whole Brain AR105 Xenograft ES-2 Xenograft ES-2 AR106 Xenograft SW626 Xenograft SW626 AR119 001: IL-2 001: IL-2 AR120 001: IL-2.1 001: IL-2.1 AR121 001: IL-2_b 001: IL-2_b AR124 002: Monocytes 002: Monocytes untreated untreated (1 hr) (1 hr) AR125 002: Monocytes 002: Monocytes untreated untreated (5 hrs) (5 hrs) AR126 002: Control.1C 002: Control.1C AR127 002: IL2.1C 002: IL2.1C AR130 003: Placebo-treated Rat 003: Placebo-treated Rat Lacrimal Gland Lacrimal Gland AR131 003: Placebo-treated Rat 003: Placebo-treated Rat Submandibular Gland Submandibular Gland AR135 004: Monocytes 004: Monocytes untreated untreated (5 hrs) (5 hrs) AR136 004: Monocytes 004: Monocytes untreated untreated 1 hr 1 hr AR139 005: Placebo (48 hrs) 005: Placebo (48 hrs) AR140 006: pC4 (24 hrs) 006: pC4 (24 hrs) AR141 006: pC4 (48 hrs) 006: pC4 (48 hrs) AR152 007: PHA(1 hr) 007: PHA(1 hr) AR153 007: PHA(6 HRS) 007: PHA(6 HRS) AR154 007: PMA(6 hrs) 007: PMA(6 hrs) AR155 008: 1449_#2 008: 1449_#2 AR161 01: A - max24 01: A - max24 AR162 01: A - max26 01: A - max26 AR163 01: A - max30 01: A - max30 AR164 01: B - max24 01: B - max24 AR165 01: B - max26 01: B - max26 AR166 01: B - max30 01: B - max30 AR167 1449 Sample 1449 Sample AR168 3T3P10 1.0 uM insulin 3T3P10 1.0 uM insulin AR169 3T3P10 10 nM Insulin 3T3P10 10 nM Insulin AR170 3T3P10 10 uM insulin 3T3P10 10 uM insulin AR171 3T3P10 No Insulin 3T3P10 No Insulin AR172 3T3P4 3T3P4 AR173 Adipose (41892) Adipose (41892) AR174 Adipose Diabetic Adipose Diabetic (41611) (41611) AR175 Adipose Diabetic Adipose Diabetic (41661) (41661) AR176 Adipose Diabetic Adipose Diabetic (41689) (41689) AR177 Adipose Diabetic Adipose Diabetic (41706) (41706) AR178 Adipose Diabetic Adipose Diabetic (42352) (42352) AR179 Adipose Diabetic Adipose Diabetic (42366) (42366) AR180 Adipose Diabetic Adipose Diabetic (42452) (42452) AR181 Adipose Diabetic Adipose Diabetic (42491) (42491) AR182 Adipose Normal (41843) Adipose Normal (41843) AR183 Adipose Normal (41893) Adipose Normal (41893) AR184 Adipose Normal (42452) Adipose Normal (42452) AR185 Adrenal Gland Adrenal Gland AR186 Adrenal Gland + Whole Adrenal Gland + Whole Brain Brain AR187 B7(1 hr) + (inverted) B7(1 hr) + (inverted) AR188 Breast (18275A2B) Breast (18275A2B) AR189 Breast (4004199) Breast (4004199) AR190 Breast (4004399) Breast (4004399) AR191 Breast (4004943B7) Breast (4004943B7) AR192 Breast (4005570B1) Breast (4005570B1) AR193 Breast Cancer Breast Cancer (4004127A30) (4004127A30) AR194 Breast Cancer Breast Cancer (400443A21) (400443A21) AR195 Breast Cancer Breast Cancer (4004643A2) (4004643A2) AR196 Breast Cancer Breast Cancer (4004710A7) (4004710A7) AR197 Breast Cancer Breast Cancer (4004943A21) (4004943A21) AR198 Breast Cancer Breast Cancer (400553A2) (400553A2) AR199 Breast Cancer Breast Cancer (9805C046R) (9805C046R) AR200 Breast Cancer Breast Cancer (9806C012R) (9806C012R) AR201 Breast Cancer (ODQ Breast Cancer (ODQ 45913) 45913) AR202 Breast Cancer Breast Cancer (ODQ45913) (ODQ45913) AR203 Breast Cancer Breast Cancer (ODQ4591B) (ODQ4591B) AR204 Colon Cancer (15663) Colon Cancer (15663) AR205 Colon Cancer Colon Cancer (4005144A4) (4005144A4) AR206 Colon Cancer Colon Cancer (4005413A4) (4005413A4) AR207 Colon Cancer Colon Cancer (4005570B1) (4005570B1) AR208 Control RNA #1 Control RNA #1 AR209 Control RNA #2 Control RNA #2 AR210 Cultured Preadipocyte Cultured Preadipocyte (blue) (blue) AR211 Cultured Preadipocyte Cultured Preadipocyte (Red) (Red) AR212 Donor II B-Cells 24 hrs Donor II B-Cells 24 hrs AR213 Donor II Resting B-Cells Donor II Resting B-Cells AR214 H114EP12 10 nM Insulin H114EP12 10 nM Insulin AR215 H114EP12 (10 nM H114EP12 (10 nM insulin) insulin) AR216 H114EP12 (2.6 ug/ul) H114EP12 (2.6 ug/ul) AR217 H114EP12 (3.6 ug/ul) H114EP12 (3.6 ug/ul) AR218 HUVEC #1 HUVEC #1 AR219 HUVEC #2 HUVEC #2 AR221 L6 undiff. L6 undiff. AR222 L6 Undifferentiated L6 Undifferentiated AR223 L6P8 30 0 10 nM Insulin L6P8 + 10 nM Insulin AR224 L6P8 30 0 HS L6P8 30 0 HS AR225 L6P8 10 nM Insulin L6P8 10 nM Insulin AR226 Liver (00-06-A007B) Liver (00-06-A007B) AR227 Liver (96-02-A075) Liver (96-02-A075) AR228 Liver (96-03-A144) Liver (96-03-A144) AR229 Liver (96-04-A138) Liver (96-04-A138) AR230 Liver (97-10-A074B) Liver (97-10-A074B) AR231 Liver (98-09-A242A) Liver (98-09-A242A) AR232 Liver Diabetic (1042) Liver Diabetic (1042) AR233 Liver Diabetic (41616) Liver Diabetic (41616) AR234 Liver Diabetic (41955) Liver Diabetic (41955) AR235 Liver Diabetic (42352R) Liver Diabetic (42352R) AR236 Liver Diabetic (42366) Liver Diabetic (42366) AR237 Liver Diabetic (42483) Liver Diabetic (42483) AR238 Liver Diabetic (42491) Liver Diabetic (42491) AR239 Liver Diabetic (99-09- Liver Diabetic (99-09- A281A) A281A) AR240 Lun Lung AR241 Lung (27270) Lung (27270) AR242 Lung (2727Q) Lung (2727Q) AR243 Lung Cancer Lung Cancer (4005116A1) (4005116A1) AR244 Lung Cancer Lung Cancer (4005121A5) (4005121A5) AR245 Lung Cancer Lung Cancer (4005121A5)) (4005121A5)) AR246 Lung Cancer Lung Cancer (4005340A4) (4005340A4) AR247 Mammary Gland Mammary Gland AR248 Monocyte (CT) Monocyte (CT) AR249 Monocyte (OCT) Monocyte (OCT) AR250 Monocytes (CT) Monocytes (CT) AR251 Monocytes (INFG 18 hr) Monocytes (INFG 18 hr) AR252 Monocytes (INFG 18 hr) Monocytes (INFG 18 hr) AR253 Monocytes (INFG 8–11) Monocytes (INFG 8–11) AR254 Monocytes (O CT) Monocytes (O CT) AR255 Muscle (91-01-A105) Muscle (91-01-A105) AR256 Muscle (92-04-A059) Muscle (92-04-A059) AR257 Muscle (97-11-A056d) Muscle (97-11-A056d) AR258 Muscle (99-06-A210A) Muscle (99-06-A210A) AR259 Muscle (99-07-A203B) Muscle (99-07-A203B) AR260 Muscle (99-7-A203B) Muscle (99-7-A203B) AR261 Muscle Diabetic Muscle Diabetic (42352R) (42352R) AR262 Muscle Diabetic (42366) Muscle Diabetic (42366) AR263 NK-19 Control NK-19 Control AR264 NK-19 IL Treated 72 hrs NK-19 IL Treated 72 hrs AR265 NK-19 UK Treated 72 NK-19 UK Treated 72 hrs. hrs. AR266 Omentum Normal (94- Omentum Normal (94-08- 08-B009) B009) AR267 Omentum Normal (97- Omentum Normal (97-01 - 01-A039A) A039A) AR268 Omentum Normal (97- Omentum Normal (97-04- 04-A114C) A114C) AR269 Omentum Normal (97- Omentum Normal (97-06- 06-A117C) A117C) AR270 Omentum Normal (97- Omentum Normal (97-09- 09-B004C) B004C) AR271 Ovarian Cancer Ovarian Cancer (17717AID) (17717AID) AR272 Ovarian Cancer Ovarian Cancer (9905C023RC) (9905C023RC) AR273 Ovarian Cancer Ovarian Cancer (9905C032RC) (9905C032RC) AR274 Ovary (9508G045) Ovary (9508G045) AR275 Ovary (9701G208) Ovary (9701G208) AR276 Ovary 9806G005 Ovary 9806G005 AR277 Pancreas Pancreas AR278 Placebo Placebo AR279 rIL2 Control rIL2 Control AR280 RSS288L RSS288L AR281 RSS288LC RSS288LC AR282 Salivary Gland Salivary Gland AR283 Skeletal Muscle Skeletal Muscle AR284 Skeletal Muscle (91-01- Skeletal Muscle (91-01- A105) A105) AR285 Skeletal Muscle (42180) Skeletal Muscle (42180) AR286 Skeletal Muscle (42386) Skeletal Muscle (42386) AR287 Skeletal Muscle (42461) Skeletal Muscle (42461) AR288 Skeletal Muscle (91-01- Skeletal Muscle (91-01- A105) A105) AR289 Skeletal Muscle (92-04- Skeletal Muscle (92-04- A059) A059) AR290 Skeletal Muscle (96-08- Skeletal Muscle (96-08- A171) A171) AR291 Skeletal Muscle (97-07- Skeletal Muscle (97-07- A190A) A190A) AR292 Skeletal Muscle Diabetic Skeletal Muscle Diabetic (42352) (42352) AR293 Skeletal Muscle Diabetic Skeletal Muscle Diabetic (42366) (42366) AR294 Skeletal Muscle Diabetic Skeletal Muscle Diabetic (42395) (42395) AR295 Skeletal Muscle Diabetic Skeletal Muscle Diabetic (42483) (42483) AR296 Skeletal Muscle Diabetic Skeletal Muscle Diabetic (42491) (42491) AR297 Skeletal Muscle Diabetic Skeletal Muscle Diabetic 42352 42352 AR298 Skeletal Musle (42461) Skeletal Musle (42461) AR299 Small Intestine Small Intestine AR300 Stomach Stomach AR301 T-Cell + HDPBQ71.fc T-Cell + HDPBQ71.fc 1449 16 hrs 1449 16 hrs AR302 T-Cell + HDPBQ71.fc T-Cell + HDPBQ71.fc 1449 6 hrs 1449 6 hrs AR303 T-Cell + IL2 16 hrs T-Cell + IL2 16 hrs AR304 T-Cell + IL2 6 hrs T-Cell + IL2 6 hrs AR306 T-Cell Untreated 16 hrs T-Cell Untreated 16 hrs AR307 T-Cell Untreated 6 hrs T-Cell Untreated 6 hrs AR308 T-Cells 24 hours T-Cells 24 hours AR309 T-Cells 24 hrs T-Cells 24 hrs AR310 T-Cells 24 hrs. T-Cells 24 hrs. AR311 T-Cells 24 hrs T-Cells 24 hrs AR312 T-Cells 4 days T-Cells 4 days AR313 Thymus Thymus AR314 TRE TRE AR315 TREC TREC AR317 B lymphocyte, B lymphocyte, AR318 (non-T; non-B) (non-T; non-B) AR326 001–293 RNA (Vector 001–293 RNA (Vector Control) Control) AR327 001: Control 001: Control AR328 001: Control.1 001: Control.1 AR355 Acute Lymphocyte Acute Lymphocyte Leukemia Leukemia AR356 AML Patient #11 AML Patient #11 AR357 AML Patient #2 AML Patient #2 AR358 AML Patient #2 SGAH AML Patient #2 SGAH AR359 AML Patient#2 AML Patient#2 AR360 Aorta Aorta AR361 B Cell B Cell AR362 B lymphoblast B lymphoblast AR363 B lymphocyte B lymphocyte AR364 B lymphocytes B lymphocytes AR365 B-cell B-cell AR366 B-Cells B-Cells AR367 B-Lymphoblast B-Lymphoblast AR368 B-Lymphocytes B-Lymphocytes AR369 Bladder Bladder AR370 Bone Marrow Bone Marrow AR371 Bronchial Epithelial Cell Bronchial Epithelial Cell AR372 Bronchial Epithelial Bronchial Epithelial Cells Cells AR373 Caco-2A Caco-2A AR374 Caco-2B Caco-2B AR375 Caco-2C Caco-2C AR376 Cardiac #1 Cardiac #1 AR377 Cardiac #2 Cardiac #2 AR378 Chest Muscle Chest Muscle AR381 Dendritic Cell Dendritic Cell AR382 Dendritic cells Dendritic cells AR383 E. coli E. coli AR384 Epithelial Cells Epithelial Cells AR385 Esophagus Esophagus AR386 FPPS FPPS AR387 FPPSC FPPSC AR388 HepG2 Cell Line HepG2 Cell Line AR389 HepG2 Cell line Buffer HepG2 Cell line Buffer 1 1 hr. hr. AR390 HepG2 Cell line Buffer HepG2 Cell line Buffer 06 06 hr hr AR391 HepG2 Cell line Buffer HepG2 Cell line Buffer 24 24 hr. hr. AR392 HepG2 Cell line Insulin HepG2 Cell line Insulin 01 01 hr. hr. AR393 HepG2 Cell line Insulin HepG2 Cell line Insulin 06 06 hr. hr. AR394 HepG2 Cell line Insulin HepG2 Cell line Insulin 24 24 hr. hr. AR398 HMC-1 HMC-1 AR399 HMCS HMCS AR400 HMSC HMSC AR401 HUVEC #3 HUVEC #3 AR402 HUVEC #4 HUVEC #4 AR404 KIDNEY NORMAL KIDNEY NORMAL AR405 KIDNEY TUMOR KIDNEY TUMOR AR406 KIDNEY TUMOR AR407 Lymph Node Lymph Node AR408 Macrophage Macrophage AR409 Megakarioblast Megakarioblast AR410 Monocyte Monocyte AR411 Monocytes Monocytes AR412 Myocardium Myocardium AR413 Myocardium #3 Myocardium #3 AR414 Myocardium #4 Myocardium #4 AR415 Myocardium #5 Myocardium #5 AR416 NK NK AR417 NK cell NK cell AR418 NK cells NK cells AR419 NKYa NKYa AR420 NKYa019 NKYa019 AR421 Ovary Ovary AR422 Patient #11 Patient #11 AR423 Peripheral blood Peripheral blood AR424 Primary Adipocytes Primary Adipocytes AR425 Promyeloblast Promyeloblast AR427 RSSWT RSSWT AR428 RSSWTC RSSWTC AR429 SW 480(G1) SW 480(G1) AR430 SW 480(G2) SW 480(G2) AR431 SW 480(G3) SW 480(G3) AR432 SW 480(G4) SW 480(G4) AR433 SW 480(G5) SW 480(G5) AR434 T Lymphoblast T Lymphoblast AR435 T Lymphocyte T Lymphocyte AR436 T-Cell T-Cell AR438 T-Cell, T-Cell, AR439 T-Cells T-Cells AR440 T-lymphoblast T-lymphoblast AR441 Th 1 Th 1 AR442 Th 2 Th 2 AR443 Th1 Th1 AR444 Th2 Th2 H0002 Human Adult Heart Human Adult Heart Heart Uni-ZAP XR H0003 Human Adult Liver Human Adult Liver Liver Uni-ZAP XR H0004 Human Adult Spleen Human Adult Spleen Spleen Uni-ZAP XR H0006 Human Frontal Lobe of Uni-ZAP XR Brain H0007 Human Cerebellum Human Cerebellum Brain Uni-ZAP XR H0008 Whole 6 Week Old Uni-ZAP XR Embryo H0009 Human Fetal Brain Uni-ZAP XR H0011 Human Fetal Kidney Human Fetal Kidney Kidney Uni-ZAP XR H0012 Human Fetal Kidney Human Fetal Kidney Kidney Uni-ZAP XR H0013 Human 8 Week Whole Human 8 Week Old Embryo Uni-ZAP XR Embryo Embryo H0014 Human Gall Bladder Human Gall Bladder Gall Uni-ZAP XR Bladder H0015 Human Gall Bladder, Human Gall Bladder Gall Uni-ZAP XR fraction II Bladder H0016 Human Greater Human Greater Omentum peritoneum Uni-ZAP XR Omentum H0017 Human Greater Human Greater Omentum peritoneum Uni-ZAP XR Omentum H0018 Human Greater Human Greater Omentum peritoneum Uni-ZAP XR Omentum, fII remake H0019 Human Fetal Heart Human Fetal Heart Heart pBluescript H0020 Human Hippocampus Human Hippocampus Brain Uni-ZAP XR H0021 Human Infant Adrenal Human Infant Adrenal Adrenal Uni-ZAP XR Gland Gland gland H0022 Jurkat Cells Jurkat T-Cell Line Lambda ZAP II H0023 Human Fetal Lung Uni-ZAP XR H0024 Human Fetal Lung III Human Fetal Lung Lung Uni-ZAP XR H0025 Human Adult Lymph Human Adult Lymph Node Lymph Lambda ZAP II Node Node H0026 Namalwa Cells Namalwa B-Cell Line, Lambda ZAP II EBV immortalized H0028 Human Old Ovary Human Old Ovary Ovary pBluescript H0029 Human Pancreas Human Pancreas Pancreas Uni-ZAP XR H0030 Human Placenta Uni-ZAP XR H0031 Human Placenta Human Placenta Placenta Uni-ZAP XR H0032 Human Prostate Human Prostate Prostate Uni-ZAP XR H0033 Human Pituitary Human Pituitary Uni-ZAP XR H0034 Human Parathyroid Human Parathyroid Tumor Parathyroid disease Uni-ZAP XR Tumor H0036 Human Adult Small Human Adult Small Small Int. Uni-ZAP XR Intestine Intestine H0037 Human Adult Small Human Adult Small Small Int. pBluescript Intestine Intestine H0038 Human Testes Human Testes Testis Uni-ZAP XR H0039 Human Pancreas Tumor Human Pancreas Tumor Pancreas disease Uni-ZAP XR H0040 Human Testes Tumor Human Testes Tumor Testis disease Uni-ZAP XR H0041 Human Fetal Bone Human Fetal Bone Bone Uni-ZAP XR H0042 Human Adult Pulmonary Human Adult Pulmonary Lung Uni-ZAP XR H0044 Human Cornea Human Cornea eye Uni-ZAP XR H0045 Human Esophagus, Human Esophagus, cancer Esophagus disease Uni-ZAP XR Cancer H0046 Human Endometrial Human Endometrial Uterus disease Uni-ZAP XR Tumor Tumor H0047 Human Fetal Liver Human Fetal Liver Liver Uni-ZAP XR H0048 Human Pineal Gland Human Pineal Gland Uni-ZAP XR H0049 Human Fetal Kidney Human Fetal Kidney Kidney Uni-ZAP XR H0050 Human Fetal Heart Human Fetal Heart Heart Uni-ZAP XR H0051 Human Hippocampus Human Hippocampus Brain Uni-ZAP XR H0052 Human Cerebellum Human Cerebellum Brain Uni-ZAP XR H0053 Human Adult Kidney Human Adult Kidney Kidney Uni-ZAP XR H0056 Human Umbilical Vein, Human Umbilical Vein Umbilical Uni-ZAP XR Endo. remake Endothelial Cells vein H0057 Human Fetal Spleen Uni-ZAP XR H0058 Human Thymus Tumor Human Thymus Tumor Thymus disease Lambda ZAP II H0059 Human Uterine Cancer Human Uterine Cancer Uterus disease Lambda ZAP II H0060 Human Macrophage Human Macrophage Blood Cell Line pBluescript H0061 Human Macrophage Human Macrophage Blood Cell Line pBluescript H0062 Human Thymus Human Thymus Thymus Uni-ZAP XR H0063 Human Thymus Human Thymus Thymus Uni-ZAP XR H0065 Human Esophagus, Human Esophagus, normal Esophagus Uni-ZAP XR Normal H0067 Human left hemisphere, Human Left Hemisphere, Brain Lambda ZAP II adult Adult H0068 Human Skin Tumor Human Skin Tumor Skin disease Uni-ZAP XR H0069 Human Activated T-Cells Activated T-Cells Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR H0070 Human Pancreas Human Pancreas Pancreas Uni-ZAP XR H0071 Human Infant Adrenal Human Infant Adrenal Adrenal Uni-ZAP XR Gland Gland gland H0073 Human Leiomyeloid Human Leiomyeloid Muscle disease Uni-ZAP XR Carcinoma Carcinoma H0074 Human Platelets Human Platelets Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR H0075 Human Activated T-Cells Activated T-Cells Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR (II) H0076 Human Membrane Human Membrane Bound Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR Bound Polysomes Polysomes H0077 Human Thymus Tumor Human Thymus Tumor Thymus disease Lambda ZAP II H0078 Human Lung Cancer Human Lung Cancer Lung disease Lambda ZAP II H0079 Human Whole 7 Week Human Whole 7 Week Old Embryo Uni-ZAP XR Old Embryo (II) Embryo H0080 Human Whole 6 Week Human Whole Six Week Embryo Lambda ZAP II Old Embryo (II) Old Embryo H0081 Human Fetal Epithelium Human Fetal Skin Skin Uni-ZAP XR (Skin) H0082 Human Fetal Muscle Human Fetal Muscle Sk Muscle Uni-ZAP XR H0083 HUMAN JURKAT Jurkat Cells Uni-ZAP XR MEMBRANE BOUND POLYSOMES H0085 Human Colon Human Colon Lambda ZAP II H0086 Human epithelioid Epithelioid Sarcoma, Sk Muscle disease Uni-ZAP XR sarcoma muscle H0087 Human Thymus Human Thymus pBluescript H0090 Human T-Cell T-Cell Lymphoma T-Cell disease Uni-ZAP XR Lymphoma H0092 Human Pancreas Tumor Human Pancreas Tumor Pancreas disease Uni-ZAP XR H0095 Human Greater Human Greater Omentum peritoneum Uni-ZAP XR Omentum, RNA Remake H0096 Human Parotid Cancer Human Parotid Cancer Parotid disease Lambda ZAP II H0097 Human Adult Heart, Human Adult Heart Heart pBluescript subtracted H0098 Human Adult Liver, Human Adult Liver Liver Uni-ZAP XR subtracted H0099 Human Lung Cancer, Human Lung Cancer Lung pBluescript subtracted H0100 Human Whole Six Week Human Whole Six Week Embryo Uni-ZAP XR Old Embryo Old Embryo H0101 Human 7 Weeks Old Human Whole 7 Week Old Embryo Lambda ZAP II Embryo, subtracted Embryo H0102 Human Whole 6 Week Human Whole Six Week Embryo pBluescript Old Embryo (II), subt Old Embryo H0103 Human Fetal Brain, Human Fetal Brain Brain Uni-ZAP XR subtracted H0105 Human Fetal Heart, Human Fetal Heart Heart pBluescript subtracted H0106 Human Right Human Brain, right Brain Uni-ZAP XR Hemisphere of Brain, hemisphere subtrac H0107 Human Infant Adrenal Human Infant Adrenal Adrenal pBluescript Gland, subtracted Gland gland H0108 Human Adult Lymph Human Adult Lymph Node Lymph Uni-ZAP XR Node, subtracted Node H0109 Human Macrophage, Macrophage Blood Cell Line pBluescript subtracted H0110 Human Old Ovary, Human Old Ovary Ovary pBluescript subtracted H0111 Human Placenta, Human Placenta Placenta pBluescript subtracted H0112 Human Parathyroid Human Parathyroid Tumor Parathyroid pBluescript Tumor, subtracted H0113 Human skin Tumor, Human Skin Tumor Skin Uni-ZAP XR subtracted H0116 Human Thymus Tumor, Human Thymus Tumor Thymus pBluescript subtracted H0117 Human Uterine Cancer, Human Uterine Cancer Uterus pBluescript subtracted H0118 Human Adult Kidney Human Adult Kidney Kidney Uni-ZAP XR H0119 Human Pediatric Kidney Human Pediatric Kidney Kidney Uni-ZAP XR H0120 Human Adult Spleen, Human Adult Spleen Spleen Uni-ZAP XR subtracted H0121 Human Cornea, Human Cornea eye Uni-ZAP XR subtracted H0122 Human Adult Skeletal Human Skeletal Muscle Sk Muscle Uni-ZAP XR Muscle H0123 Human Fetal Dura Mater Human Fetal Dura Mater Brain Uni-ZAP XR H0124 Human Human Sk Muscle disease Uni-ZAP XR Rhabdomyosarcoma Rhabdomyosarcoma H0125 Cem cells cyclohexamide Cyclohexamide Treated Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR treated Cem, Jurkat, Raji, and Supt H0128 Jurkat cells, thiouridine Jurkat Cells Uni-ZAP XR activated H0129 Jurkat cells, thiouridine Jurkat Cells Uni-ZAP XR activated, fract II H0130 LNCAP untreated LNCAP Cell Line Prostate Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR H0131 LNCAP + 0.3 nM R1881 LNCAP Cell Line Prostate Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR H0132 LNCAP + 30 nM R1881 LNCAP Cell Line Prostate Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR H0134 Raji Cells, Cyclohexamide Treated Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR cyclohexamide treated Cem, Jurkat, Raji, and Supt H0135 Human Synovial Human Synovial Sarcoma Synovium Uni-ZAP XR Sarcoma H0136 Supt Cells, Cyclohexamide Treated Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR cyclohexamide treated Cem, Jurkat, Raji, and Supt H0138 Activated T-Cells, 0 hrs. Activated T-Cells Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR H0139 Activated T-Cells, 4 hrs. Activated T-Cells Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR H0140 Activated T-Cells, 8 hrs. Activated T-Cells Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR H0141 Activated T-Cells, 12 Activated T-Cells Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR hrs. H0142 MCF7 Cell Line MCF7 Cell line Breast Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR H0144 Nine Week Old Early 9 Wk Old Early Stage Embryo Uni-ZAP XR Stage Human Human H0147 Human Adult Liver Human Adult Liver Liver Uni-ZAP XR H0149 7 Week Old Early Stage Human Whole 7 Week Old Embryo Uni-ZAP XR Human, subtracted Embryo H0150 Human Epididymus Epididymis Testis Uni-ZAP XR H0151 Early Stage Human Liver Human Fetal Liver Liver Uni-ZAP XR H0152 Early Stage Human Human Fetal Liver Liver Uni-ZAP XR Liver, fract (II) H0154 Human Fibrosarcoma Human Skin Fibrosarcoma Skin disease Uni-ZAP XR H0155 Human Thymus, Human Thymus Tumor Thymus pBluescript subtracted H0156 Human Adrenal Gland Human Adrenal Gland Adrenal disease Uni-ZAP XR Tumor Tumor Gland H0157 Activated T-Cells, 0 hrs, Activated T-Cells Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR ligation 2 H0158 Activated T-Cells, 4 hrs., Activated T-Cells Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR ligation 2 H0159 Activated T-Cells, 8 hrs., Activated T-Cells Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR ligation 2 H0160 Activated T-Cells, 12 Activated T-Cells Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR hrs., ligation 2 H0161 Activated T-Cells, 24 Activated T-Cells Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR hrs., ligation 2 H0163 Human Synovium Human Synovium Synovium Uni-ZAP XR H0164 Human Trachea Tumor Human Trachea Tumor Trachea disease Uni-ZAP XR H0165 Human Prostate Cancer, Human Prostate Cancer, Prostate disease Uni-ZAP XR Stage B2 stage B2 H0166 Human Prostate Cancer, Human Prostate Cancer, Prostate disease Uni-ZAP XR Stage B2 fraction stage B2 H0167 Activated T-Cells, 24 Activated T-Cells Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR hrs. H0168 Human Prostate Cancer, Human Prostate Cancer, Prostate disease Uni-ZAP XR Stage C stage C H0169 Human Prostate Cancer, Human Prostate Cancer, Prostate disease Uni-ZAP XR Stage C fraction stage C H0170 12 Week Old Early Stage Twelve Week Old Early Embryo Uni-ZAP XR Human Stage Human H0171 12 Week Old Early Stage Twelve Week Old Early Embryo Uni-ZAP XR Human, II Stage Human H0172 Human Fetal Brain, Human Fetal Brain Brain Lambda ZAP II random primed H0173 Human Cardiomyopathy, Human Cardiomyopathy Heart disease Uni-ZAP XR RNA remake H0175 H. Adult Spleen, ziplox pSport1 H0176 CAMA1Ee Cell Line CAMA1Ee Cell Line Breast Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR H0177 CAMA1Ee Cell Line CAMA1Ee Cell Line Breast Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR H0178 Human Fetal Brain Human Fetal Brain Brain Uni-ZAP XR H0179 Human Neutrophil Human Neutrophil Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR H0180 Human Primary Breast Human Primary Breast Breast disease Uni-ZAP XR Cancer Cancer H0181 Human Primary Breast Human Primary Breast Breast disease Uni-ZAP XR Cancer Cancer H0182 Human Primary Breast Human Primary Breast Breast disease Uni-ZAP XR Cancer Cancer H0183 Human Colon Cancer Human Colon Cancer Colon disease Uni-ZAP XR H0184 Human Colon Cancer, Human Colon Cancer, Liver disease Lambda ZAP II metasticized to live metasticized to liver H0185 Activated T-Cell labeled T-Cells Blood Cell Line Lambda ZAP II with 4-thioluri H0187 Resting T-Cell T-Cells Blood Cell Line Lambda ZAP II H0188 Human Normal Breast Human Normal Breast Breast Uni-ZAP XR H0189 Human Resting Human Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR Macrophage Macrophage/Monocytes H0190 Human Activated Human Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR Macrophage (LPS) Macrophage/Monocytes H0191 Human Activated Human Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR Macrophage (LPS), Macrophage/Monocytes thiour H0192 Cem Cells, Cyclohexamide Treated Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR cyclohexamide treated, Cem, Jurkat, Raji, and Supt subtra H0194 Human Cerebellum, Human Cerebellum Brain pBluescript subtracted H0196 Human Cardiomyopathy, Human Cardiomyopathy Heart Uni-ZAP XR subtracted H0197 Human Fetal Liver, Human Fetal Liver Liver Uni-ZAP XR subtracted H0199 Human Fetal Liver, Human Fetal Liver Liver Uni-ZAP XR subtracted, neg clone H0200 Human Greater Human Greater Omentum peritoneum Uni-ZAP XR Omentum, fract II remake, H0201 Human Hippocampus, Human Hippocampus Brain pBluescript subtracted H0202 Jurkat Cells, Cyclohexamide Treated Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR cyclohexamide treated, Cem, Jurkat, Raji, and Supt subtraction H0203 Jurkat Cells, Cyclohexamide Treated Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR cyclohexamide treated, Cem, Jurkat, Raji, and Supt dif H0204 Human Colon Cancer, Human Colon Cancer Colon pBluescript subtracted H0205 Human Colon Cancer, Human Colon Cancer Colon pBluescript differential H0207 LNCAP, differential LNCAP Cell Line Prostate Cell Line pBluescript expression H0208 Early Stage Human Human Fetal Lung Lung pBluescript Lung, subtracted H0209 Human Cerebellum, Human Cerebellum Brain Uni-ZAP XR differentially expressed H0211 Human Human Prostate Prostate pBluescript Prostate, differential expression H0212 Human Prostate, Human Prostate Prostate pBluescript subtracted H0213 Human Pituitary, Human Pituitary Uni-ZAP XR subtracted H0214 Raji cells, cyclohexamide Cyclohexamide Treated Blood Cell Line pBluescript treated, subtracted Cem, Jurkat, Raji, and Supt H0215 Raji cells, cyclohexamide Cyclohexamide Treated Blood Cell Line pBluescript treated, differentially Cem, Jurkat, Raji, and Supt expressed H0216 Supt cells, Cyclohexamide Treated Blood Cell Line pBluescript cyclohexamide treated, Cem, Jurkat, Raji, and Supt subtracted H0217 Supt cells, Cyclohexamide Treated Blood Cell Line pBluescript cyclohexamide treated, Cem, Jurkat, Raji, and Supt differentially expressed H0218 Activated T-Cells, 0 hrs, Activated T-Cells Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR subtracted H0219 Activated T-Cells, 0 hrs, Activated T-Cells Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR differentially expressed H0220 Activated T-Cells, 4 hrs, Activated T-Cells Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR subtracted H0221 Activated T-Cells, 4 hrs, Activated T-Cells Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR differentially expressed H0222 Activated T-Cells, 8 hrs, Activated T-Cells Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR subtracted H0223 Activated T-Cells, 8 hrs, Activated T-Cells Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR differentially expressed H0224 Activated T-Cells, 12 Activated T-Cells Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR hrs, subtracted H0225 Activated T-Cells, 12 hrs, Activated T-Cells Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR differentially expressed H0228 C7MCF7 cell line, C7MCF7 Cell Line, Breast Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR estrogen treated estrogen treated H0229 Early Stage Human Early Stage Human Brain Brain Lambda ZAP II Brain, random primed H0230 Human Cardiomyopathy, Human Cardiomyopathy Heart disease Uni-ZAP XR diff exp H0231 Human Colon, Human Colon pBluescript subtraction H0232 Human Colon, Human Colon pBluescript differential expression H0233 Human Fetal Heart, Human Fetal Heart Heart pBluescript Differential (Adult- Specific) H0234 human colon cancer, Human Colon Cancer, Liver pBluescript metastatic to liver, metasticized to liver differentially expressed H0235 Human colon cancer, Human Colon Cancer, Liver pBluescript metaticized to liver, metasticized to liver subtraction H0238 Human Myometrium Human Myometrium Uterus disease Uni-ZAP XR Leiomyoma Leiomyoma H0239 Human Kidney Tumor Human Kidney Tumor Kidney disease Uni-ZAP XR H0240 C7MCF7 cell line, C7MCF7 Cell Line, Breast Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR estrogen treated, estrogen treated Differential H0241 C7MCF7 cell line, C7MCF7 Cell Line, Breast Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR estrogen treated, estrogen treated subtraction H0242 Human Fetal Heart, Human Fetal Heart Heart pBluescript Differential (Fetal- Specific) H0244 Human 8 Week Whole Human 8 Week Old Embryo Uni-ZAP XR Embryo, subtracted Embryo H0246 Human Fetal Liver- Human Fetal Liver Liver Uni-ZAP XR Enzyme subtraction H0247 Human Membrane Human Membrane Bound Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR Bound Polysomes- Polysomes Enzyme Subtraction H0249 HE7, subtracted by Human Whole 7 Week Old Embryo Uni-ZAP XR hybridization with E7 Embryo cDNA H0250 Human Activated Human Monocytes Uni-ZAP XR Monocytes H0251 Human Chondrosarcoma Human Chondrosarcoma Cartilage disease Uni-ZAP XR H0252 Human Osteosarcoma Human Osteosarcoma Bone disease Uni-ZAP XR H0253 Human adult testis, large Human Adult Testis Testis Uni-ZAP XR inserts H0254 Breast Lymph node Breast Lymph Node Lymph Uni-ZAP XR cDNA library Node H0255 breast lymph node Breast Lymph Node Lymph Lambda ZAP II CDNA library Node H0256 HL-60, unstimulated Human HL-60 Cells, Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR unstimulated H0257 HL-60, PMA 4H HL-60 Cells, PMA Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR stimulated 4H H0261 H. cerebellum, Enzyme Human Cerebellum Brain Uni-ZAP XR subtracted H0263 human colon cancer Human Colon Cancer Colon disease Lambda ZAP II H0264 human tonsils Human Tonsil Tonsil Uni-ZAP XR H0265 Activated T-Cell T-Cells Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR (12 hs)/Thiouridine labelledEco H0266 Human Microvascular HMEC Vein Cell Line Lambda ZAP II Endothelial Cells, fract. A H0267 Human Microvascular HMEC Vein Cell Line Lambda ZAP II Endothelial Cells, fract. B H0268 Human Umbilical Vein HUVE Cells Umbilical Cell Line Lambda ZAP II Endothelial Cells, fract. vein A H0269 Human Umbilical Vein HUVE Cells Umbilical Cell Line Lambda ZAP II Endothelial Cells, fract. vein B H0270 HPAS (human pancreas, Human Pancreas Pancreas Uni-ZAP XR subtracted) H0271 Human Neutrophil, Human Neutrophil - Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR Activated Activated H0272 HUMAN TONSILS, Human Tonsil Tonsil Uni-ZAP XR FRACTION 2 H0274 Human Adult Spleen, Human Adult Spleen Spleen Uni-ZAP XR fractionII H0275 Human Infant Adrenal Human Infant Adrenal Adrenal pBluescript Gland, Subtracted Gland gland H0279 K562 cells K562 Cell line cell line Cell Line ZAP Express H0280 K562 + PMA (36 hrs) K562 Cell line cell line Cell Line ZAP Express H0281 Lymph node, abnorm. Lymph Node, abnormal Lymph Cell Line ZAP Express cell line (ATCC ™ cell line Node #7225) H0282 HBGB″s differential Human Primary Breast Breast Uni-ZAP XR consolidation Cancer H0284 Human OB MG63 Human Osteoblastoma Bone Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR control fraction I MG63 cell line H0286 Human OB MG63 Human Osteoblastoma Bone Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR treated (10 nM E2) MG63 cell line fraction I H0288 Human OB HOS control Human Osteoblastoma Bone Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR fraction I HOS cell line H0290 Human OB HOS treated Human Osteoblastoma Bone Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR (1 nM E2) fraction I HOS cell line H0292 Human OB HOS treated Human Osteoblastoma Bone Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR (10 nM E2) fraction I HOS cell line H0293 WI 38 cells H0294 Amniotic Cells - TNF Amniotic Cells - TNF Placenta Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR induced induced H0295 Amniotic Cells - Primary Amniotic Cells - Primary Placenta Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR Culture Culture H0298 HCBB″s differential CAMA1Ee Cell Line Breast Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR consolidation H0299 HCBA″s differential CAMA1Ee Cell Line Breast Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR consolidation H0300 CD34 positive cells CD34 Positive Cells Cord Blood ZAP Express (Cord Blood) H0305 CD34 positive cells CD34 Positive Cells Cord Blood ZAP Express (Cord Blood) H0306 CD34 depleted Buffy CD34 Depleted Buffy Coat Cord Blood ZAP Express Coat (Cord Blood) (Cord Blood) H0309 Human Chronic Synovium, Chronic Synovium disease Uni-ZAP XR Synovitis Synovitis/Osteoarthritis H0310 human caudate nucleus Brain Brain Uni-ZAP XR H0313 human pleural cancer pleural cancer disease pBluescript H0316 HUMAN STOMACH Human Stomach Stomach Uni-ZAP XR H0318 HUMAN B CELL Human B Cell Lymphoma Lymph disease Uni-ZAP XR LYMPHOMA Node H0320 Human frontal cortex Human Frontal Cortex Brain Uni-ZAP XR H0321 HUMAN Schwanoma Nerve disease Uni-ZAP XR SCHWANOMA H0327 human corpus colosum Human Corpus Callosum Brain Uni-ZAP XR H0328 human ovarian cancer Ovarian Cancer Ovary disease Uni-ZAP XR H0329 Dermatofibrosarcoma Dermatofibrosarcoma Skin disease Uni-ZAP XR Protuberance Protuberans H0330 HCBB″s Subtractive CAMA1Ee Cell Line Breast Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR (mito genes) H0331 Hepatocellular Tumor Hepatocellular Tumor Liver disease Lambda ZAP II H0333 Hemangiopericytoma Hemangiopericytoma Blood disease Lambda ZAP II vessel H0334 Kidney cancer Kidney Cancer Kidney disease Uni-ZAP XR H0339 Duodenum Duodenum Uni-ZAP XR H0340 Corpus Callosum Corpus Collosum-93052 Uni-ZAP XR H0341 Bone Marrow Cell Line Bone Marrow Cell Line Bone Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR (RS4; 11) RS4; 11 Marrow H0342 Lingual Gyrus Lingual Gyrus Brain Uni-Zap XR H0343 stomach cancer (human) Stomach Cancer - 5383A disease Uni-ZAP XR (human) H0344 Adipose tissue (human) Adipose - 6825A (human) Uni-ZAP XR H0345 SKIN Skin - 4000868H Skin Uni-ZAP XR H0346 Brain-medulloblastoma Brain (Medulloblastoma)- Brain disease Uni-ZAP XR 9405C006R H0349 human adult liver cDNA Human Adult Liver Liver pCMVSport 1 library H0350 Human Fetal Liver, Human Fetal Liver, mixed Liver Uni-ZAP XR mixed 10 & 14 week 10 & 14 Week H0351 Glioblastoma Glioblastoma Brain disease Uni-ZAP XR H0352 wilm″s tumor Wilm″s Tumor disease Uni-ZAP XR H0354 Human Leukocytes Human Leukocytes Blood Cell Line pCMVSport 1 H0355 Human Liver Human Liver, normal pCMVSport 1 Adult H0356 Human Kidney Human Kidney Kidney pCMVSport 1 H0357 H. Normalized Fetal Human Fetal Liver Liver Uni-ZAP XR Liver, II H0359 KMH2 cell line KMH2 ZAP Express H0360 Hemangiopericytoma Hemangiopericytoma disease H0361 Human rejected kidney Human Rejected Kidney disease pBluescript H0362 HeLa cell line HELA CELL LINE pSport1 H0365 Osteoclastoma- Human Osteoclastoma disease Uni-ZAP XR normalized B H0366 L428 cell line L428 ZAP Express H0369 H. Atrophic Atrophic Endometrium and Uni-ZAP XR Endometrium myometrium H0370 H. Lymph node breast Lymph node with Met. disease Uni-ZAP XR Cancer Breast Cancer H0371 Eosinophils- Eosinophils- disease Uni-ZAP XR Hypereosinophilia Hypereosinophilia patient patient H0372 Human Testes Human Testes Testis pCMVSport 1 H0373 Human Heart Human Adult Heart Heart pCMVSport 1 H0374 Human Brain Human Brain pCMVSport 1 H0375 Human Lung Human Lung pCMVSport 1 H0376 Human Spleen Human Adult Spleen Spleen pCMVSport 1 H0379 Human Tongue, frac 1 Human Tongue pSport1 H0380 Human Tongue, frac 2 Human Tongue pSport1 H0381 Bone Cancer Bone Cancer disease Uni-ZAP XR H0383 Human Prostate BPH, re- Human Prostate BPH Uni-ZAP XR excision H0384 Brain, Kozak Human Brain pCMVSport 1 H0386 Leukocyte and Lung; 4 Human Leukocytes Blood Cell Line pCMVSport 1 screens H0388 Human Rejected Kidney, Human Rejected Kidney disease pBluescript 704 re-excision H0389 H. Brain, X- Human Brain pCMVSport 1 Chromosome hybridization H0390 Human Amygdala Human Amygdala disease pBluescript Depression, re-excision Depression H0391 H. Meningima, M6 Human Meningima brain pSport1 H0392 H. Meningima, M1 Human Meningima brain pSport1 H0393 Fetal Liver, subtraction II Human Fetal Liver Liver pBluescript H0394 A-14 cell line Redd-Sternberg cell ZAP Express H0395 A1-CELL LINE Redd-Sternberg cell ZAP Express H0396 L1 Cell line Redd-Sternberg cell ZAP Express H0398 Human Newborn Bladder Human Newborn Bladder pBluescript H0399 Human Kidney Cortex, Human Kidney Cortex Lambda ZAP II re-rescue H0400 Human Striatum Human Brain, Striatum Brain Lambda ZAP II Depression, re-rescue Depression H0401 Human Pituitary, Human Pituitary pBluescript subtracted V H0402 CD34 depleted Buffy CD34 Depleted Buffy Coat Cord Blood ZAP Express Coat (Cord Blood), re- (Cord Blood) excision H0403 H. Umbilical Vein HUVE Cells Umbilical Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR Endothelial Cells, IL4 vein induced H0404 H. Umbilical Vein HUVE Cells Umbilical Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR endothelial cells, vein uninduced H0405 Human Pituitary, Human Pituitary pBluescript subtracted VI H0406 H Amygdala Depression, Human Amygdala Uni-ZAP XR subtracted Depression H0408 Human kidney Cortex, Human Kidney Cortex pBluescript subtracted H0409 H. Striatum Depression, Human Brain, Striatum Brain pBluescript subtracted Depression H0410 H. Male bladder, adult H Male Bladder, Adult Bladder pSport1 H0411 H Female Bladder, Adult Human Female Adult Bladder pSport1 Bladder H0412 Human umbilical vein HUVE Cells Umbilical Cell Line pSport1 endothelial cells, IL-4 vein induced H0413 Human Umbilical Vein HUVE Cells Umbilical Cell Line pSport1 Endothelial Cells, vein uninduced H0414 Ovarian Tumor I, Ovarian Tumor, OV5232 Ovary disease pSport1 OV5232 H0415 H. Ovarian Tumor, II, Ovarian Tumor, OV5232 Ovary disease pCMVSport 2.0 OV5232 H0416 Human Neutrophils, Human Neutrophil- Blood Cell Line pBluescript Activated, re-excision Activated H0417 Human Pituitary, Human Pituitary pBluescript subtracted VIII H0418 Human Pituitary, Human Pituitary pBluescript subtracted VII H0419 Bone Cancer, re-excision Bone Cancer Uni-ZAP XR H0421 Human Bone Marrow, Bone Marrow pBluescript re-excision H0422 T-Cell PEA 16 hrs T-Cells Blood Cell Line pSport1 H0423 T-Cell PHA 24 hrs T-Cells Blood Cell Line pSport1 H0424 Human Pituitary, subt IX Human Pituitary pBluescript H0427 Human Adipose Human Adipose, left pSport1 hiplipoma H0428 Human Ovary Human Ovary Tumor Ovary pSport1 H0429 K562 + PMA (36 hrs), re- K562 Cell line cell line Cell Line ZAP Express excision H0431 H. Kidney Medulla, re- Kidney medulla Kidney pBluescript excision H0432 H. Kidney Pyramid Kidney pyramids Kidney pBluescript H0433 Human Umbilical Vein HUVE Cells Umbilical Cell Line pBluescript Endothelial cells, frac B, vein re-excision H0434 Human Brain, striatum, Human Brain, Striatum pBluescript re-excision H0435 Ovarian Tumor 10-3-95 Ovarian Tumor, Ovary pCMVSport 2.0 OV350721 H0436 Resting T-Cell Library, II T-Cells Blood Cell Line pSport1 H0437 H Umbilical Vein HUVE Cells Umbilical Cell Line Lambda ZAP II Endothelial Cells, frac A, vein re-excision H0438 H. Whole Brain #2, re- Human Whole Brain #2 ZAP Express excision H0439 Human Eosinophils Eosinophils pBluescript H0440 FGF enriched mixed Mixed libraries pCMVSport 1 library H0441 H. Kidney Cortex, Kidney cortex Kidney pBluescript subtracted H0442 H. Striatum Depression, Human Brain, Striatum Brain pBluescript subt II Depression H0443 H. Adipose, subtracted Human Adipose, left pSport1 hiplipoma H0444 Spleen metastic Spleen, Metastic malignant Spleen disease pSport1 melanoma melanoma H0445 Spleen, Chronic Human Spleen, CLL Spleen disease pSport1 lymphocytic leukemia H0447 Salivary gland, re- Human Salivary Gland Salivary Uni-ZAP XR excision gland H0448 Salivary gland, Human Salivary Gland Salivary Lambda ZAP II subtracted gland H0449 CD34 + cell, I CD34 positive cells pSport1 H0450 CD34 + cells, II CD34 positive cells pCMVSport 2.0 H0453 H. Kidney Pyramid, Kidney pyramids Kidney pBluescript subtracted H0455 H. Striatum Depression, Human Brain, Striatum Brain pBluescript subt Depression H0456 H Kidney Cortex, Human Kidney Cortex pBluescript subtracted III H0457 Human Eosinophils Human Eosinophils pSport1 H0458 CD34 + cell, I, frac II CD34 positive cells pSport1 H0459 CD34 + cells, II, CD34 positive cells pCMVSport 2.0 FRACTION 2 H0461 H. Kidney Medulla, Kidney medulla Kidney pBluescript subtracted H0462 H. Amygdala Brain pBluescript Depression, subtracted H0477 Human Tonsil, Lib 3 Human Tonsil Tonsil pSport1 H0478 Salivary Gland, Lib 2 Human Salivary Gland Salivary pSport1 gland H0479 Salivary Gland, Lib 3 Human Salivary Gland Salivary pSport1 gland H0480 L8 cell line L8 cell line ZAP Express H0483 Breast Cancer cell line, Breast Cancer Cell line, pSport1 MDA 36 MDA 36 H0484 Breast Cancer Cell line, Breast Cancer Cell line, pSport1 angiogenic Angiogenic, 36T3 H0485 Hodgkin″s Lymphoma I Hodgkin″s Lymphoma I disease pCMVSport 2.0 H0486 Hodgkin″s Lymphoma II Hodgkin″s Lymphoma II disease pCMVSport 2.0 H0487 Human Tonsils, lib I Human Tonsils pCMVSport 2.0 H0488 Human Tonsils, Lib 2 Human Tonsils pCMVSport 2.0 H0489 Crohn″s Disease Ileum Intestine disease pSport1 H0490 Hl-60, untreated, Human HL-60 Cells, Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR subtracted unstimulated H0491 HL-60, PMA 4 H, HL-60 Cells, PMA Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR subtracted stimulated 4 H H0492 HL-60, RA 4 h, HL-60 Cells, RA Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR Subtracted stimulated for 4 H H0494 Keratinocyte Keratinocyte pCMVSport 2.0 H0497 HEL cell line HEL cell line HEL 92.1.7 pSport1 H0505 Human Astrocyte Human Astrocyte pSport1 H0506 Ulcerative Colitis Colon Colon pSport1 H0509 Liver, Hepatoma Human Liver, Hepatoma, Liver disease pCMVSport 3.0 patient 8 H0510 Human Liver, normal Human Liver, normal, Liver pCMVSport 3.0 Patient #8 H0512 Keratinocyte, lib 3 Keratinocyte pCMVSport 2.0 H0517 Nasal polyps Nasal polyps pCMVSport 2.0 H0518 pBMC stimulated w/ pBMC stimulated with pCMVSport 3.0 poly I/C poly I/C H0519 NTERA2, control NTERA2, pCMVSport 3.0 Teratocarcinoma cell line H0520 NTERA2 + retinoic acid, NTERA2, pSport1 14 days Teratocarcinoma cell line H0521 Primary Dendritic Cells, Primary Dendritic cells pCMVSport 3.0 lib 1 H0522 Primary Dendritic Primary Dendritic cells pCMVSport 3.0 cells, frac 2 H0523 Primary Dendritic Primary Dendritic cells pSport1 cells, CapFinder2, frac 1 H0524 Primary Dendritic Cells, Primary Dendritic cells pSport1 CapFinder, frac 2 H0525 PCR, pBMC I/C treated pBMC stimulated with PCRII poly I/C H0528 Poly[I]/Poly[C] Normal Poly [I]/Poly[C] Normal pCMVSport 3.0 Lung Fibroblasts Lung Fibroblasts H0529 Myoloid Progenitor Cell TF-1 Cell Line; Myoloid pCMVSport 3.0 Line progenitor cell line H0530 Human Dermal Human Dermal Endothelial pSport1 Endothelial Cells; untreated Cells, untreated H0533 Human Stromal Human Stromal pSport1 endometrial fibroblasts, endometrial fibroblasts, treated w/ estradiol treated wit H0535 Human ovary tumor cell Ovarian Tumor, Ovary disease pSport1 OV350721 OV350721 H0537 H. Primary Dendritic Primary Dendritic cells pCMVSport 2.0 Cells, lib 3 H0538 Merkel Cells Merkel cells Lymph node pSport1 H0539 Pancreas Islet Cell Pancreas Islet Cell Tumour Pancreas disease pSport1 Tumor H0540 Skin, burned Skin, leg burned Skin pSport1 H0542 T Cell helper I Helper T cell pCMVSport 3.0 H0543 T cell helper II Helper T cell pcMVSport 3.0 H0544 Human endometrial Human endometrial pCMVSport 3.0 stromal cells stromal cells H0545 Human endometrial Human endometrial pCMVSport 3.0 stromal cells-treated with stromal cells-treated with progesterone proge H0546 Human endometrial Human endometrial pCMVSport 3.0 stromal cells-treated with stromal cells-treated with estradiol estra H0547 NTERA2 NTERA2, pSport1 teratocarcinoma cell Teratocarcinoma cell line line + retinoic acid (14 days) H0548 Human Skin Fibroblasts, Human Skin Fibroblasts pBluescript normal H0549 H. Epididiymus, caput & Human Epididiymus, caput Uni-ZAP XR corpus and corpus H0550 H. Epididiymus, cauda Human Epididiymus, Uni-ZAP XR cauda H0551 Human Thymus Stromal Human Thymus Stromal pCMVSport 3.0 Cells Cells H0552 Signal trap, Femur Bone Femur Bone marrow, Other Marrow, pooled pooled from 8 male/female H0553 Human Placenta Human Placenta pCMVSport 3.0 H0555 Rejected Kidney, lib 4 Human Rejected Kidney Kidney disease pCMVSport 3.0 H0556 Activated T- T-Cells Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR cell(12 h)/Thiouridine-re- excision H0559 HL-60, PMA 4H, re- HL-60 Cells, PMA Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR excision stimulated 4H H0560 KMH2 KMH2 pCMVSport 3.0 H0561 L428 L428 pCMVSport 3.0 H0562 Human Fetal Brain, Human Fetal Brain pCMVSport 2.0 normalized c5-11-26 H0563 Human Fetal Brain, Human Fetal Brain pCMVSport 2.0 normalized 50021F H0564 Human Fetal Brain, Human Fetal Brain pCMVSport 2.0 normalized C5001F H0565 HUman Fetal Brain, Human Fetal Brain pCMVSport 2.0 normalized 100024F H0566 Human Fetal Human Fetal Brain pCMVSport 2.0 Brain, normalized c50F H0567 Human Fetal Brain, Human Fetal Brain pCMVSport 2.0 normalized A5002F H0569 Human Fetal Brain, Human Fetal Brain pCMVSport 2.0 normalized CO H0570 Human Fetal Brain, Human Fetal Brain pCMVSport 2.0 normalized C500H H0571 Human Fetal Brain, Human Fetal Brain pCMVSport 2.0 normalized C500HE H0572 Human Fetal Brain, Human Fetal Brain pCMVSport 2.0 normalized AC5002 H0574 Hepatocellular Tumor; Hepatocellular Tumor Liver disease Lambda ZAP II re-excision H0575 Human Adult Human Adult Pulmonary Lung Uni-ZAP XR Pulmonary; re-excision H0576 Resting T-Cell; re- T-Cells Blood Cell Line Lambda ZAP II excision H0578 Human Fetal Thymus Fetal Thymus Thymus pSport1 H0579 Pericardium Pericardium Heart pSport1 H0580 Dendritic cells, pooled Pooled dendritic cells pCMVSport 3.0 H0581 Human Bone Marrow, Human Bone Marrow Bone pCMVSport 3.0 treated Marrow H0583 B Cell lymphoma B Cell Lymphoma B Cell disease pCMVSport 3.0 H0584 Activated T-cells, 24 Activated T-Cells Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR hrs, re-excision H0585 Activated T-Cells, 12 Activated T-Cells Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR hrs, re-excision H0586 Healing groin wound, 6.5 healing groin wound, 6.5 groin disease pCMVSport 3.0 hours post incision hours post incision - 2/ H0587 Healing groin wound; 7.5 Groin-2/19/97 groin disease pCMVSport 3.0 hours post incision H0589 CD34 positive cells (cord CD34 Positive Cells Cord Blood ZAP Express blood), re-ex H0590 Human adult small Human Adult Small Small Int. Uni-ZAP XR intestine, re-excision Intestine H0591 Human T-cell T-Cell Lymphoma T-Cell disease Uni-ZAP XR lymphoma; re-excision H0592 Healing groin wound - HGS wound healing disease pCMVSport 3.0 zero hr post-incision project; abdomen (control) H0593 Olfactory Olfactory epithelium from pCMVSport 3.0 epithelium; nasalcavity roof of left nasal cacit H0594 Human Lung Cancer; re- Human Lung Cancer Lung disease Lambda ZAP II excision H0595 Stomach cancer Stomach Cancer - 5383A disease Uni-ZAP XR (human); re-excision (human) H0596 Human Colon Cancer; re- Human Colon Cancer Colon Lambda ZAP II excision H0597 Human Colon; re- Human Colon Lambda ZAP II excision H0598 Human Stomach; re- Human Stomach Stomach Uni-ZAP II excision H0599 Human Adult Heart; re- Human Adult Heart Heart Uni-ZAP II excision H0600 Healing Abdomen Abdomen disease pCMVSport 3.0 wound; 70 & 90 min post incision H0601 Healing Abdomen Abdomen disease pCMVSport 3.0 Wound; 15 days post incision H0602 Healing Abdomen Abdomen disease pCMVSport 3.0 Wound; 21 & 29 days post incision H0604 Human Pituitary, re- Human Pituitary pBluescript excision H0606 Human Primary Breast Human Primary Breast Breast disease Uni-ZAP XR Cancer; re-excision Cancer H0607 H. Leukocytes, H. Leukocytes pCMVSport 1 normalized cot 50A3 H0608 H. Leukocytes, control H. Leukocytes pCMVSport 1 H0609 H. Leukocytes, H. Leukocytes pCMVSport 1 normalized cot > 500A H0610 H. Leukocytes, H. Leukocytes pCMVSport 1 normalized cot 5A H0611 H. Leukocytes, H. Leukocytes pCMVSport 1 normalized cot 500 B H0612 H. Leukocytes, H. Leukocytes pCMVSport 1 normalized cot 50 B H0613 H. Leukocytes, H. Leukocytes pCMVSport 1 normalized cot 5B H0614 H. Leukocytes, H. Leukocytes pCMVSport 1 normalized cot 500 A H0615 Human Ovarian Cancer Ovarian Cancer Ovary disease Uni-ZAP XR Reexcision H0616 Human Testes, Human Testes Testis Uni-ZAP XR Reexcision H0617 Human Primary Breast Human Primary Breast Breast disease Uni-ZAP XR Cancer Reexcision Cancer H0618 Human Adult Testes, Human Adult Testis Testis Uni-ZAP XR Large Inserts, Reexcision H0619 Fetal Heart Human Fetal Heart Heart Uni-ZAP XR H0620 Human Fetal Kidney; Human Fetal Kidney Kidney Uni-ZAP XR Reexcision H0622 Human Pancreas Tumor; Human Pancreas Tumor Pancreas disease Uni-ZAP XR Reexcision H0623 Human Umbilical Vein; Human Umbilical Vein Umbilical Uni-ZAP XR Reexcision Endothelial Cells vein H0624 12 Week Early Stage Twelve Week Old Early Embryo Uni-ZAP XR Human II; Reexcision Stage Human H0625 Ku 812F Basophils Line Ku 812F Basophils pSport1 H0626 Saos2 Cells; Untreated Saos2 Cell Line; Untreated pSport1 H0627 Saos2 Cells; Vitamin D3 Saos2 Cell Line; Vitamin pSport1 Treated D3 Treated H0628 Human Pre- Human Pre-Differentiated Uni-ZAP XR Differentiated Adipocytes Adipocytes H0629 Human Leukocyte, Human Normalized pCMVSport 1 control #2 leukocyte H0630 Human Human Normalized pCMVSport 1 Leukocytes, normalized leukocyte control #4 H0631 Saos2, Dexamethosome Saos2 Cell Line; pSport1 Treated Dexamethosome Treated H0632 Hepatocellular Tumor; re- Hepatocellular Tumor Liver Lambda ZAP II excision H0633 Lung Carcinoma A549 TNFalpha activated A549-- disease pSport1 TNFalpha activated Lung Carcinoma H0634 Human Testes Tumor, re- Human Testes Tumor Testis disease Uni-ZAP XR excision H0635 Human Activated T- Activated T-Cells Blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR Cells, re-excision H0637 Dendritic Cells From Dentritic cells from CD34 pSport1 CD34 Cells cells H0638 CD40 activated CD40 activated monocyte pSport1 monocyte dendridic cells dendridic cells H0639 Ficolled Human Stromal Ficolled Human Stromal Other Cells, 5Fu treated Cells, 5Fu treated H0640 Ficolled Human Stromal Ficolled Human Stromal Other Cells, Untreated Cells, Untreated H0641 LPS activated derived LPS activated monocyte pSport1 dendritic cells derived dendritic cells H0642 Hep G2 Cells, lambda Hep G2 Cells Other library H0643 Hep G2 Cells, PCR Hep G2 Cells Other library H0644 Human Placenta (re- Human Placenta Placenta Uni-ZAP XR excision) H0645 Fetal Heart, re-excision Human Fetal Heart Heart Uni-ZAP XR H0646 Lung, Cancer (4005313 Metastatic squamous cell pSport1 A3): Invasive Poorly lung carcinoma, poorly di Differentiated Lung Adenocarcinoma, H0647 Lung, Cancer (4005163 Invasive poorly disease pSport1 B7): Invasive, Poorly differentiated lung Diff. Adenocarcinoma, adenocarcinoma Metastatic H0648 Ovary, Cancer: (4004562 Papillary Cstic neoplasm of disease pSport1 B6) Papillary Serous low malignant potentia Cystic Neoplasm, Low Malignant Pot H0649 Lung, Normal: (4005313 Normal Lung pSport1 B1) H0650 B-Cells B-Cells pCMVSprot 3.0 H0651 Ovary, Normal: Normal Ovary pSport1 (9805C040R) H0652 Lung, Normal: (4005313 Normal Lung pSport1 B1) H0653 Stromal Cells Stromal Cells pSport1 H0654 Lung, Cancer: (4005313 Metastatic Squamous cell Other A3) Invasive Poorly- lung Carcinoma poorly dif differentiated Metastatic lung adenoc H0656 B-cells (unstimulated) B-cells (unstimulated) pSport1 H0657 B-cells (stimulated) B-cells (stimulated) pSport1 H0658 Ovary, Cancer 9809C332- Poorly Ovary & disease pSport1 (9809C332): Poorly differentiate Fallopian differentiated Tubes adenocarcinoma H0659 Ovary, Cancer Grade II Papillary Ovary disease pSport1 (15395A1F): Grade II Carcinoma, Ovary Papillary Carcinoma H0660 Ovary, Cancer: Poorly differentiated disease pSport1 (15799A1F) Poorly carcinoma, ovary differentiated carcinoma H0661 Breast, Cancer: (4004943 Breast cancer disease pSport1 A5) H0662 Breast, Normal: Normal Breast - Breast pSport1 (4005522B2) #4005522(B2) H0663 Breast, Cancer: (4005522 Breast Cancer - Breast disease pSport1 A2) #4005522(A2) H0664 Breast, Cancer: Breast Cancer Breast disease pSport1 (9806C012R) H0665 Stromal cells 3.88 Stromal cells 3.88 pSport1 H0666 Ovary, Cancer: (4004332 Ovarian Cancer, Sample disease pSport1 A2) #4004332A2 H0667 Stromal cells(HBM3.18) Stromal cell(HBM 3.18) pSport1 H0668 stromal cell clone 2.5 stromal cell clone 2.5 pSport1 H0669 Breast, Cancer: Breast Cancer Breast pSport1 (4005385 A2) (4005385A2) H0670 Ovary, Cancer(4004650 Ovarian Cancer - pSport1 A3): Well- 4004650A3 Differentiated Micropapillary Serous Carcinoma H0671 Breast, Cancer: Breast Cancer- Sample # pSport1 (9802C02OE) 9802C02OE H0672 Ovary, Cancer: (4004576 Ovarian Ovary pSport1 A8) Cancer(4004576A8) H0673 Human Prostate Cancer, Human Prostate Cancer, Prostate Uni-ZAP XR Stage B2; re-excision stage B2 H0674 Human Prostate Cancer, Human Prostate Cancer, Prostate Uni-ZAP XR Stage C; re-excission stage C H0675 Colon, Cancer: Colon Cancer 9808C064R pCMVSport 3.0 (9808C064R) H0676 Colon, Cancer: Colon Cancer 9808C064R pCMVSport 3.0 (9808C064R)-total RNA H0677 TNFR degenerate oligo B-Cells PCRII H0678 screened clones from Placenta Placenta Other placental library H0682 Serous Papillary serous papillary pCMVSport 3.0 Adenocarcinoma adenocarcinoma (9606G304SPA3B) H0683 Ovarian Serous Papillary Serous papillary pCMVSport 3.0 Adenocarcinoma adenocarcinoma, stage 3C (9804G01 H0684 Serous Papillary Ovarian Cancer-9810G606 Ovaries pCMVSport 3.0 Adenocarcinoma H0685 Adenocarcinoma of Adenocarcinoma of Ovary, pCMVSport 3.0 Ovary, Human Cell Line, Human Cell Line, # # OVCAR-3 OVCAR- H0686 Adenocarcinoma of Adenocarcinoma of Ovary, pCMVSport 3.0 Ovary, Human Cell Line Human Cell Line, #SW- 626 H0687 Human normal Human normal Ovary pCMVSport 3.0 ovary(#9610G215) ovary(#9610G215) H0688 Human Ovarian Human Ovarian pCMVSport 3.0 Cancer(#9807G017) cancer(#9807G017), mRN A from Maura Ru H0689 Ovarian Cancer Ovarian Cancer, pCMVSport 3.0 #9806G019 H0690 Ovarian Cancer, # Ovarian Cancer, pCMVSport 3.0 9702G001 #9702G001 H0691 Normal Ovary, normal ovary, #9710G208 pCMVSport 3.0 #9710G208 H0693 Normal Prostate Normal Prostate Tissue # pCMVSport 3.0 #ODQ3958EN ODQ3958EN H0694 Prostate gland Prostate gland, prostate pCMVSport 3.0 adenocarcinoma adenocarcinoma, mod/diff, gland gleason H0695 mononucleocytes from mononucleocytes from pCMVSport 3.0 patient patient at Shady Grove Hospit N0003 Human Fetal Brain Human Fetal Brain N0004 Human Hippocampus Human Hippocampus N0006 Human Fetal Brain Human Fetal Brain N0007 Human Hippocampus Human Hippocampus N0009 Human Hippocampus, Human Hippocampus prescreened N0011 Human Brain Human Brain S0001 Brain frontal cortex Brain frontal cortex Brain Lambda ZAP II S0002 Monocyte activated Monocyte-activated blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR S0003 Human Osteoclastoma Osteoclastoma bone disease Uni-ZAP XR S0004 Prostate Prostate BPH Prostate Lambda ZAP II S0005 Heart Heart-left ventricle Heart pCDNA S0006 Neuroblastoma Human Neural Blastoma disease pCDNA S0007 Early Stage Human Brain Human Fetal Brain Uni-ZAP XR S0008 Osteoclastoma Osteoclastoma bone disease Uni-ZAP XR S0010 Human Amygdala Amygdala Uni-ZAP XR S0011 STROMAL - Osteoclastoma bone disease Uni-ZAP XR OSTEOCLASTOMA S0013 Prostate Prostate prostate Uni-ZAP XR S0014 Kidney Cortex Kidney cortex Kidney Uni-ZAP XR S0015 Kidney medulla Kidney medulla Kidney Uni-ZAP XR S0016 Kidney Pyramids Kidney pyramids Kidney Uni-ZAP XR S0020 Seven Trans Membrane 7TMD1 Receptor Family S0021 Whole brain Whole brain Brain ZAP Express S0022 Human Osteoclastoma Osteoclastoma Stromal Uni-ZAP XR Stromal Cells - Cells unamplified S0023 Human Kidney Cortex - Human Kidney Cortex unamplified S0024 Human Kidney Medulla - Human Kidney Medulla unamplified S0025 Human Kidney Pyramids - Human Kidney Pyramids unamplified S0026 Stromal cell TF274 stromal cell Bone Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR marrow S0027 Smooth muscle, serum Smooth muscle Pulmanary Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR treated artery S0028 Smooth muscle, control Smooth muscle Pulmanary Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR artery S0029 brain stem Brain stem brain Uni-ZAP XR S0030 Brain pons Brain Pons Brain Uni-ZAP XR S0031 Spinal cord Spinal cord spinal cord Uni-ZAP XR S0032 Smooth muscle-ILb Smooth muscle Pulmanary Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR induced artery S0035 Brain medulla oblongata Brain medulla oblongata Brain Uni-ZAP XR S0036 Human Substantia Nigra Human Substantia Nigra Uni-ZAP XR S0037 Smooth muscle, IL1b Smooth muscle Pulmanary Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR induced artery S0038 Human Whole Brain #2 - Human Whole Brain #2 ZAP Express Oligo dT > 1.5 Kb S0039 Hypothalamus Hypothalamus Brain Uni-ZAP XR S0040 Adipocytes Human Adipocytes from Uni-ZAP XR Osteoclastoma S0041 Thalamus Human Thalamus Uni-ZAP XR S0042 Testes Human Testes ZAP Express S0044 Prostate BPH prostate BPH Prostate disease Uni-ZAP XR S0045 Endothelial cells-control Endothelial cell endothelial Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR cell-lung S0046 Endothelial-induced Endothelial cell endothelial Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR cell-lung S0048 Human Hypothalamus, Human Hypothalamus, disease Uni-ZAP XR Alzheimer″s Alzheimer″s S0049 Human Brain, Striatum Human Brain, Striatum Uni-ZAP XR S0050 Human Frontal Cortex, Human Frontal Cortex, disease Uni-ZAP XR Schizophrenia Schizophrenia S0051 Human Human Hypothalamus, disease Uni-ZAP XR Hypothalmus, Schizophre- Schizophrenia nia S0052 neutrophils control human neutrophils blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR S0053 Neutrophils IL-1 and human neutrophil induced blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR LPS induced S0106 STRIATUM BRAIN disease Uni-ZAP XR DEPRESSION S0110 Brain Amygdala Brain disease Uni-ZAP XR Depression S0112 Hypothalamus Brain Uni-ZAP XR S0114 Anergic T-cell Anergic T-cell Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR S0116 Bone marrow Bone marrow Bone Uni-ZAP XR marrow S0118 Smooth muscle control 2 Smooth muscle Pulmanary Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR artery S0122 Osteoclastoma- Osteoclastoma bone disease pBluescript normalized A S0124 Smooth muscle-edited A Smooth muscle Pulmanary Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR artery S0126 Osteoblasts Osteoblasts Knee Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR S0132 Epithelial-TNFa and INF Airway Epithelial Uni-ZAP XR induced S0134 Apoptotic T-cell apoptotic cells Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR S0136 PERM TF274 stromal cell Bone Cell Line Lambda ZAP II marrow S0140 eosinophil-IL5 induced eosinophil lung Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR S0142 Macrophage-oxLDL macrophage-oxidized LDL blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR treated S0144 Macrophage (GM-CSF Macrophage (GM-CSF Uni-ZAP XR treated) treated) S0146 prostate-edited prostate BPH Prostate Uni-ZAP XR S0148 Normal Prostate Prostate prostate Uni-ZAP XR S0150 LNCAP prostate cell line LNCAP Cell Line Prostate Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR S0152 PC3 Prostate cell line PC3 prostate cell line Uni-ZAP XR S0168 Prostate/LNCAP, PC3 prostate cell line pBluescript subtraction I S0174 Prostate-BPH subtracted Human Prostate BPH pBluescript II S0176 Prostate, normal, Prostate prostate Uni-ZAP XR subtraction I S0180 Bone Marrow Stroma, Bone Marrow Stroma, disease Uni-ZAP XR TNF & LPS ind TNF & LPS induced S0182 Human B Cell 8866 Human B- Cell 8866 Uni-ZAP XR S0184 7TM Receptor enriched, PBLS, 7TM receptor Other lib II enriched S0188 Prostate, BPH, Lib 2 Human Prostate BPH disease pSport1 S0190 Prostate BPH, Lib 2, Human Prostate BPH pSport1 subtracted S0192 Synovial Fibroblasts Synovial Fibroblasts pSport1 (control) S0194 Synovial hypoxia Synovial Fibroblasts pSport1 S0196 Synovial IL-1/TNF Synovial Fibroblasts pSport1 stimulated S0198 7TM-pbfd PBLS, 7TM receptor PCRII enriched S0206 Smooth Muscle- HASTE Smooth muscle Pulmanary Cell Line pBluescript normalized artery S0208 Messangial cell, frac 1 Messangial cell pSport1 S0210 Messangial cell, frac 2 Messangial cell pSport1 S0212 Bone Marrow Stromal Bone Marrow Stromal pSport1 Cell, untreated Cell, untreated S0214 Human Osteoclastoma, Osteoclastoma bone disease Uni-ZAP XR re-excision S0216 Neutrophils IL-1 and human neutrophil induced blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR LPS induced S0218 Apoptotic T-cell, re- apoptotic cells Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR excision S0220 H. hypothalamus, frac Hypothalamus Brain ZAP Express A; re-excision S0222 H. Frontal H. Brain, Frontal Cortex, Brain disease Uni-ZAP XR cortex, epileptic; re- Epileptic excision S0228 PSMIX PBLS, 7TM receptor PCRII enriched S0242 Synovial Fibroblasts Synovial Fibroblasts pSport1 (I11/TNF), subt S0250 Human Osteoblasts II Human Osteoblasts Femur disease pCMVSport 2.0 S0252 7TM-PIMIX PBLS, 7TM receptor PCRII enriched S0256 7TM-PHMIX PBLS, 7TM receptor PCRII enriched S0260 Spinal Cord, re-excision Spinal cord spinal cord Uni-ZAP XR S0262 PYCS Human Antrum (PY_CS) PCRII S0264 PPMIX PPMIX (Human Pituitary) Pituitary PCRII S0268 PRMIX PRMIX (Human Prostate) prostate PCRII S0270 PTMIX PTMIX (Human Thymus) Thymus PCRII S0274 PCMIX PCMIX (Human Brain PCRII Cerebellum) S0276 Synovial hypoxia-RSF Synovial fobroblasts Synovial pSport1 subtracted (rheumatoid) tissue S0278 H Macrophage (GM-CSF Macrophage (GM-CSF Uni-ZAP XR treated), re-excision treated) S0280 Human Adipose Tissue, Human Adipose Tissue Uni-ZAP XR re-excision S0282 Brain Frontal Cortex, re- Brain frontal cortex Brain Lambda ZAP II excision S0284 7TMCTT (Testis) 7TMCTP (Placenta) Testis PCRII S0290 H7TMCTB (Brain) 7TMCTB (Brain) Kidney PCRII S0292 Osteoarthritis (OA-4) Human Osteoarthritic Bone disease pSport1 Cartilage S0294 Larynx tumor Larynx tumor Larynx, vocal disease pSport1 cord S0296 Normal lung Normal lung Lung pSport1 S0298 Bone marrow Bone marrow Bone pSport1 stroma, treated stroma, treatedSB marrow S0300 Frontal lobe, dementia; re- Frontal Lobe Brain Uni-ZAP XR excision dementia/Alzheimer″s S0306 Larynx normal #10 261– Larynx normal pSport1 273 S0308 Spleen/normal Spleen normal pSport1 S0310 Normal trachea Normal trachea pSport1 S0312 Human Human osteoarthritic disease pSport1 osteoarthritic; fraction II cartilage S0314 Human Human osteoarthritic disease pSport1 osteoarthritis; fraction I cartilage S0316 Human Normal Human Normal Cartilage pSport1 Cartilage, Fraction I S0318 Human Normal Cartilage Human Normal Cartilage pSport1 Fraction II S0320 Human Larynx Larynx Epiglottis pSport1 S0322 Siebben Polyposis Siebben Polyposis pSport1 S0324 Human Brain Brain Cerebellum pSport1 S0326 Mammary Gland Mammary Gland Whole pSport1 mammary gland S0328 Palate carcinoma Palate carcinoma Uvula disease pSport1 S0330 Palate normal Palate normal Uvula pSport1 S0332 Pharynx carcinoma Pharynx carcinoma Hypopharynx pSport1 S0334 Human Normal Cartilage Human Normal Cartilage pSPort1 Fraction III S0336 Human Normal Cartilage Human Normal Cartilage pSport1 Fraction IV S0338 Human Osteoarthritic Human osteoarthritic disease pSport1 Cartilage Fraction III cartilage S0340 Human Osteoarthritic Human osteoarthritic disease pSport1 Cartilage Fraction IV cartilage S0342 Adipocytes; re-excision Human Adipocytes from Uni-ZAP XR Osteoclastoma S0344 Macrophage-oxLDL; re- macrophage-oxidized LDL blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR excision treated S0346 Human Amygdala; re- Amygdala Uni-ZAP XR excision S0348 Cheek Carcinoma Cheek Carcinoma disease pSport1 S0350 Pharynx Carcinoma Pharynx carcinoma Hypopharynx disease pSport1 S0352 Larynx Carcinoma Larynx carcinoma disease pSport1 S0354 Colon Normal II Colon Normal Colon pSport1 S0356 Colon Carcinoma Colon Carcinoma Colon disease pSport1 S0358 Colon Normal III Colon Normal Colon pSport1 S0360 Colon Tumor II Colon Tumor Colon disease pSport1 S0362 Human Gastrocnemius Gastrocnemius muscle pSport1 S0364 Human Quadriceps Quadriceps muscle pSport1 S0366 Human Soleus Soleus Muscle pSport1 S0368 Human Pancreatic Islets of Langerhans pSport1 Langerhans S0370 Larynx carcinoma II Larynx carcinoma disease pSport1 S0372 Larynx carcinoma III Larynx carcinoma disease pSport1 S0374 Normal colon Normal colon pSport1 S0376 Colon Tumor Colon Tumor disease pSport1 S0378 Pancreas normal PCA4 Pancreas Normal PCA4 No pSport1 No S0380 Pancreas Tumor PCA4 Pancreas Tumor PCA4 Tu disease pSport1 Tu S0382 Larynx carcinoma IV Larynx carcinoma disease pSport1 S0384 Tongue carcinoma Tongue carcinoma disease pSport1 S0386 Human Whole Brain, re- Whole brain Brain ZAP Express excision S0388 Human Human Hypothalamus, disease Uni-ZAP XR Hypothalamus, schizophre- Schizophrenia nia, re-excision S0390 Smooth muscle, control; Smooth muscle Pulmanary Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR re-excision artery S0392 Salivary Gland Salivary gland; normal pSport1 S0394 Stomach; normal Stomach; normal pSport1 S0396 Uterus; normal Uterus; normal pSport1 S0398 Testis; normal Testis; normal pSport1 S0400 Brain; normal Brain; normal pSport1 S0402 Adrenal Gland, normal Adrenal gland; normal pSport1 S0404 Rectum normal Rectum, normal pSport1 S0406 Rectum tumour Rectum tumour pSport1 S0408 Colon, normal Colon, normal pSport1 S0410 Colon, tumour Colon, tumour pSport1 S0412 Temporal cortex- Temporal cortex, alzheimer disease Other Alzheizmer; subtracted S0414 Hippocampus, Alzheimer Hippocampus, Alzheimer Other Subtracted Subtracted S0418 CHME Cell Line; treated CHME Cell Line; treated pCMVSport 3.0 5 hrs S0420 CLIME Cell CHME Cell line, untreatetd pSport1 Line, untreated S0422 Mo7e Cell Line GM-CSF Mo7e Cell Line GM-CSF pCMVSport 3.0 treated (1 ng/ml) treated (1 ng/ml) S0424 TF-1 Cell Line GM-CSF TF-1 Cell Line GM-CSF pSport1 Treated Treated S0426 Monocyte activated; re- Monocyte-activated blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR excision S0428 Neutrophils control; re- human neutrophils blood Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR excision S0430 Aryepiglottis Normal Aryepiglottis Normal pSport1 S0432 Sinus piniformis Tumour Sinus piniformis Tumour pSport1 S0434 Stomach Normal Stomach Normal disease pSport1 S0436 Stomach Tumour Stomach Tumour disease pSport1 S0438 Liver Normal Met5No Liver Normal Met5No pSPort1 S0440 Liver Tumour Met 5 Tu Liver Tumour pSPort1 S0442 Colon Normal Colon Normal pSPort1 S0444 Colon Tumor Colon Tumour disease pSPort1 S0446 Tongue Tumour Tongue Tumour pSPort1 S0448 Larynx Normal Larynx Normal pSPort1 S0450 Larynx Tumour Larynx Tumour pSPort1 S0452 Thymus Thymus pSport1 S0454 Placenta Placenta Placenta pSport1 S0456 Tongue Normal Tongue Normal pSport1 S0458 Thyroid Normal (SDCA2 Thyroid normal pSport1 No) S0460 Thyroid Tumour Thyroid Tumour pSport1 S0462 Thyroid Thyroiditis Thyroid Thyroiditis pSport1 S0464 Larynx Normal Larynx Normal pSport1 S0466 Larynx Tumor Larynx Tumor disease pSport1 S0468 Ea.hy.926 cell line Ea.hy.926 cell line pSport1 S0470 Adenocarcinoma PYFD disease pSport1 S0472 Lung Mesothelium PYBT pSport1 S0474 Human blood platelets Platelets Blood Other platelets S0665 Human Amygdala; re- Amygdala Uni-ZAP XR excission S3012 Smooth Muscle Serum Smooth muscle Pulmanary Cell Line pBluescript Treated, Norm artery S3014 Smooth muscle, serum Smooth muscle Pulmanary Cell Line pBluescript induced, re-exc artery S3018 TH1 cells TH1 cells Uni-ZAP XR S6014 H. hypothalamus, frac A Hypothalamus Brain ZAP Express S6016 H. Frontal Cortex, H. Brain, Frontal Cortex, Brain disease Uni-ZAP XR Epileptic Epileptic S6022 H. Adipose Tissue Human Adipose Tissue Uni-ZAP XR S6024 Alzheimers, spongy Alzheimer″s/Spongy Brain disease Uni-ZAP XR change change S6026 Frontal Lobe, Dementia Frontal Lobe Brain Uni-ZAP XR dementia/Alzheimer″s S6028 Human Manic Human Manic depression Brain disease Uni-ZAP XR Depression Tissue tissue T0001 Human Brown Fat Brown Fat pBluescript SK- T0002 Activated T-cells Activated T-Cell, PBL Blood Cell Line pBluescript SK- fraction T0003 Human Fetal Lung Human Fetal Lung pBluescript SK- T0004 Human White Fat Human White Fat pBluescript SK- T0006 Human Pineal Gland Human Pinneal Gland pBluescript SK- T0007 Colon Epithelium Colon Epithelium pBluescript SK- T0008 Colorectal Tumor Colorectal Tumor disease pBluescript SK- T0010 Human Infant Brain Human Infant Brain Other T0023 Human Pancreatic Human Pancreatic disease pBluescript SK- Carcinoma Carcinoma T0039 HSA 172 Cells Human HSA 172 cell line pBluescript SK- T0040 HSC172 cells SA172 Cells pBluescript SK- T0041 Jurkat T-cell G1 phase Jurkat T-cell pBluescript SK- T0042 Jurkat T-Cell, S phase Jurkat T-Cell Line pBluescript SK- T0048 Human Aortic Human Aortic Endothilium pBluescript SK- Endothelium T0049 Aorta endothelial cells + Aorta endothelial cells pBluescript SK- TNF-a T0060 Human White Adipose Human White Fat pBluescript SK- T0067 Human Thyroid Human Thyroid pBluescript SK- T0068 Normal Ovary, Normal Ovary, pBluescript SK- Premenopausal Premenopausal T0069 Human Uterus, normal Human Uterus, normal pBluescript SK- T0070 Human Adrenal Gland Human Adrenal Gland pBluescript SK- T0071 Human Bone Marrow Human Bone Marrow pBluescript SK- T0074 Human Adult Retina Human Adult Retina pBluescript SK- T0078 Human Liver, normal Human Liver, normal pBluescript SK- adult Adult T0079 Human Kidney, normal Human Kidney, normal pBluescript SK- Adult Adult T0082 Human Adult Retina Human Adult Retina pBluescript SK- T0086 Human Pancreatic Human Pancreatic disease pBluescript SK- Carcinoma -- Screened Carcinoma T0087 Alzheimer″s, exon disease pAMP trap, 712P T0090 Liver, normal pBluescript SK- T0091 Liver, hepatocellular pBluescript SK- carcinoma T0103 Human colon carcinoma pBluescript SK- (HCC) cell line T0104 HCC cell line metastisis pBluescript SK- to liver T0109 Human (HCC) cell line pBluescript SK- liver (mouse) metastasis, remake T0110 Human colon carcinoma pBluescript SK- (HCC) cell line, remake T0112 Human (Caco-2) cell pBluescript SK- line, adenocarcinoma, colon T0114 Human (Caco-2) cell pBluescript SK- line, adenocarcinoma, colon, remake T0115 Human Colon Carcinoma pBluescript SK- (HCC) cell line L0002 Atrium cDNA library Human heart L0004 CLONTECH ™ HL 1065a L0005 CLONTECH ™ human aorta polyA + mRNA (#6572) L0009 EST from 8p21.3-p22 L0012 HDMEC cDNA library L0015 Human L0017 Human (J. Swensen) L0018 Human (M. Lovett) L0021 Human adult (K. Okubo) L0022 Human adult lung 3″ directed MboI cDNA L0023 human adult testis L0024 Human brain A R Sanders L0025 Human brain striatum L0032 Human chromosome 12p cDNAs L0033 Human chromosome 13q14 cDNA L0034 Human chromosome 14 L0040 Human colon mucosa L0041 Human epidermal keratinocyte L0045 Human keratinocyte differential display (B. Lin) L0052 Human normalized K562-cDNA L0053 Human pancreatic tumor L0055 Human promyelocyte L0060 Human thymus NSTH II L0065 Liver HepG2 cell line. L0070 Selected chromosome 21 cDNA library L0096 Subtracted human retina L0097 Subtracted human retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) L0103 DKFZphamyl amygdala L0105 Human aorta polyA + aorta (T Fujiwara) L0109 Human brain cDNA brain L0114 Human fetal brain brain (R. L. Margolis) L0117 Human fetal brain cDNA brain (T. M. Gress) L0121 Stratagene catalog brain #936206 L0130 Human hippocampus, hippocampus Stratagene catalog #936205 L0136 Human neuroepithelium neuroepithelium (N. Jiang) L0138 Human normal gingiva normal gingiva L0140 Human pancreatic cancer pancreatic cancer (C Wallrapp) L0142 Human placenta cDNA placenta (T Fujiwara) L0143 Human placenta polyA + placenta (TFujiwara) L0145 Human retina retina (D. Swanson) L0146 Human fovea cDNA retinal fovea L0149 DKFZphsnu1 subthalamic nucleus L0151 Human testis (C. De testis Smet) L0157 Human fetal brain brain (T Fujiwara) L0158 Human fetal brain brain QBogin L0163 Human heart cDNA heart (Y Nakamura) L0171 Human lung lung adenocarcinoma A549 adenocarcinoma A549 L0175 Human retina cell line retina ARPE-19 ARPE-19 L0177 Human newborn Clonetics melanocytes (T. Vogt) Corp. (San Diego, CA) strain #68 and 2486 L0182 Human HeLa (Y. Wang) HeLa L0183 Human HeLa cells HeLa (M. Lovett) L0185 Human immortalized HS74 and its fibroblasts (H. L. Ozer) SV40- transformed sublines L0187 Human fibrosarcoma cell fibrosarcoma HT1080 line HT1080 L0194 Human pancreatic cancer pancreatic cancer Patu 8988t cell line Patu 8988t L0295 Human liver EST liver (Y. L. Yu) L0307 Human C3-A11N C3-A11N; clonally related variant of OCI LY8- C3P L0309 Human E8CASS breast adenocarcinoma E8CASS; variant of MCF7 L0351 Infant brain, Bento BA, M13-derived Soares L0352 Nonnalized infant brain, BA, M13-derived Bento Soares L0354 JG, Human foetal Kidney Bluescript tissue L0355 P, Human foetal Brain Bluescript Whole tissue L0356 S, Human foetal Bluescript Adrenals tissue L0357 V, Human Placenta tissue Bluescript KS II+ L0361 Stratagene ovary ovary Bluescript SK (#937217) L0362 Stratagene ovarian cancer Bluescript SK- (#937219) L0363 NCI_CGAP_GC2 germ cell tumor Bluescript SK- L0364 NCI_CGAP_GC5 germ cell tumor Bluescript SK- L0365 NCI_CGAP_Phe1 pheochromocytoma Bluescript SK- L0366 Stratagene schizo brain schizophrenic brain S-11 Bluescript SK- S11 frontal lobe L0367 NCI_CGAP_Sch1 Schwannoma tumor Bluescript SK- L0368 NCI_CGAP_SS1 synovial sarcoma Bluescript SK- L0369 NCI_CGAP_AA1 adrenal adenoma adrenal Bluescript SK- gland L0370 Johnston frontal cortex pooled frontal lobe brain Bluescript SK- L0371 NCI_CGAP_Br3 breast tumor breast Bluescript SK- L0372 NCI_CGAP_Col2 colon tumor colon Bluescript SK- L0373 NCI_CGAP_Co11 tumor colon Bluescript SK- L0374 NCI_CGAP_Co2 tumor colon Bluescript SK- L0375 NCI_CGAP_Kid6 kidney tumor kidney Bluescript SK- L0376 NCI_CGAP_Lar1 larynx larynx Bluescript SK- L0377 NCI_CGAP_HN2 squamous cell carcinoma larynx Bluescript SK- from vocal cord L0378 NCI_CGAP_Lu1 lung tumor lung L0379 NCI_CGAP_Lym3 lymphoma lymph node Bluescript SK- L0381 NCI_CGAP_HN4 squamous cell carcinoma pharynx Bluescript SK- L0382 NCI_CGAP_Pr25 epithelium (cell line) prostate Bluescript SK- L0383 NCI_CGAP_Pr24 invasive tumor (cell line) prostate Bluescript SK- L0384 NCI_CGAP_Pr23 prostate tumor prostate Bluescript SK- L0385 NCI_CGAP_Gas1 gastric tumor stomach Bluescript SK- L0386 NCI_CGAP_HN3 squamous cell carcinoma tongue Bluescript SK- from base of tongue L0387 NCI_CGAP_GCB0 germinal center B-cells tonsil Bluescript SK- L0388 NCI_CGAP_HN6 normal gingiva (cell line Bluescript SK- from immortalized kerati L0389 NCI_CGAP_HN5 normal gingiva (cell line Bluescript SK- from primary keratinocyt L0393 B, Human Liver tissue gt11 L0394 H, Human adult Brain gt11 Cortex tissue L0404 b4HB3MA Lafmid BA Cot109 + 103 + 85-Bio L0411 1-NIB Lafmid BA L0414 b4HB3MA Lafmid BA L0415 b4HB3MA Cot8-HAP-Ft Lafmid BA L0416 b4HB3MA-Cot0.38- Lafmid BA HAP-B L0417 b4HB3MA-Cot0.38- Lafmid BA HAP-Ft-6 L0418 b4HB3MA-Cot109 + 10- Lafmid BA Bio L0419 b4HB3MA- Lafmid BA Cot109 + 103 + 85-Bio L0424 b4HB3MA-Cot14.5 Lafmid BA L0426 b4HB3MA-Cot51.5- Lafmid BA HAP-Ft L0427 b4HB3MA-FT20%- Lafmid BA Biotin L0428 Cot1374Ft-4HB3MA Lafmid BA L0430 Cot250Ft-b4HB3MA Lafmid BA L0433 HWM42YA Lafmid BA L0434 Infant brain library of Dr. lafmid BA M. Soares L0435 Infant brain, LLNL array lafmid BA of Dr. M. Soares 1NIB L0437 N-b4HB3MA-Cot109 Lafmid BA L0438 normalized infant brain total brain brain lafmid BA cDNA L0439 Soares infant brain 1NIB whole brain Lafmid BA L0441 2HB3MK Lafmid BK L0442 4HB3MK Lafmid BK L0443 b4HB3MK Lafmid BK L0446 N4HB3MK Lafmid BK L0447 NHB3MK Lafmid BK L0448 3HFLSK20 Lafmid K L0451 N3HFLSK20 Lafmid K L0453 BATM1 lambda gt10 L0454 CLONTECH ™ adult lambda gt10 human fat cell library HL1108A L0455 Human retina cDNA retina eye lambda gt10 randomly primed sublibrary L0456 Human retina cDNA retina eye lambda gt10 Tsp5091-cleaved sublibrary L0457 multi-tissue normalized multi-tissue pooled lambda gt10 short-fragment L0459 Adult heart, Lambda gt11 CLONTECH ™ L0460 Adult heart, Lambda gt11 Lambda gt11 L0462 WATM1 lambda gt11 L0463 fetal brain cDNA brain brain lambda gt11 L0465 TEST1, Human adult lambda nm1149 Testis tissue L0467 Fetal heart, Lambda ZAP Lambda ZAP Express L0468 HE6W lambda zap L0470 BL29 Burkitt″s lambda ZAP 2 lymphoma, Pascalis Sideras L0471 Human fetal heart, Lambda ZAP Lambda ZAP Express Express L0475 KG1-a Lambda Zap KG1-a Lambda Zap Express cDNA library Express (Stratagene) L0476 Fetal brain, Stratagene Lambda ZAP II L0477 HPLA CCLee placenta Lambda ZAP II L0480 Stratagene cat#937212 Lambda ZAP, (1992) pBluescript SK(−) L0481 CD34 + DIRECTIONAL Lambda ZAPII L0482 HT29M6 Lambda ZAPII L0483 Human pancreatic islet Lambda ZAPII L0485 STRATAGENE Human skeletal muscle leg muscle Lambda ZAPII skeletal muscle cDNA library, cat. #936215. L0486 Human promyelocytic promyelocytic lambda ZAPII HL60 cell line HL60 cell line L0492 (S. Herblot) Human Genomic pAMP L0493 NCI_CGAP_Ov26 papillary serous carcinoma ovary pAMP1 L0497 NCI_CGAP_HSC4 CD34+, CD38− from bone pAMP1 normal bone marrow donor marrow L0498 NCI_CGAP_HSC3 CD34+, T negative, patient bone pAMP1 with chronic myelogenou marrow L0499 NCI_CGAP_HSC2 stem cell 34+/38+ bone pAMP1 marrow L0500 NCI_CGAP_Brn20 oligodendroglioma brain pAMP1 L0501 NCI_CGAP_Brn21 oligodendroglioma brain pAMP1 L0502 NCI_CGAP_Br15 adenocarcinoma breast pAMP1 L0503 NCI_CGAP_Br17 adenocarcinoma breast pAMP1 L0504 NCI_CGAP_Br13 breast carcinoma in situ breast pAMP1 L0505 NCI_CGAP_Br12 invasive carcinoma breast pAMP1 L0506 NCI_CGAP_Br16 lobullar carcinoma in situ breast pAMP1 L0507 NCI_CGAP_Br14 normal epithelium breast pAMP1 L0508 NCI_CGAP_Lu25 bronchioalveolar lung pAMP1 carcinoma L0509 NCI_CGAP_Lu26 invasive adenocarcinoma lung pAMP1 L0510 NCI_CGAP_Ov33 borderline ovarian ovary pAMP1 carcinoma L0511 NCI_CGAP_Ov34 borderline ovarian ovary pAMP1 carcinoma L0512 NCI_CGAP_Ov36 borderline ovarian ovary pAMP1 carcinoma L0513 NCI_CGAP_Ov37 early stage papillary serous ovary pAMP1 carcinoma L0514 NCI_CGAP_Ov31 papillary serous carcinoma ovary pAMP1 L0515 NCI_CGAP_Ov32 papillary serous carcinoma ovary pAMP1 L0517 NCI_CGAP_Pr1 pAMP10 L0518 NCI_CGAP_Pr2 pAMP10 L0519 NCI_CGAP_Pr3 pAMP10 L0520 NCI_CGAP_Alv1 alveolar pAMP10 rhabdomyosarcoma L0521 NCI_CGAP_Ew1 Ewing″s sarcoma pAMP10 L0522 NCI_CGAP_Kid1 kidney pAMP10 L0523 NCI_CGAP_Lip2 liposarcoma pAMP10 L0524 NCI_CGAP_Li1 liver pAMP10 L0525 NCI_CGAP_Li2 liver pAMP10 L0526 NCI_CGAP_Pr12 metastatic prostate bone pAMP10 lesion L0527 NCI_CGAP_Ov2 ovary pAMP10 L0528 NCI_CGAP_Pr5 prostate pAMP10 L0529 NCI_CGAP_Pr6 prostate pAMP10 L0530 NCI_CGAP_Pr8 prostate pAMP10 L0531 NCI_CGAP_Pr20 prostate metastasis, liver pAMP10 L0532 NCI_CGAP_Thy1 thyroid pAMP10 L0533 NCI_CGAP_HSC1 stem cells bone pAMP10 marrow L0534 Chromosome 7 Fetal brain brain pAMP10 Brain cDNA Library L0535 NCI_CGAP_Br5 infiltrating ductal breast pAMP10 carcinoma L0536 NCI_CGAP_Br4 normal ductal tissue breast pAMP10 L0538 NCI_CGAP_Ov5 normal surface epithelium ovary pAMP10 L0539 Chromosome 7 Placental placenta pAMP10 cDNA Library L0540 NCI_CGAP_Pr10 invasive prostate tumor prostate pAMP10 L0541 NCI_CGAP_Pr7 low-grade prostatic prostate pAMP10 neoplasia L0542 NCI_CGAP_Pr11 normal prostatic epithelial prostate pAMP10 cells L0543 NCI_CGAP_Pr9 normal prostatic epithelial prostate pAMP10 cells L0544 NCI_CGAP_Pr4 prostatic intraepithelial prostate pAMP10 neoplasia - high grade L0545 NCI_CGAP_Pr4.1 prostatic intraepithelial prostate pAMP10 neoplasia - high grade L0546 NCI_CGAP_Pr18 stroma prostate pAMP10 L0547 NCI_CGAP_Pr16 tumor prostate pAMP10 L0549 NCI_CGAP_HN10 carcinoma in situ from pAMP10 retromolar trigone L0550 NCI_CGAP_HN9 normal squamous pAMO10 epithelium from retromolar trigone L0551 NCI_CGAP_HN7 normal squamous pAMP10 epithelium, floor of mouth L0552 NCI_CGAP_HN8 well-differentiated invasive pAMP10 carcinoma, floor of m L0553 NCI_CGAP_Co22 colonic adenocarcinoma colon pAMP10 L0554 NCI_CGAP_Li8 liver pAMP10 L0555 NCI_CGAP_Lu34 large cell carcinoma lung pAMP10 L0557 NCI_CGAP_Lu21 small cell carcinoma lung pAMP10 L0558 NCI_CGAP_0v40 endometrioid ovarian ovary pAMP10 metastasis L0559 NCI_CGAP_Ov39 papillary serous ovarian ovary pAMP10 metastasis L0560 NCI_CGAP_HN12 moderate to poorly tongue pAMP10 differentiated invasive carcino L0561 NCI_CGAP_HN11 normal squamous tongue pAMP10 epithelium L0562 Chromosome 7 HeLa HeLa cell pAMP10 cDNA Library line; ATCC L0563 Human Bone Marrow bone marrow pBluescript Stromal Fibroblast L0564 Jia bone marrow stroma bone marrow stroma pBluescript L0565 Normal Human Bone Hip pBluescript Trabecular Bone Cells L0581 Stratagene liver liver pBluescript SK (#937224) L0583 Stratagene cDNA library pBluescript SK(+) Human fibroblast, cat#937212 L0584 Stratagene cDNA library pBluescript SK(+) Human heart, cat#936208 L0586 HTCDL1 pBluescript SK( 31 ) L0587 Stratagene colon HT29 pBluescript SK− (#937221) L0588 Stratagene endothelial pBluescript SK− cell 937223 L0589 Stratagene fetal retina pBluescript SK− 937202 L0590 Stratagene fibroblast pBluescript SK− (#937212) L0591 Stratagene HeLa cell s3 pBluescript SK− 937216 L0592 Stratagene hNT neuron pBluescript SK− (#937233) L0593 Stratagene pBluescript SK− neuroepithelium (#937231) L0594 Stratagene pBluescript SK− neuroepithelium NT2RAMI 937234 L0595 Stratagene NT2 neuronal neuroepithelial cells brain pBluescript SK− precursor 937230 L0596 Stratagene colon colon pBluescript SK− (#937204) L0597 Stratagene corneal cornea pBluescript SK− stroma (#937222) L0598 Morton Fetal Cochlea cochlea ear pBluescript SK− L0599 Stratagene lung lung pBluescript SK− (#937210) L0600 Weizmann Olfactory olfactory epithelium nose pBluescript SK− Epithelium L0601 Stratagene pancreas pancreas pBluescript SK− (#937208) L0602 Pancreatic Islet pancreatic islet pancreas pBluescript SK− L0603 Stratagene placenta placenta pBluescript SK− (#937225) L0604 Stratagene muscle muscle skeletal pBluescript SK− 937209 muscle L0605 Stratagene fetal spleen fetal spleen spleen pBluescript SK− (#937205) L0606 NCI_CGAP_Lym5 follicular lymphoma lymph node pBluescript SK− L0607 NCI_CGAP_Lym6 mantle cell lymphoma lymph node pBluescript SK− L0608 Stratagene lung lung carcinoma lung NCI-H69 pBluescript SK− carcinoma 937218 L0609 Schiller astrocytoma astrocytoma brain pBluescript SK− (Stratagene) L0610 Schiller glioblastoma glioblastoma multiforme brain pBluescript SK− multiforme (Stratagene) L0611 Schiller meningioma meningioma brain pBluescript SK− (Stratagene) L0612 Schiller oligodendroglioma brain pBluescript SK− oligodendroglioma (Stratagene) L0615 22 week old human fetal pBluescriptII SK(−) liver cDNA library L0616 Chromosome 21 exon pBluescriptIIKS+ L0617 Chromosome 22 exon pBluescriptIIKS+ L0618 Chromosome 9 exon pBluescriptIIKS+ L0619 Chromosome 9 exon II pBluescriptIIKS+ L0622 HM1 pcDNAII (Invitrogen) L0623 HM3 pectoral muscle (after pcDNAII mastectomy) (Invitrogen) L0625 NCI_CGAP_AR1 bulk alveolar tumor pCMV-SPORT2 L0626 NCI_CGAP_GC1 bulk germ cell seminoma pCMV-SPORT2 L0627 NCI_CGAP_Co1 bulk tumor colon pCMV-SPORT2 L0628 NCI_CGAP_Ov1 ovary bulk tumor ovary pCMV-SPORT2 L0629 NCI_CGAP_Mel3 metastatic melanoma to bowel (skin pCMV-SPORT4 bowel primary) L0630 NCI_CGAP_CNS1 substantia nigra brain pCMV-SPORT4 L0631 NCI_CGAP_Br7 breast pCMV-SPORT4 L0632 NCI_CGAP_Li5 hepatic adenoma liver pCMV-SPORT4 L0633 NCI_CGAP_Lu6 small cell carcinoma lung pCMV-SPORT4 L0634 NCI_CGAP_Ov8 serous adenocarcinoma ovary pCMV-SPORT4 L0635 NCI_CGAP_PNS1 dorsal root ganglion peripheral pCMV-SPORT4 nervous system L0636 NCI_CGAP_Pit1 four pooled pituitary brain pCMV-SPORT6 adenomas L0637 NCI_CGAP_Brn53 three pooled meningiomas brain pCMV-SPORT6 L0638 NCI_CGAP_Brn35 tumor, 5 pooled (see brain pCMV-SPORT6 description) L0639 NCI_CGAP_Brn52 tumor, 5 pooled (see brain pCMV-SPORT6 description) L0640 NCI_CGAP_Br18 four pooled high-grade breast pCMV-SPORT6 tumors, including two prima L0641 NCI_CGAP_Co17 juvenile granulosa tumor colon pCMV-SPORT6 L0642 NCI_CGAP_Co18 moderately differentiated colon pCMV-SPORT6 adenocarcinoma L0643 NCI_CGAP_Co19 moderately differentiated colon pCMV-SPORT6 adenocarcinoma L0644 NCI_CGAP_Co20 moderately differentiated colon pCMV-SPORT6 adenocarcinoma L0645 NCI_CGAP_Co21 moderately differentiated colon pCMV-SPORT6 adenocarcinoma L0646 NCI_CGAP_Co14 moderately-differentiated colon pCMV-SPORT6 adenocarcinoma L0647 NCI_CGAP_Sar4 five pooled sarcomas, connective pCMV-SPORT6 including myxoid tissue liposarcoma L0648 NCI_CGAP_Eso2 squamous cell carcinoma esophagus pCMV-SPORT6 L0649 NCI_CGAP_GU1 2 pooled high-grade genitourinary pCMV-SPORT6 transitional cell tumors tract L0650 NCI_CGAP_Kid13 2 pooled Wilms″ tumors, kidney pCMV-SPORT6 one primary and one metast L0651 NCI_CGAP_Kid8 renal cell tumor kidney pCMV-SPORT6 L0652 NCI_CGAP_Lu27 four pooled poorly- lung pCMV-SPORT6 differentiated adenocarcinomas L0653 NCI_CGAP_Lu28 two pooled squamous cell lung pCMV-SPORT6 carcinomas L0654 NCI_CGAP_Lu31 lung, cell pCMV-SPORT6 line L0655 NCI_CGAP_Lym12 lymphoma, follicular lymph node pCMV-SPORT6 mixed small and large cell L0656 NCI_CGAP_Ov38 normal epithelium ovary pCMV-SPORT6 L0657 NCI_CGAP_Ov23 tumor, 5 pooled (see ovary pCMV-SPORT6 L0658 NCI_CGAP_Ov35 description) tumor, 5 pooled (see ovary pCMV-SPORT6 description) L0659 NCI_CGAP_Pan1 adenocarcinoma pancreas pCMV-SPORT6 L0661 NCI_CGAP_Mel15 malignant melanoma, skin pCMV-SPORT6 metastatic to lymph node L0662 NCI_CGAP_Gas4 poorly differentiated stomach pCMV-SPORT6 adenocarcinoma with signet r L0663 NCI_CGAP_Ut2 moderately-differentiated uterus pCMV-SPORT6 endometrial adenocarcino L0664 NCI_CGAP_Ut3 poorly-differentiated uterus pCMV-SPORT6 endometrial adenocarcinoma, L0665 NCI_CGAP_Ut4 serous papillary carcinoma, uterus pCMV-SPORT6 high grade, 2 pooled t L0666 NCI_CGAP_Ut1 well-differentiated uterus pCMV-SPORT6 endometrial adenocarcinoma, 7 L0667 NCI_CGAP_CML1 myeloid cells, 18 pooled whole blood pCMV-SPORT6 CML cases, BCR/ABL rearra L0669 Human MCF7 cDNA breast adenocarcinoma breast MCF7 pCR II subtracted with MDA- [Invitrogen] MB-231 cDNA L0681 Stanley Frontal SN frontal lobe (see brain pCR2.1 individual description) (Invitrogen) L0682 Stanley Frontal NB pool frontal lobe (see brain pCR2.1-TOPO 2 description) (Invitrogen) L0683 Stanley Frontal NS pool frontal lobe (see brain pCR2.1-TOPO 2 description) (Invitrogen) L0684 Stanley Frontal SB pool frontal lobe (see brain pCR2.1-TOPO 1 description) (Invitrogen) L0686 Stanley Frontal SN pool frontal lobe (see brain pCR2.1-TOPO 2 description) (Invitrogen) L0690 Testis, Subtracted pCRII L0695 Human Glialblastoma Brain BT-325 PCRII, Invitrogen Cell L0697 Testis 1 PGEM 5zf(+) L0698 Testis 2 PGEM 5zf(+) L0708 NIH_MGC_17 rhabdomyosarcoma muscle pOTB7 L0709 NIH_MGC_21 choriocarcinoma placenta pOTB7 L0710 NIH_MGC_7 small cell carcinoma lung MGC3 pOTB7 L0716 PMA-induced HL60 cell PMA-induced pSPORT1 subtraction library HL60 human leukemic cell line L0717 Gessler Wilms tumor pSPORT1 L0718 Testis 5 pSPORT1 L0720 PN001-Normal Human prostate pSport1 Prostate L0731 Soares_pregnant_uterus_ uterus pT7T3-PAc NbHPU L0738 Human colorectal cancer pT7T3D L0740 Soares melanocyte melanocyte pT7T3D 2NbHM (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0741 Soares adult brain brain pT7T3D N2b4HB55Y (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0742 Soares adult brain brain PT7T3D N2b5HB55Y (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0743 Soares breast 2NbHBst breast pT7T3D (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0744 Soares breast 3NbHBst breast pT7T3D (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0745 Soares retina N2b4HR retina eye pT7T3D (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0746 Soares retina N2b5HR retina eye pT7T3D (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0747 Soares_fetal_heart_NbH heart pT7T3D H19W (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0748 Soares fetal liver spleen Liver and pT7T3D 1NFLS Spleen (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0749 Soares_fetal_liver_spleen_(—) Liver and pT7T3D 1NFLS_S1 Spleen (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0750 Soares_fetal_lung_NbHL lung pT7T3D 19W (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0751 Soares ovary tumor ovarian tumor ovary pT7T3D NbHOT (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0752 Soares_parathyroid_tu- parathyroid tumor parathyroid pT7T3D mor_NbHPA gland (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0753 Soares_pineal_gland_N3 pineal gland pT7T3D HPG (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0754 Soares placenta Nb2HP placenta pT7T3D (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0755 Soares_placenta_8 to 9 placenta pT7T3D weeks_2NbHP 8 to 9 W (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0756 Soares_multiple_sclero- multiple sclerosis lesions pT7T3D sis_2NbHMSP (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker V_TYPE L0757 Soares_senescent_fibro- senescent fibroblast pT7T3D blasts_NbHSF (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker V_TYPE L0758 Soares_testis_NHT pT7T3D-Pac (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0759 Soares_total_fetus_Nb2H pT7T3D-Pac F8_9 w (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0760 Barstead aorta HPLRB3 aorta pT7T3D-Pac (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0761 NCI_CGAP_CLL1 B-cell, chronic lymphotic pT7T3D-Pac leukemia (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0762 NCI_CGAP_Br1.1 breast pT7T3D-Pac (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0763 NCI_CGAP_Br2 breast pT7T3D-Pac (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0764 NCI_CGAP_Co3 colon pT7T3D-Pac (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0765 NCI_CGAP_Co4 colon pT7T3D-Pac (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0766 NCI_CGAP_GCB1 germinal center B cell pT7T3D-Pac (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0767 NCI_CGAP_GC3 pooled germ cell tumors pT7T3D-Pac (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0768 NCI_CGAP_GC4 pooled germ cell tumors pT7T3D-Pac (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0769 NCI_CGAP_Brn25 anaplastic brain pT7T3D-Pac oligodendroglioma (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0770 NCI_CGAP_Brn23 glioblastoma (pooled) brain pT7T3D-Pac (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0771 NCI_CGAP_Co8 adenocarcinoma colon pT7T3D-Pac (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0772 NCI_CGAP_Co10 colon tumor RER+ colon pT7T3D-Pac (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0773 NCI_CGAP_Co9 colon tumor RER+ colon pT7T3D-Pac (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0774 NCI_CGAP_Kid3 kidney pT7T3D-Pac (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0775 NCI_CGAP_Kid5 2 pooled tumors (clear cell kidney pT7T3D-Pac type) (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0776 NCI_CGAP_Lu5 carcinoid lung pT7T3D-Pac (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0777 Soares_NhHMPu_S1 Pooled human melanocyte, mixed (see pT7T3D-Pac fetal heart, and pregnant below) (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0778 Barstead pancreas pancreas pT7T3D-Pac HPLRB1 (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0779 Soares_NFL_T_GBC_S1 pooled pT7T3D-Pac (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0780 Soares_NSF_F8_9W_OT_(—) pooled pT7T3D-Pac PA_P_S1 (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0782 NCI_CGAP_Pr21 normal prostate prostate pT7T3D-Pac (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0783 NCI_CGAP_Pr22 normal prostate prostate pT7T3D-Pac (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0784 NCI_CGAP_Lei2 leiomyosarcoma soft tissue pT7T3D-Pac (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0785 Barstead spleen HPLRB2 spleen pT7T3D-Pac (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0786 Soares_NbHFB whole brain pT7T3D-Pac (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0787 NCI_CGAP_Sub1 pT7T3D-Pac (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0788 NCI_CGAP_Sub2 pT7T3D-Pac (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0789 NCI_CGAP_Sub3 pT7T3D-Pac (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0790 NCI_CGAP_Sub4 pT7T3D-Pac (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0791 NCI_CGAP_Sub5 pT7T3D-Pac (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0792 NCI_CGAP_Sub6 pT7T3D-Pac (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0793 NCI_CGAP_Sub7 pT7T3D-Pac (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0794 NCI_CGAP_GC6 pooled germ cell tumors pT7T3D-Pac (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0796 NCI_CGAP_Brn50 medulloblastoma brain pT7T3D-Pac (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0800 NCI_CGAP_Co16 colon tumor, RER+ colon pT7T3D-Pac (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0803 NCI_CGAP_Kid11 kidney pT7T3D-Pac (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0804 NCI_CGAP_Kid12 2 pooled tumors (clear cell kidney pT7T3D-Pac type) (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0805 NCI_CGAP_Lu24 carcinoid lung pT7T3D-Pac (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0806 NCI_CGAP_Lu19 squamous cell carcinoma, lung pT7T3D-Pac poorly differentiated (4 (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0807 NCI_CGAP_Ov18 fibrotheoma ovary pT7T3D-Pac (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0808 Barstead prostate BPH prostate pT7T3D-Pac HPLRB4 1 (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0809 NCI_CGAP_Pr28 prostate pT7T3D-Pac (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L0811 BATM2 PTZ18 L0879 BT0254 breast puc18 L0930 BT0314 breast puc18 L0946 BT0333 breast puc18 L0988 BT0387 breast puc18 L1057 BT0559 breast puc18 L1278 BN0005 breast_normal puc18 L1441 CT0249 colon puc18 L1446 CT0254 colon puc18 L1477 CT0297 colon puc18 L1499 CT0322 colon puc18 L1548 CN0007 colon_normal puc18 L1561 CN0026 colon_normal puc18 L1607 DT0041 denis_drash puc18 L1651 HT0059 head_neck puc18 L1727 HT0158 head_neck puc18 L1788 HT0229 head_neck puc18 L1819 HT0268 head_neck puc18 L1872 HT0335 head_neck puc18 L1877 HT0340 head_neck puc18 L1878 HT0342 head_neck puc18 L1886 HT0350 head_neck puc18 L1894 HT0366 head_neck puc18 L1942 HT0452 head_neck puc18 L1948 HT0470 head_neck puc18 L2094 ST0125 stomach puc18 L2138 ST0186 stomach puc18 L2174 ST0240 stomach puc18 L2197 ST0278 stomach puc18 L2210 ST0293 stomach puc18 L2242 subtracted 3″ EST library pancreas AsPC- pUC18 1(ATCC:CRL- 1682) L2250 Human cerebral cortex cerebral cortex L2251 Human fetal lung Fetal lung L2252 Human placenta placenta L2255 GLC corresponding non pBluescript sk(−) cancerous liver tissue L2257 NIH_MGC_65 adenocarcinoma colon pCMV-SPORT6 L2258 NIH_MGC_67 retinoblastoma eye pCMV-SPORT6 L2259 NIH_MGC_68 large cell carcinoma lung pCMV-SPORT6 L2260 NIH_MGC_69 large cell carcinoma, lung pCMV-SPORT6 undifferentiated L2261 NIH_MGC_70 epithelioid carcinoma pancreas pCMV-SPORT6 L2262 NIH_MGC_72 melanotic melanoma skin pCMV-SPORT6 L2263 NIH_MGC_66 adenocarcinoma ovary pCMV-SPORT6 L2264 NIH_MGC_71 leiomyosarcoma uterus pCMV-SPORT6 L2265 NIH_MGC_39 adenocarcinoma pancreas pOTB7 L2269 NCI_CGAP_Thy11 follicular carcinoma thyroid pAMP10 L2270 Lupski_dorsal_root_ganglion dorsal root ganglia pCMV-SPORT6 (Life Technologies) L2277 BT0626 breast puc18 L2279 BT0659 breast puc18 L2281 BT0701 breast puc18 L2283 BT0705 breast puc18 L2289 BT0757 breast puc18 L2291 BT0760 breast puc18 L2294 BT0763 breast puc18 L2300 BT0789 breast puc18 L2301 BT0792 breast puc18 L2308 CT0383 colon puc18 L2317 CT0400 colon puc18 L2328 CT0412 colon puc18 L2332 CT0416 colon puc18 L2333 CT0417 colon puc18 L2336 CT0428 colon puc18 L2338 CT0432 colon puc18 L2339 CT0434 colon puc18 L2346 CT0483 colon puc18 L2348 CT0491 colon puc18 L2353 UT0003 uterus_tumor puc18 L2354 UT0005 uterus_tumor puc18 L2357 UT0021 uterus_tumor puc18 L2361 UT0028 uterus_tumor puc18 L2364 UT0033 uterus_tumor puc18 L2367 UT0039 uterus_tumor puc18 L2372 NN0034 nervous_normal puc18 L2377 NN0054 nervous_normal puc18 L2380 NN0068 nervous_normal puc18 L2382 NN0073 nervous_normal puc18 L2389 NN0087 nervous_normal puc18 L2400 NN0116 nervous_normal puc18 L2402 NN0118 nervous_normal puc18 L2412 NN0136 nervous_normal puc18 L2413 NN0141 nervous_normal puc18 L2439 NN1022 nervous_normal puc18 L2440 NN1023 nervous_normal puc18 L2449 NN1063 nervous_normal puc18 L2450 NN1065 nervous_normal puc18 L2462 NN1089 nervous_normal puc18 L2464 NN1104 nervous_normal puc18 L2466 NN1111 nervous_normal puc18 L2467 NN1112 nervous_normal puc18 L2471 NN1123 nervous_normal puc18 L2472 NN1124 nervous_normal puc18 L2477 HT0408 head_neck puc18 L2478 HT0445 head_neck puc18 L2487 HT0542 head_neck puc18 L2490 HT0545 head_neck puc18 L2491 HT0559 head_neck puc18 L2493 HT0576 head_neck puc18 L2494 HT0577 head_neck puc18 L2495 HT0594 head_neck puc18 L2497 HT0618 head_neck puc18 L2498 HT0619 head_neck puc18 L2499 HT0622 head_neck puc18 L2500 HT0623 head_neck puc18 L2504 HT0636 head_neck puc18 L2506 HT0638 head_neck puc18 L2513 HT0678 head_neck puc18 L2518 HT0697 head_neck puc18 L2519 HT0698 head_neck puc18 L2521 HT0702 head_neck puc18 L2522 HT0704 head_neck puc18 L2525 HT0710 head_neck puc18 L2535 HT0723 head_neck puc18 L2539 HT0727 head_neck puc18 L2540 HT0728 head_neck puc18 L2543 HT0734 head_neck puc18 L2545 HT0736 head_neck puc18 L2550 HT0743 head_neck puc18 L2552 HT0745 head_neck puc18 L2558 HT0756 head_neck puc18 L2560 HT0758 head_neck puc18 L2562 HT0760 head_neck puc18 L2565 HT0764 head_neck puc18 L2570 HT0771 head_neck puc18 L2571 HT0773 head_neck puc18 L2578 HT0785 head_neck puc18 L2581 HT0790 head_neck puc18 L2587 HT0797 head_neck puc18 L2596 HT0807 head_neck puc18 L2598 HT0809 head_neck puc18 L2599 HT0810 head_neck puc18 L2610 HT0837 head_neck puc18 L2615 HT0843 head_neck puc18 L2618 HT0847 head_neck puc18 L2630 HT0865 head_neck puc18 L2634 HT0872 head_neck puc18 L2635 HT0875 head_neck puc18 L2637 HT0877 head_neck puc18 L2638 HT0878 head_neck puc18 L2640 HT0881 head_neck puc18 L2644 HT0886 head_neck puc18 L2647 HT0894 head_neck puc18 L2649 HT0905 head_neck puc18 L2650 HT0934 head_neck puc18 L2651 NIH_MGC_20 melanotic melanoma skin pOTB7 L2652 NIH_MGC_57 glioblastoma brain pDNR-LIB (CLONTECH ™) L2653 NIH_MGC_58 hypernephroma kidney pDNR-LIB (CLONTECH ™) L2654 NIH_MGC_9 adenocarcinoma cell line ovary pOTB7 L2655 NIH_MGC_55 from acute myelogenous bone pDNR-LIB leukemia marrow (CLONTECH ™) L2657 NIH_MGC_54 from chronic myelogenous bone pDNR-LIB leukemia marrow (CLONTECH ™) L2667 NT0013 nervous_tumor puc18 L2668 NT0018 nervous_tumor puc18 L2669 NT0022 nervous_tumor puc18 L2670 NT0023 nervous_tumor puc18 L2671 NT0024 nervous_tumor puc18 L2673 NT0028 nervous_tumor puc18 L2674 NT0029 nervous_tumor puc18 L2675 NT0033 nervous_tumor puc18 L2677 NT0039 nervous_tumor puc18 L2681 NT0048 nervous_tumor puc18 L2683 NT0053 nervous_tumor puc18 L2686 NT0058 nervous_tumor puc18 L2689 NT0073 nervous_tumor puc18 L2696 NT0084 nervous_tumor puc18 L2702 NT0098 nervous_tumor puc18 L2705 NT0101 nervous_tumor puc18 L2706 NT0102 nervous_tumor puc18 L2708 NT0104 nervous_tumor puc18 L2709 NT0105 nervous_tumor puc18 L2716 NT0117 nervous_tumor puc18 L2730 GN0021 placenta_normal puc18 L2731 GN0023 placenta_normal puc18 L2733 GN0037 placenta_normal puc18 L2737 GN0047 placenta_normal puc18 L2738 GN0049 placenta_normal puc18 L2744 FT0004 prostate_tumor puc18 L2754 FT0022 prostate_tumor puc18 L2755 FT0023 prostate_tumor puc18 L2756 FT0024 prostate_tumor puc18 L2757 FT0025 prostate_tumor puc18 L2763 FT0039 prostate_tumor puc18 L2766 FT0042 prostate_tumor puc18 L2767 FT0044 prostate_tumor puc18 L2771 FT0050 prostate_tumor puc18 L2779 FT0058 prostate_tumor puc18 L2788 FT0071 prostate_tumor puc18 L2791 FT0077 prostate_tumor puc18 L2793 FT0080 prostate_tumor puc18 L2799 FT0096 prostate_tumor puc18 L2800 FT0097 prostate_tumor puc18 L2804 FT0103 prostate_tumor puc18 L2809 FT0117 prostate_tumor puc18 L2810 FT0119 prostate_tumor puc18 L2811 FT0122 prostate_tumor puc18 L2812 FT0123 prostate_tumor puc18 L2814 FT0128 prostate_tumor puc18 L2815 FT0129 prostate_tumor puc18 L2817 FT0131 prostate_tumor puc18 L2819 FT0134 prostate_tumor puc18 L2831 FT0162 prostate_tumor puc18 L2833 FT0164 prostate_tumor puc18 L2836 FT0169 prostate_tumor puc18 L2842 UM0009 uterus puc18 L2843 UM0017 uterus puc18 L2844 UM0018 uterus puc18 L2845 UM0021 uterus puc18 L2846 UM0022 uterus puc18 L2848 UM0053 uterus puc18 L2852 UM0077 uterus puc18 L2854 UM0091 uterus puc18 L2865 AN0004 amnion_normal puc18 L2869 AN0012 amnion_normal puc18 L2870 AN0013 amnion_normal puc18 L2877 AN0027 amnion_normal puc18 L2878 AN0029 amnion_normal puc18 L2884 AN0041 amnion_normal puc18 L2888 AN0056 amnion_normal puc18 L2893 AN0062 amnion_normal puc18 L2899 AN0094 amnion_normal puc18 L2902 BN0036 breast_normal puc18 L2904 BN0042 breast_normal puc18 L2905 BN0046 breast_normal puc18 L2906 BN0047 breast_normal puc18 L2910 BN0070 breast_normal puc18 L2914 BN0090 breast_normal puc18 L2915 BN0098 breast_normal puc18 L2918 BN0114 breast_normal puc18 L2919 BN0115 breast_normal puc18 L2924 BN0138 breast_normal puc18 L2938 BN0174 breast_normal puc18 L2962 BN0221 breast_normal puc18 L2978 BN0247 breast_normal puc18 L2985 BN0257 breast_normal puc18 L2987 BN0259 breast_normal puc18 L2991 BN0264 breast_normal puc18 L2999 BN0273 breast_normal puc18 L3001 BN0275 breast_normal puc18 L3002 BN0276 breast_normal puc18 L3010 BN0294 breast_normal puc18 L3011 BN0295 breast_normal puc18 L3012 BN0296 breast_normal puc18 L3019 BN0303 breast_normal puc18 L3020 BN0304 breast_normal puc18 L3041 BN0332 breast_normal puc18 L3058 EN0004 lung_normal puc18 L3066 EN0018 lung_normal puc18 L3071 EN0026 lung_normal puc18 L3078 EN0042 lung_normal puc18 L3080 ET0001 lung_tumor puc18 L3081 ET0005 lung_tumor puc18 L3089 ET0018 lung_tumor puc18 L3092 ET0023 lung_tumor puc18 L3093 ET0024 lung_tumor puc18 L3095 ET0027 lung_tumor puc18 L3104 ET0041 lung_tumor puc18 L3109 ET0046 lung_tumor puc18 L3111 ET0058 lung_tumor puc18 L3117 ET0068 lung_tumor puc18 L3118 ET0070 lung_tumor puc18 L3119 ET0072 lung_tumor puc18 L3127 ET0084 lung_tumor puc18 L3128 MT0016 marrow puc18 L3132 MT0022 marrow puc18 L3134 MT0024 marrow puc18 L3140 MT0031 marrow puc18 L3144 MT0035 marrow puc18 L3153 MT0049 marrow puc18 L3154 MT0050 marrow puc18 L3158 MT0057 marrow puc18 L3160 MT0059 marrow puc18 L3182 MT0108 marrow puc18 L3184 MT0111 marrow puc18 L3186 MT0113 marrow puc18 L3199 OT0019 ovary puc18 L3204 OT0034 ovary puc18 L3207 OT0063 ovary puc18 L3210 OT0067 ovary puc18 L3211 OT0072 ovary puc18 L3212 OT0076 ovary puc18 L3213 OT0078 ovary puc18 L3215 OT0083 ovary puc18 L3216 OT0086 ovary puc18 L3217 OT0091 ovary puc18 L3226 FN0019 prostate_normal puc18 L3250 FN0058 prostate_normal puc18 L3255 FN0064 prostate_normal puc18 L3262 FN0073 prostate_normal puc18 L3264 FN0080 prostate_normal puc18 L3274 FN0098 prostate_normal puc18 L3278 FN0104 prostate_normal puc18 L3280 FN0106 prostate_normal puc18 L3281 FN0107 prostate_normal puc18 L3295 FN0138 prostate_normal puc18 L3297 FN0140 prostate_normal puc18 L3300 FN0143 prostate_normal puc18 L3311 FN0180 prostate_normal puc18 L3312 FN0181 prostate_normal puc18 L3316 FN0188 prostate_normal puc18 L3327 SN0024 stomach_normal puc18 L3330 SN0041 stomach_normal puc18 L3336 SN0066 stomach_normal puc18 L3352 TN0027 testis_normal puc18 L3355 TN0032 testis_normal puc18 L3357 TN0034 testis_normal puc18 L3358 TN0035 testis_normal puc18 L3359 TN0036 testis_normal puc18 L3369 TN0065 testis_normal puc18 L3372 TN0068 testis_normal puc18 L3374 TN0070 testis_normal puc18 L3377 TN0079 testis_normal puc18 L3378 TN0080 testis_normal puc18 L3387 GKB hepatocellular carcinoma pBluescript sk(−) L3388 GKC hepatocellular carcinoma pBluescript sk(−) L3389 GKD hepatocellular carcinoma pBluescript sk(−) L3391 NIH_MGC_53 carcinoma, cell line bladder pDNR-LIB (CLONTECH ™) L3401 AN0085 amnion_normal puc18 L3402 AN0086 amnion_normal puc18 L3403 AN0087 amnion_normal puc18 L3404 AN0089 amnion_normal puc18 L3421 BT0634 breast puc18 L3431 CT0451 colon puc18 L3432 CT0461 colon puc18 L3435 CT0465 colon puc18 L3443 CT0482 colon puc18 L3445 CT0497 colon puc18 L3450 CT0508 colon puc18 L3459 FT0175 prostate_tumor puc18 L3463 GN0016 placenta_normal puc18 L3464 GN0018 placenta_normal puc18 L3466 GN0020 placenta_normal puc18 L3476 GN0051 placenta_normal puc18 L3480 GN0057 placenta_normal puc18 L3484 GN0067 placenta_normal puc18 L3485 GN0070 placenta_normal puc18 L3490 GN0075 placenta_normal puc18 L3491 GN0076 placenta_normal puc18 L3494 HT0539 head_neck puc18 L3495 HT0570 head_neck puc18 L3496 HT0572 head_neck puc18 L3497 HT0600 head_neck puc18 L3499 HT0617 head_neck puc18 L3503 HT0870 head_neck puc18 L3504 HT0873 head_neck puc18 L3506 HT0879 head_neck puc18 L3511 HT0900 head_neck puc18 L3516 HT0913 head_neck puc18 L3518 HT0915 head_neck puc18 L3520 HT0918 head_neck puc18 L3521 HT0919 head_neck puc18 L3526 HT0931 head_neck puc18 L3530 HT0939 head_neck puc18 L3540 MT0126 marrow puc18 L3546 NN0044 nervous_normal puc18 L3554 OT0035 ovary puc18 L3561 TN0025 testis_normal puc18 L3562 TN0030 testis_normal puc18 L3563 TN0037 testis_normal puc18 L3565 TN0045 testis_normal puc18 L3586 TN0120 testis_normal puc18 L3592 TN0129 testis_normal puc18 L3603 UM0093 uterus puc18 L3605 UM0104 uterus puc18 L3609 UT0007 uterus_tumor puc18 L3612 UT0011 uterus_tumor puc18 L3618 UT0050 uterus_tumor puc18 L3625 UT0063 uterus_tumor puc18 L3630 UT0071 uterus_tumor puc18 L3631 UT0072 uterus_tumor puc18 L3632 UT0074 uterus_tumor puc18 L3634 NIH_MGC_56 primitive neuroectoderm brain pDNR-LIB (CLONTECH ™) L3635 NIH_MGC_62 melanotic melanoma, high skin pDNR-LIB MDR (CLONTECH ™) L3636 NIH_MGC_73 brain pDNR-LIB (CLONTECH ™) L3637 NIH_MGC_74 heart pDNR-LIB (CLONTECH ™) L3638 NIH_MGC_78 pancreas pDNR-LIB (CLONTECH ™) L3641 NIH_MGC_83 prostate pDNR-LIB (CLONTECH ™) L3642 ADA Adrenal gland pBluescript sk(−) L3643 ADB Adrenal gland pBluescript sk(−) L3644 ADC Adrenal gland pBluescript sk(−) L3645 Cu adrenal cortico adenoma pBluescript sk(−) for Cushing″s syndrome L3646 DCA pTrip1Ex2 L3647 Human HO-1 melanoma cells L3649 DCB pTrip1Ex2 L3651 FHTA hypothalamus pTrip1Ex2 L3652 FHTB hypothalamus pTrip1Ex2 L3653 HTB Hypothalamus pBluescript sk(−) L3655 HTC Hypothalamus pBluescript sk(−) L3656 HTE Hypothalamus pBluescript sk(−) L3657 HTF Hypothalamus pBluescript sk(−) L3658 cdA pheochromocytoma pTrip1Ex2 L3659 CB cord blood pBluescript L3661 NPA pituitary pBluescript sk(−) L3663 NIH_MGC_60 adenocarcinoma prostate pDNR-LIB (CLONTECH ™) L3664 NIH_MGC_61 embryonal carcinoma testis pDNR-LIB (CLONTECH ™) L3665 NIH_MGC_75 kidney pDNR-LIB (CLONTECH ™) L3666 NIH_MGC_77 lung pDNR-LIB (CLONTECH ™) L3667 NIH_MGC_79 placenta pDNR-LIB (CLONTECH ™) L3668 AN0063 amnion_normal puc18 L3672 AN0083 amnion_normal puc18 L3673 AN0084 amnion_normal puc18 L3684 BT0812 breast puc18 L3693 CI0018 colon_ins puc18 L3697 CS0012 colon_est puc18 L3699 CT0437 colon puc18 L3705 CT0486 colon puc18 L3709 CT0515 colon puc18 L3713 CT0524 colon puc18 L3718 CT0532 colon puc18 L3722 GN0030 placenta_normal puc18 L3724 GN0034 placenta_normal puc18 L3728 GN0077 placenta_normal puc18 L3729 GN0079 placenta_normal puc18 L3738 GN0092 placenta_normal puc18 L3739 HT0540 head_neck puc18 L3744 HT0916 head_neck puc18 L3750 HT0945 head_neck puc18 L3752 HT0947 head_neck puc18 L3761 NN1141 nervous_normal puc18 L3763 SN0036 stomach_normal puc18 L3768 TN0073 testis_normal puc18 L3778 TN0112 testis_normal puc18 L3783 TN0136 testis_normal puc18 L3790 TN0150 testis_normal puc18 L3802 UT0052 uterus_tumor puc18 L3804 UT0073 uterus_tumor puc18 L3805 UT0075 uterus_tumor puc18 L3807 UT0077 uterus_tumor puc18 L3808 UT0078 uterus_tumor puc18 L3811 NPC pituitary pBluescript sk(−) L3812 NPD pituitary pBluescript sk(−) L3813 TP pituitary tumor pTrip1Ex2 L3814 BM Bone marrow pTrip1Ex2 L3815 MDS Bone marrow pTrip1Ex2 L3816 HEMBA1 whole embryo, mainly pME18SFL3 head L3817 HEMBB1 whole embryo, mainly pME18SFL3 body L3818 MAMMA1 mammary gland pME18SFL3 L3819 NIH_MGC_76 liver pDNR-LIB (CLONTECH ™) L3820 NIH_MGC_46 leiomyosarcoma cell line uterus pOTB7 L3821 NIH_MGC_48 primary B-cells from B-cells pOTB7 tonsils (cell line) L3822 NIH_MGC_59 mucoepidermoid lung pDNR-LIB carcinoma (CLONTECH ™) L3823 NT2RM1 NT2 pUC19FL3 L3824 NT2RM2 NT2 pME18SFL3 L3825 NT2RM4 NT2 pME18SFL3 L3826 NT2RP1 NT2 pUC19FL3 L3827 NT2RP2 NT2 pME18SFL3 L3828 NT2RP3 NT2 pME18SFL3 L3829 NT2RP4 NT2 pME18SFL3 L3831 OVARC1 ovary, tumor tissue pME18SFL3 L3832 PLACE1 placenta pME18SFL3 L3833 PLACE2 placenta pME18SFL3 L3834 PLACE3 placenta pME18SFL3 L3835 PLACE4 placenta pME18SFL3 L3836 SKNMC1 SK-N-MC pME18SFL3 L3837 THYRO1 thyroid gland pME18SFL3 L3839 Y79AA1 Y79 pME18SFL3 L3841 NIH_MGC_18 large cell carcinoma lung pOTB7 L3854 BT0817 breast puc18 L3871 NIH_MGC_19 neuroblastoma brain pOTB7 L3872 NCI_CGAP_Skn1 skin, pCMV-SPORT6 normal, 4 pooled sa L3873 Human esophageal esophageal squamous cell pGEM-T carcinoma mRNA carcinoma (Promega) L3904 NCI_CGAP_Brn64 glioblastoma with EGFR brain pCMV-SPORT6 amplification L3905 NCI_CGAP_Brn67 anaplastic brain pCMV-SPORT6 oligodendroglioma with 1p/19q loss L4497 NCI_CGAP_Br22 invasive ductal carcinoma, breast pCMV-SPORT6 3 pooled samples L4500 NCI_CGAP_HN16 moderate to poorly mouth pAMP10 differentiated invasive carcino L4501 NCI_CGAP_Sub8 pT7T3D-Pac (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L4507 NCI_CGAP_Thy6 normal epithelium thyroid pAMP10 L4508 NCI_CGAP_Thy8 normal epithelium thyroid pAMP10 L4535 NCI_CGAP_Thy4 normal epithelium thyroid pAMP10 L4537 NCI_CGAP_Thy7 follicular adenoma (benign thyroid pAMP10 lesion) L4556 NCI_CGAP_HN13 squamous cell carcinoma tongue pCMV-SPORT6 L4557 NCI_CGAP_Adr1 neuroblastoma adrenal pCMV-SPORT6 gland L4558 NCI_CGAP_Pan3 pancreas pCMV-SPORT6 L4559 NCI_CGAP_Thy3 follicular carcinoma thyroid pCMV-SPORT6 L4560 NCI_CGAP_Ut7 tumor uterus pCMV-SPORT6 L4669 NCI_CGAP_Ov41 serous papillary tumor ovary pCMV-SPORT6 L4747 NCI_CGAP_Brn41 oligodendroglioma brain pT7T3D-PAc (Pharmacia) with a modified polylinker L4753 NCI_CGAP_HN15 leukoplakia of the buccal mouth pAMP10 mucosa L5286 NCI_CGAP_Thy10 medullary carcinomal thyroid pAMP10 L5564 NCI_CGAP_HN20 normal pAMP1 head/neck tissue L5565 NCI_CGAP_Brn66 glioblastoma with probably brain pCMV-SPORT6 TP53 mutation and witho L5566 NCI_CGAP_Brn70 anaplastic brain pCMV- oligodendroglioma SPORT6.ccdb L5568 NCI_CGAP_HN21 nasopharyngeal carcinoma head/neck pAMP1 L5569 NCI_CGAP_HN17 normal epithelium nasopharynx pAMP10 L5570 NCI_CGAP_Co28 normal colonic mucosa colon pAMP1 L5574 NCI_CGAP_HN19 normal epithelium nasopharynx pAMP10 L5575 NCI_CGAP_Brn65 glioblastoma without brain pCMV-SPORT6 EGFR amplification L5622 NCI_CGAP_Skn3 skin pCMV-SPORT6 L5623 NCI_CGAP_Skn4 squamous cell carcinoma skin pCMV-SPORT6 Description of Table 5

Table 5 provides a key to the OMIM reference identification numbers disclosed in Table 1B.1, column 9. OMIM reference identification numbers (Column 1) were derived from Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man, OMIM. McKusick-Nathans Institute for Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Md.) and National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, (Bethesda, Md.) 2000. World Wide Web URL: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/omim/). Column 2 provides diseases associated with the cytologic band disclosed in Table 1B.1, column 8, as determined using the Morbid Map database.

TABLE 5 OMIM Reference Description 100678 ACAT2 deficiency 100690 Myasthenic syndrome, slow-channel congenital, 601462 100710 Myasthenic syndrome, slow-channel congenital, 601462 100730 Myasthenia gravis, neonatal transient 101000 Meningioma, NF2-related, sporadic Schwannoma, sporadic 101000 Neurofibromatosis, type 2 101000 Neurolemmomatosis 101000 Malignant mesothelioma, sporadic 102200 Somatotrophinoma 102480 Male infertility due to acrosin deficiency 102540 Cardiomyopathy, idiopathic dilated 102578 Leukemia, acute promyelocytic, PML/RARA type 102770 Myoadenylate deaminase deficiency 102772 [AMP deaminase deficiency, erythrocytic] 103000 Hemolytic anemia due to adenylate kinase deficiency 103050 Autism, succinylpurinemic 103050 Adenylosuccinase deficiency 103581 Albright hereditary osteodystrophy-2 103600 [Dysalbuminemic hyperthyroxinemia] 103600 [Dysalbuminemic hyperzincemia], 194470 103600 Analbuminemia 103720 Alcoholism, susceptibility to 103850 Aldolase A deficiency 103950 Emphysema due to alpha-2-macroglobulin deficiency 104150 [AFP deficiency, congenital] 104150 [Hereditary persistence of alpha-fetoprotein] 104170 NAGA deficiency, mild 104170 Schindler disease 104170 Kanzaki disease 104311 Alzheimer disease-3 104500 Amelogenesis imperfecta-2, hypoplastic local type 104770 Amyloidosis, secondary, susceptibility to 106100 Angioedema, hereditary 106150 Hypertension, essential, susceptibility to 106150 Preeclampsia, susceptibility to 106165 Hypertension, essential, 145500 106180 Myocardial infarction, susceptibility to 106210 Peters anomaly 106210 Cataract, congenital, with late-onset corneal dystrophy 106210 Foveal hypoplasia, isolated, 136520 106210 Aniridia 106300 Ankylosing spondylitis 107250 Anterior segment mesenchymal dysgenesis 107271 CD59 deficiency 107300 Antithrombin III deficiency 107470 Atypical mycobacterial infection, familial disseminated, 209950 107470 BCG infection, generalized familial 107470 Tuberculosis, susceptibility to 107670 Apolipoprotein A-II deficiency 107680 ApoA-I and apoC-III deficiency, combined 107680 Corneal clouding, autosomal recessive 107680 Amyloidosis, 3 or more types 107680 Hypertriglyceridemia, one form 107680 Hypoalphalipoproteinemia 107720 Hypertriglyceridemia 107741 Hyperlipoproteinemia, type III 107776 Colton blood group, 110450 107777 Diabetes insipidus, nephrogenic, autosomal recessive, 222000 107970 Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia-1 108120 Distal arthrogryposis-1 108725 Atherosclerosis, susceptibility to 108730 Brody myopathy, 601003 108800 Atrial septal defect, secundum type 108962 Hypertension, salt-resistant 108985 Atrophia areata 109150 Machado-Joseph disease 109270 Renal tubular acidosis, distal, 179800 109270 Spherocytosis, hereditary 109270 [Acanthocytosis, one form] 109270 [Elliptocytosis, Malaysian-Melanesian type] 109270 Hemolytic anemia due to band 3 defect 109400 Basal cell nevus syndrome 109560 Leukemia/lymphoma, B-cell, 3 109565 Lymphoma, B-cell 109565 Lymphoma, diffuse large cell 109690 Asthma, nocturnal, susceptibility to 109690 Obesity, susceptibility to 109700 Hemodialysis-related amyloidosis 110100 Blepharophimosis, epicanthus inversus, and ptosis, type 1 110700 Vivax malaria, susceptibility to 112250 Bone dysplasia with medullary fibrosarcoma 112261 Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva 112262 Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, 135100 112410 Hypertension with brachydactyly 113100 Brachydactyly, type C 113520 Hyperleucinemia-isoleucinemia or hypervalinemia 113721 Breast cancer 113811 Epidermolysis bullosa, generalized atrophic benign, 226650 113900 Heart block, progressive familial, type I 114130 Osteoporosis 114208 Malignant hyperthermia susceptibility 5, 601887 114208 Hypokalemic periodic paralysis, 170400 114240 Muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle, type 2A, 253600 114290 Campomelic dysplasia with autosomal sex reversal 114350 Leukemia, acute myeloid 114400 Lynch cancer family syndrome II 114550 Hepatocellular carcinoma 114835 Monocyte carboxyesterase deficiency 115470 Cat eye syndrome 115500 Acatalasemia 115660 Cataract, cerulean, type 1 115665 Cataract, congenital, Volkmann type 116600 Cataract, posterior polar 116800 Cataract, Marner type 116806 Colorectal cancer 116860 Cavernous angiomatous malformations 117700 [Hypoceruloplasminemia, hereditary] 117700 Hemosiderosis, systemic, due to aceruloplasminemia 118210 Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy-2A 118470 [CETP deficiency] 118485 Polycystic ovary syndrome with hyperandrogenemia 118504 Epilepsy, benign neonatal, type 1, 121200 118504 Epilepsy, nocturnal frontal lobe, 600513 118511 Schizophrenia, neurophysiologic defect in 118800 Choreoathetosis, familial paroxysmal 119300 van der Woude syndrome 119530 Orofacial cleft-1 120070 Alport syndrome, autosomal recessive, 203780 120110 Metaphyseal chondrodysplasia, Schmid type 120120 Epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica, dominant, 131750 120120 Epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica, recessive, 226600 120120 Epidermolysis bullosa, pretibial, 131850 120131 Alport syndrome, autosomal recessive, 203780 120131 Hematuria, familial benign 120140 Osteoarthrosis, precocious 120140 SED congenita 120140 SMED Strudwick type 120140 Stickler syndrome, type I 120140 Wagner syndrome, type II 120140 Achondrogenesis-hypochondrogenesis, type II 120140 Kniest dysplasia 120150 Osteogenesis imperfecta, 4 clinical forms, 166200, 166210, 259420, 166220 120150 Osteoporosis, idiopathic, 166710 120150 Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, type VIIA1, 130060 120160 Osteogenesis imperfecta, 4 clinical forms, 166200, 166210, 259420, 166220 120160 Osteoporosis, idiopathic, 166710 120160 Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, type VIIA2, 130060 120160 Marfan syndrome, atypical 120215 Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, type I, 130000 120215 Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, type II, 130010 120220 Bethlem myopathy, 158810 120240 Bethlem myopathy, 158810 120260 Epiphyseal dysplasia, multiple, type 2, 600204 120290 OSMED syndrome, 215150 120290 Stickler syndrome, type II, 184840 120435 Muir-Torre syndrome, 158320 120435 Colorectal cancer, hereditary, nonpolyposis, type 1 Ovarian cancer 120436 Muir-Torre family cancer syndrome, 158320 120436 Turcot syndrome with glioblastoma, 276300 120436 Colorectal cancer, hereditary nonpolyposis, type 2 120550 C1q deficiency, type A 120570 C1q deficiency, type B 120575 C1q deficiency, type C 120580 C1r/C1s deficiency, combined 120620 SLE susceptibility 120620 CR1 deficiency 120700 C3 deficiency 120810 C4 deficiency 120820 C4 deficiency 120900 C5 deficiency 120920 Measles, susceptibility to 120950 C8 deficiency, type I 120960 C8 deficiency, type II 121011 Deafness, autosomal dominant 3, 601544 121011 Deafness, autosomal recessive 1, 220290 121014 Heterotaxia, visceroatrial, autosomal recessive 121050 Contractural arachnodactyly, congenital 121300 Coproporphyria 121300 Harderoporphyrinuria 121360 Myeloid leukemia, acute, M4Eo subtype 121800 Corneal dystrophy, crystalline, Schnyder 122720 Nicotine addiction, protection from 122720 Coumarin resistance, 122700 123000 Craniometaphyseal dysplasia 123100 Craniosynostosis, type 1 123101 Craniosynostosis, type 2 123270 [Creatine kinase, brain type, ectopic expression of] 123580 Cataract, congenital, autosomal dominant 123620 Cataract, cerulean, type 2, 601547 123660 Cataract, Coppock-like 123940 White sponge nevus, 193900 124020 Mephenytoin poor metabolizer 124030 Parkinsonism, susceptibility to 124030 Debrisoquine sensitivity 124200 Darier disease (keratosis follicularis) 125264 Leukemia, acute nonlymphocytic 125270 Porphyria, acute hepatic 125270 Lead poisoning, susceptibility to 125370 Dentatorubro-pallidoluysian atrophy 125490 Dentinogenesis imperfecta-1 125660 Myopathy, desminopathic 125660 Cardiomyopathy 125852 Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus-2 126060 Anemia, megaloblastic, due to DHFR deficiency 126090 Hyperphenylalaninemia due to pterin-4a-carbinolamine dehydratase deficiency, 264070 126337 Myxoid liposarcoma 126340 Xeroderma pigmentosum, group D, 278730 126391 DNA ligase I deficiency 126452 Autonomic nervous system dysfunction 126452 [Novelty seeking personality] 126600 Doyne honeycomb retinal dystrophy 126600 Drusen, radial, autosomal dominant 126650 Chloride diarrhea, congenital, Finnish type, 214700 126650 Colon cancer 128100 Dystonia-1, torsion 129010 Neuropathy, congenital hypomyelinating, 1 129490 Ectodermal dysplasia-3, anhidrotic 129500 Ectodermal dysplasia, hidrotic 129900 EEC syndrome-1 130410 Glutaricaciduria, type IIB 130500 Elliptocytosis-1 130650 Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome 131100 Multiple endocrine neoplasia I 131100 Prolactinoma, hyperparathyroidism, carcinoid syndrome 131100 Carcinoid tumor of lung 131195 Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia-1, 187300 131210 Atherosclerosis, susceptibility to 131242 Shah-Waardenburg syndrome, 277580 131244 Hirschsprung disease-2, 600155 131400 Eosinophilia, familial 131440 Eosinophilic myeloproliferative disorder 131950 Epidermolysis bullosa, Ogna type 132700 Cylindromatosis 132800 Basal cell carcinoma 132800 Epithelioma, self-healing, squamous 1, Ferguson-Smith type 133171 [Erythrocytosis, familial], 133100 133200 Erythrokeratodermia variabilis 133430 Breast cancer 133430 Estrogen resistance 133530 Xeroderma pigmentosum, group G, 278780 133701 Exostoses, multiple, type 2 133780 Vitreoretinopathy, exudative, familial 134370 Membroproliferative glomerulonephritis 134370 Factor H deficiency 134370 Hemolytic-uremic syndrome, 235400 134570 Factor XIIIA deficiency 134580 Factor XIIIB deficiency 134637 Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome 134638 Systemic lupus erythematosus, susceptibility, 152700 134790 Hyperferritinemia-cataract syndrome, 600886 134820 Dysfibrinogenemia, alpha type, causing bleeding diathesis 134820 Dysfibrinogenemia, alpha type, causing recurrent thrombosis 134820 Amyloidosis, hereditary renal, 105200 134830 Dysfibrinogenemia, beta type 134850 Dysfibrinogenemia, gamma type 134850 Hypofibrinogenemia, gamma type 134934 Thanatophoric dysplasia, types I and II, 187600 134934 Achondroplasia, 100800 134934 Craniosynostosis, nonsyndromic 134934 Crouzon syndrome with acanthosis nigricans 134934 Hypochondroplasia, 146000 135300 Fibromatosis, gingival 135600 Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, type X 135700 Fibrosis of extraocular muscles, congenital, 1 135940 Ichthyosis vulgaris, 146700 136132 [Fish-odor syndrome], 602079 136350 Pfeiffer syndrome, 101600 136435 Ovarian dysgenesis, hypergonadotropic, with normal karyotype, 233300 136530 Male infertility, familial 136550 Macular dystrophy, North Carolina type 136836 Fucosyltransferase-6 deficiency 137350 Amyloidosis, Finnish type, 105120 137600 Iridogoniodysgenesis syndrome 138030 [Hyperproglucagonemia] 138033 Diabetes mellitus, type II 138040 Cortisol resistance 138079 Hyperinsulinism, familial, 602485 138079 MODY, type 2, 125851 138140 Glucose transport defect, blood-brain barrier 138160 Diabetes mellitus, noninsulin-dependent 138160 Fanconi-Bickel syndrome, 227810 138190 Diabetes mellitus, noninsulin-dependent 138250 P5CS deficiency 138300 Hemolytic anemia due to glutathione reductase deficiency 138320 Hemolytic anemia due to glutathione peroxidase deficiency 138491 Startle disease, autosomal recessive 138491 Startle disease/hyperekplexia, autosomal dominant, 149400 138491 Hyperekplexia and spastic paraparesis 138570 Non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, susceptibility to 138700 [Apolipoprotein H deficiency] 138760 [Glyoxalase II deficiency] 138971 Kostmann neutropenia, 202700 138981 Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, 265120 139130 Hypertension, essential, susceptibility to, 145500 139150 Basal cell carcinoma 139190 Gigantism due to GHRF hypersecretion 139190 Isolated growth hormone deficiency due to defect in GHRF 139191 Growth hormone deficient dwarfism 139250 Isolated growth hormone deficiency, Illig type with absent GH and Kowarski type with bioinactive GH 139320 Pituitary ACTH secreting adenoma 139320 Pseudohypoparathyroidism, type Ia, 103580 139320 Somatotrophinoma 139320 McCune-Albright polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, 174800 139350 Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis, 113800 139350 Keratoderma, palmoplantar, nonepidermolytic 140100 [Anhaptoglobinemia] 140100 [Hypohaptogloginemia] 141750 Alpha-thalassemia/mental retardation syndrome, type 1 141800 Methemoglobinemias, alpha- 141800 Thalassemias, alpha- 141800 Erythremias, alpha- 141800 Heinz body anemias, alpha- 141850 Thalassemia, alpha- 141850 Erythrocytosis 141850 Heinz body anemia 141850 Hemoglobin H disease 141850 Hypochromic microcytic anemia 141900 Methemoglobinemias, beta- 141900 Sickle cell anemia 141900 Thalassemias, beta- 141900 Erythremias, beta- 141900 HPFH, deletion type 141900 Heinz body anemias, beta- 142000 Thalassemia due to Hb Lepore 142000 Thalassemia, delta- 142200 HPFH, nondeletion type A 142250 HPFH, nondeletion type G 142270 Hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin 142335 Hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin, heterocellular, Indian type 142360 Thrombophilia due to heparin cofactor II deficiency 142380 Hepatocellular carcinoma 142470 [Hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin, heterocellular] 142600 Hemolytic anemia due to hexokinase deficiency 142640 Thrombophilia due to elevated HRG 142680 Periodic fever, familial 142857 Pemphigoid, susceptibility to 142858 Beryllium disease, chronic, susceptibility to 142959 Hand-foot-uterus syndrome, 140000 142989 Synpolydactyly, type II, 186000 143100 Huntington disease 143200 Wagner syndrome 143200 Erosive vitreoretinopathy 143890 Hypercholesterolemia, familial 144120 Hyperimmunoglobulin G1 syndrome 144200 Epidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma 145001 Hyperparathyroidism-jaw tumor syndrome 145260 Pseudohypoaldosteronism, type II 145505 Hypertension, essential 145981 Hypocalciuric hypercalcemia, type II 146150 Hypomelanosis of Ito 146200 Hypoparathyroidism, familial 146740 Neutropenia, alloimmune neonatal 146740 Viral infections, recurrent 146740 Lupus erythematosus, systemic, susceptibility, 152700 146760 [IgG receptor I, phagocytic, familial deficiency of] 146790 Lupus nephritis, susceptibility to 147020 Agammaglobulinemia, 601495 147050 Atopy 147061 Allergy and asthma susceptibility 147110 IgG2 deficiency, selective 147141 Leukemia, acute lymphoblastic 147200 [Kappa light chain deficiency] 147280 Hepatocellular carcinoma 147440 Growth retardation with deafness and mental retardation 147575 Myelodysplastic syndrome, preleukemic 147575 Myelogenous leukemia, acute 147575 Macrocytic anemia refractory, of 5q- syndrome, 153550 147670 Rabson-Mendenhall syndrome 147670 Diabetes mellitus, insulin-resistant, with acanthosis nigricans 147670 Leprechaunism 147680 Severe combined immunodeficiency due to IL2 deficiency 147730 Interleukin-2 receptor, alpha chain, deficiency of 147781 Atopy, susceptibility to 147790 Leukemia, acute lymphocytic, with 4/11 translocation 147791 Jacobsen syndrome 148040 Epidermolysis bullosa simplex, Koebner, Dowling-Meara, and Weber-Cockayne types, 131900, 131760, 131800 148041 Pachyonychia congenita, Jadassohn-Lewandowsky type, 167200 148043 Meesmann corneal dystrophy, 122100 148065 White sponge nevus, 193900 148066 Epidermolysis bullosa simplex, Koebner, Dowling-Meara, and Weber-Cockayne types, 131900, 131760, 131800 148066 Epidermolysis bullosa simplex, recessive, 601001 148067 Nonepidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma, 600962 148067 Pachyonychia congenita, Jadassohn-Lewandowsky type, 167200 148069 Pachyonychia congenita, Jackson-Lawler type, 167210 148070 Liver disease, susceptibility to, from hepatotoxins or viruses 148080 Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis, 113800 148370 Keratolytic winter erythema 148500 Tylosis with esophageal cancer 148900 Klippel-Feil syndrome with laryngeal malformation 150000 Exertional myoglobinuria due to deficiency of LDH-A 150100 Lactate dehydrogenase-B deficiency 150200 [Placental lactogen deficiency] 150210 Lactoferrin-deficient neutrophils, 245480 150240 Cutis laxa, marfanoid neonatal type 150250 Larsen syndrome, autosomal dominant 150270 Laryngeal adductor paralysis 150292 Epidermolysis bullosa, Herlitz junctional type, 226700 150310 Epidermolysis bullosa, Herlitz junctional type, 226700 150310 Epidermolysis bullosa, generalized atrophic benign, 226650 151385 Leukemia, acute myeloid 151390 Leukemia, acute T-cell 151400 Leukemia/lymphoma, B-cell, 1 151410 Leukemia, chronic myeloid 151440 Leukemia, T-cell acute lymphoblastoid 151670 Hepatic lipase deficiency 152200 Coronary artery disease, susceptibility to 152427 Long QT syndrome-2 152445 Vohwinkel syndrome, 124500 152445 Erythrokeratoderma, progressive symmetric, 602036 152760 Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism due to GNRH deficiency, 227200 152780 Hypogonadism, hypergonadotropic 152780 Male pseudohermaphroditism due to defective LH 152790 Precocious puberty, male, 176410 152790 Leydig cell hypoplasia 153454 Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, type VI, 225400 153455 Cutis laxa, recessive, type I, 219100 153700 Macular dystrophy, vitelliform type 153840 Macular dystrophy, atypical vitelliform 153880 Macular dystrophy, dominant cystoid 153900 Stargardt disease-2 154275 Malignant hyperthermia susceptibility 2 154276 Malignant hyperthermia susceptibility 3 154400 Acrofacial dysostosis, Nager type 154500 Treacher Collins mandibulofacial dysostosis 154545 Chronic infections, due to opsonin defect 154550 Carbohydrate-deficient glycoprotein syndrome, type Ib, 602579 154705 Marfan syndrome, type II 155555 [Red hair/fair skin] 155555 UV-induced skin damage, vulnerability to 155600 Malignant melanoma, cutaneous 156225 Muscular dystrophy, congenital merosin-deficient 156232 Mesomelic dysplasia, Kantaputra type 156600 Microcoria, congenital 156845 Tietz syndrome, 103500 156845 Waardenburg syndrome, type IIA, 193510 156845 Waardenburg syndrome/ocular albinism, digenic, 103470 156850 Cataract, congenital, with microphthalmia 157140 Dementia, frontotemporal, with parkinsonism, 601630 157147 Abetalipoproteinemia, 200100 157170 Holoprosencephaly-2 157640 PEO with mitochondrial DNA deletions, type 1 157655 Lactic acidosis due to defect in iron-sulfur cluster of complex I 157900 Moebius syndrome 158590 Spinal muscular atrophy-4 159000 Muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle, type 1A 159001 Muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle, type 1B 159440 Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy-1B, 118200 159440 Dejerine-Sottas disease, myelin P-related, 145900 159440 Hypomyelination, congenital 159555 Leukemia, myeloid/lymphoid or mixed-lineage 159595 Leukemia, transient, of Down syndrome 160760 Cardiomyopathy, familial hypertrophic, 1, 192600 160760 Central core disease, one form 160781 Cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic, mid-left ventricular chamber type 160900 Myotonic dystrophy 160980 Carney myxoma-endocrine complex 161015 Mitochondrial complex I deficiency, 252010 162100 Neuralgic amyotrophy with predilection for brachial plexus 162150 Obestiy with impaired prohormone processing, 600955 162200 Neurofibromatosis, type 1 162200 Watson syndrome, 193520 162400 Neuropathy, hereditary sensory and autonomic, type 1 163729 Hypertension, pregnancy-induced 163890 Parkinson disease, type 1, 601508 163950 Noonan syndrome-1 163950 Cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome, 115150 164009 Leukemia, acute promyelocytic, NUMA/RARA type 164040 Leukemia, acute promyelocytic, NPM/RARA type 164200 Oculodentodigital dysplasia 164200 Syndactyly, type III, 186100 164500 Spinocerebellar ataxia-7 164731 Ovarian carcinoma, 167000 164761 Medullary thyroid carcinoma, 155240 164761 Multiple endocrine neoplasia IIA, 171400 164761 Multiple endocrine neoplasia IIB, 162300 164761 Hirschsprung disease, 142623 164770 Myeloid malignancy, predisposition to 164920 Piebaldism 164920 Mast cell leukemia 164920 Mastocytosis with associated hematologic disorder 164953 Liposarcoma 165240 Pallister-Hall syndrome, 146510 165240 Postaxial polydactyly type A1, 174200 165240 Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome, 175700 165320 Hepatocellular carcinoma 165500 Optic atrophy 1 166800 Otosclerosis 167000 Ovarian cancer, serous 167250 Paget disease of bone 167409 Optic nerve coloboma with renal disease, 120330 167410 Rhabdomyosarcoma, alveolar, 268220 167415 Hypothyroidism, congenital, due to thyroid dysgenesis or hypoplasia 168000 Paraganglioma, familial nonchromaffin, 1 168360 Paraneoplastic sensory neuropathy 168450 Hypoparathyroidism, autosomal dominant 168450 Hypoparathyroidism, autosomal recessive 168461 Multiple myeloma, 254250 168461 Parathyroid adenomatosis 1 168461 Centrocytic lymphoma 168468 Metaphyseal chondrodysplasia, Murk Jansen type, 156400 168470 Humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy 168500 Parietal foramina 169600 Hailey-Hailey disease 170261 Bare lymphocyte syndrome, type I, due to TAP2 deficiency 170500 Myotonia congenita, atypical acetazolamide-responsive 170500 Paramyotonia congenita, 168300 170500 Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis 170650 Periodontitis, juvenile 170995 Zellweger syndrome-2 171190 Hypertension, essential, 145500 171650 Lysosomal acid phosphatase deficiency 171760 Hypophosphatasia, adult, 146300 171760 Hypophosphatasia, infantile, 241500 171860 Hemolytic anemia due to phosphofructokinase deficiency 172400 Hemolytic anemia due to glucosephosphate isomerase deficiency 172400 Hydrops fetalis, one form 172411 Colorectal cancer, resistance to 172430 Enolase deficiency 172471 Glycogenosis, hepatic, autosomal 172490 Phosphorylase kinase deficiency of liver and muscle, 261750 173110 Pituitary hormone deficiency, combined 173350 Plasminogen Tochigi disease 173350 Plasminogen deficiency, types I and II 173350 Thrombophilia, dysplasminogenemic 173360 Thrombophilia due to excessive plasminogen activator inhibitor 173360 Hemorrhagic diathesis due to PAI1 deficiency 173370 Plasminogen activator deficiency 173470 Glanzmann thrombasthenia, type B 173610 Platelet alpha/delta storage pool deficiency 173850 Polio, susceptibility to 173870 Xeroderma pigmentosum 173870 Fanconi anemia 173910 Polycystic kidney disease, adult, type II 174000 Medullary cystic kidney disease, AD 174810 Osteolysis, familial expansile 174900 Polyposis, juvenile intestinal 175100 Turcot syndrome, 276300 175100 Adenomatous polyposis coli 175100 Adenomatous polyposis coli, attenuated 175100 Colorectal cancer 175100 Desmoid disease, hereditary, 135290 175100 Gardner syndrome 176000 Porphyria, acute intermittent 176100 Porphyria cutanea tarda 176100 Porphyria, hepatoerythropoietic 176260 Episodic ataxia/myokymia syndrome, 160120 176261 Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome, 220400 176270 Prader-Willi syndrome 176300 [Dystransthyretinemic hyperthyroxinemia] 176300 Carpal tunnel syndrome, familial 176300 Amyloid neuropathy, familial, several allelic types 176300 Amyloidosis, senile systemic 176310 Leukemia, acute pre-B-cell 176450 Sacral agenesis-1 176640 Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, 123400 176640 Gerstmann-Straussler disease, 137440 176640 Insomnia, fatal familial 176730 Diabetes mellitus, rare form 176730 Hyperproinsulinemia, familial 176730 MODY, one form 176801 Metachromatic leukodystrophy due to deficiency of SAP-1 176801 Gaucher disease, variant form 176830 Obesity, adrenal insufficiency, and red hair 176830 ACTH deficiency 176880 Protein S deficiency 176930 Dysprothrombinemia 176930 Hypoprothrombinemia 176943 Apert syndrome, 101200 176943 Pfeiffer syndrome, 101600 176943 Beare-Stevenson cutis gyrata syndrome, 123790 176943 Crouzon craniofacial dysostosis, 123500 176943 Jackson-Weiss syndrome, 123150 176960 Pituitary tumor, invasive 177400 Apnea, postanesthetic 177900 Psoriasis susceptibility-1 178300 Ptosis, hereditary congenital, 1 178600 Pulmonary hypertension, familial primary 178640 Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, congenital, 265120 179095 Male infertility 179450 Ragweed sensitivity 179605 Retinitis pigmentosa, digenic 179605 Retinitis pigmentosa-7, peripherin-related 179605 Retinitis punctata albescens 179605 Butterfly dystrophy, retinal 179605 Macular dystrophy 179615 Reticulosis, familial histiocytic, 267700 179615 Severe combined immunodeficiency, B cell-negative, 601457 179616 Severe combined immunodeficiency, B cell-negative, 601457 179755 Renal cell carcinoma, papillary, 1 179820 [Hyperproreninemia] 180020 Retinal cone dystrophy-1 180069 Retinal dystrophy, autosomal recessive, childhood-onset 180069 Retinitis pigmentosa-20 180069 Leber congenital amaurosis-2, 204100 180071 Retinitis pigmentosa, autosomal recessive 180072 Night blindness, congenital stationary, type 3, 163500 180072 Retinitis pigmentosa, autosomal recessive 180090 Retinitis pigmentosa, autosomal recessive 180100 Retinitis pigmentosa-1 180104 Retinitis pigmentosa-9 180105 Retinitis pigmentosa-10 180200 Osteosarcoma, 259500 180200 Pinealoma with bilateral retinoblastoma 180200 Retinoblastoma 180200 Bladder cancer, 109800 180240 Leukemia, acute promyelocytic 180250 Retinol binding protein, deficiency of 180297 Anemia, hemolytic, Rh-null, suppressor type, 268150 180380 Night blindness, congenital stationery, rhodopsin-related 180380 Retinitis pigmentosa, autosomal recessive 180380 Retinitis pigmentosa-4, autosomal dominant 180381 Oguchi disease-2, 258100 180385 Leukemia, acute T-cell 180721 Retinitis pigmentosa, digenic 180840 Susceptibility to IDDM 180860 Russell-Silver syndrome 180901 Malignant hyperthermia susceptibility 1, 145600 180901 Central core disease, 117000 181405 Scapuloperoneal spinal muscular atrophy, New England type 181430 Scapuloperoneal syndrome, myopathic type 181460 Schistosoma mansoni, susceptibility/resistance to 181510 Schizophrenia 181600 Sclerotylosis 182138 Anxiety-related personality traits 182279 Prader-Willi syndrome 182280 Small-cell cancer of lung 182290 Smith-Magenis syndrome 182380 Glucose/galactose malabsorption 182381 Renal glucosuria, 253100 182452 Lung cancer, small cell 182600 Spastic paraplegia-3A 182601 Spastic paraplegia-4 182860 Pyropoikilocytosis 182860 Spherocytosis, recessive 182860 Elliptocytosis-2 182870 Spherocytosis-1 182870 Elliptocytosis-3 182870 Anemia, neonatal hemolytic, fatal and near-fatal 182900 Spherocytosis-2 185000 Stomatocytosis I 185430 Atherosclerosis, susceptibility to 185470 Myopathy due to succinate dehydrogenase deficiency 185800 Symphalangism, proximal 186580 Arthrocutaneouveal granulomatosis 186740 Immunodeficiency due to defect in CD3-gamma 186770 Leukemia, T-cell acute lymphocytic 186780 CD3, zeta chain, deficiency 186830 Immunodeficiency, T-cell receptor/CD3 complex 186855 Leukemia-2, T-cell acute lymphoblastic 186860 Leukemia/lymphoma, T-cell 186880 Leukemia/lymphoma, T-cell 186921 Leukemia, T-cell acute lymphoblastic 186940 [CD4(+) lymphocyte deficiency] 186940 Lupus erythematosus, susceptibility to 187040 Leukemia-1, T-cell acute lymphoblastic 187680 6-mercaptopurine sensitivity 188025 Thrombocytopenia, Paris-Trousseau type 188070 Bleeding disorder due to defective thromboxane A2 receptor 188400 Velocardiofacial syndrome, 192430 188400 DiGeorge syndrome 188450 Goiter, adolescent multinodular 188450 Goiter, nonendemic, simple 188450 Hypothyroidism, hereditary congenital 188550 Thyroid papillary carcinoma 188826 Sorsby fundus dystrophy, 136900 189800 Preeclampsia/eclampsia 189980 Leukemia, chronic myeloid 190000 Atransferrinemia 190020 Bladder cancer, 109800 190040 Meningioma, SIS-related 190040 Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans 190040 Giant-cell fibroblastoma 190070 Colorectal adenoma 190070 Colorectal cancer 190100 Geniospasm 190160 Thyroid hormone resistance, 274300, 188570 190182 Colon cancer 190182 Colorectal cancer, familial nonpolyposis, type 6 190195 Ichthyosiform erythroderma, congenital, 242100 190195 Ichthyosis, lamellar, autosomal recessive, 242300 190198 Leukemia, T-cell acute lymphoblastic 190300 Tremor, familial essential, 1 190450 Hemolytic anemia due to triosephosphate isomerase deficiency 190605 Triphalangeal thumb-polysyndactyly syndrome 190685 Down syndrome 190900 Colorblindness, tritan 191030 Nemaline myopathy-1, 161800 191044 Cardiomyopathy, familial hypertrophic 191045 Cardiomyopathy, familial hypertrophic, 2, 115195 191092 Tuberous sclerosis-2 191100 Tuberous sclerosis-1 191181 Cervical carcinoma 191290 Segawa syndrome, recessive 191315 Insensitivity to pain, congenital, with anhidrosis, 256800 191540 [Urate oxidase deficiency] 192090 Ovarian carcinoma 192090 Breast cancer, lobular 192090 Endometrial carcinoma 192090 Gastric cancer, familial, 137215 192340 Diabetes insipidus, neurohypophyseal, 125700 192500 Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome, 220400 192500 Long QT syndrome-1 192974 Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia 192974 Glycoprotein Ia deficiency 193100 Hypophosphatemic rickets, autosomal dominant 193235 Vitreoretinopathy, neovascular inflammatory 193300 Renal cell carcinoma 193300 von Hippel-Lindau syndrome 193400 von Willebrand disease 193500 Rhabdomyosarcoma, alveolar, 268220 193500 Waardenburg syndrome, type I 193500 Waardenburg syndrome, type III, 148820 193500 Craniofacial-deafness-hand syndrome, 122880 194070 Wilms tumor, type 1 194070 Denys-Drash syndrome 194070 Frasier syndrome, 136680 194071 Wilms tumor, type 2 194071 Adrenocortical carcinoma, hereditary, 202300 194190 Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome 200990 Acrocallosal syndrome 201450 Acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, medium chain, deficiency of 201460 Acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, long chain, deficiency of 201470 Acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, short-chain, deficiency of 201475 VLCAD deficiency 201810 3-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, type II, deficiency 201910 Adrenal hyperplasia, congenital, due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency 202110 Adrenal hyperplasia, congenital, due to 17-alpha-hydroxylase deficiency 203100 Waardenburg syndrome/ocular albinism, digenic, 103470 203100 Albinism, oculocutaneous, type IA 203200 Albinism, ocular, autosomal recessive 203200 Albinism, oculocutaneous, type II 203300 Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome 203310 Ocular albinism, autosomal recessive 203500 Alkaptonuria 203740 Alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase deficiency 203750 3-ketothiolase deficiency 203800 Alstrom syndrome 204500 Ceroid-lipofuscinosis, neuronal 2, classic late infantile 205100 Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, juvenile 205900 Anemia, Diamond-Blackfan 207750 Hyperlipoproteinemia, type Ib 208100 Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, neurogenic 208250 Jacobs syndrome 208400 Aspartylglucosaminuria 208900 Ataxia-telangiectasia 208900 B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, sporadic 208900 T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia, sporadic 209900 Bardet-Biedl syndrome 2 209901 Bardet-Biedl syndrome 1 210900 Bloom syndrome 211420 Breast cancer, ductal 212138 Carnitine-acylcarnitine translocase deficiency 214300 Klippel-Feil syndrome 214500 Chediak-Higashi syndrome 215700 Citrullinemia 216550 Cohen syndrome 216900 Achromatopsia 216950 C1r/C1s deficiency, combined 217000 C2 deficiency 217030 C3b inactivator deficiency 217095 Conotruncal cardiac anomalies 217300 Cornea plana congenita, recessive 217800 Macular corneal dystrophy 218000 Andermann syndrome 218030 Apparent mineralocorticoid excess, hypertension due to 219800 Cystinosis, nephropathic 221770 Polycystic lipomembranous osteodysplasia with sclerosing leukencephalopathy 221820 Gliosis, familial progressive subcortical 222100 Diabetes mellitus, insulin-dependent-1 222600 Atelosteogenesis II, 256050 222600 Achondrogenesis Ib, 600972 222600 Diastrophic dysplasia 222700 Lysinuric protein intolerance 222745 DECR deficiency 222800 Hemolytic anemia due to bisphosphoglycerate mutase deficiency 222900 Sucrose intolerance 223360 Dopamine-beta-hydroxylase deficiency 223900 Dysautonomia, familial 224100 Congenital dyserythropoietic anemia II 224120 Dyserythropoietic anemia, contenital, type I 225500 Ellis-van Creveld syndrome 226450 Epidermolysis bullosa inversa, junctional 227220 [Eye color, brown] 227400 Thromboembolism susceptibility due to factor V Leiden 227400 Hemorrhagic diathesis due to factor V deficiency 227500 Factor VII deficiency 227600 Factor X deficiency 227645 Fanconi anemia, type C 227646 Fanconi anemia, type D 227650 Fanconi anemia, type A 228960 [Kininogen deficiency] 229300 Friedreich ataxia 229300 Friedreich ataxia with retained reflexes 229600 Fructose intolerance 229700 Fructose-bisphosphatase deficiency 229800 [Fructosuria] 230000 Fucosidosis 230200 Galactokinase deficiency with cataracts 230350 Galactose epimerase deficiency 230400 Galactosemia 230800 Gaucher disease 230800 Gaucher disease with cardiovascular calcification 231550 Achalasia-addisonianism-alacrimia syndrome 231670 Glutaricaciduria, type I 231675 Glutaricaciduria, type IIC 231680 Glutaricaciduria, type IIA 232000 Propionicacidemia, type I or pccA type 232050 Propionicacidemia, type II or pccB type 232300 Glycogen storage disease II 232500 Glycogen storage disease IV 232600 McArdle disease 232700 Glycogen storage disease VI 232800 Glycogen storage disease VII 233100 [Renal glucosuria] 233700 Chronic granulomatous disease due to deficiency of NCF-1 233710 Chronic granulomatous disease due to deficiency of NCF-2 234200 Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation 235200 Hemochromatosis 235800 [Histidinemia] 236100 Holoprosencephaly-1 236200 Homocystinuria, B6-responsive and nonresponsive types 236250 Homocystinuria due to MTHFR deficiency 236700 McKusick-Kaufman syndrome 236730 Urofacial syndrome 237300 Carbamoylphosphate synthetase I deficiency 238310 Hyperglycinemia, nonketotic, type II 238600 Chylomicronemia syndrome, familial 238600 Combined hyperlipemia, familial 238600 Hyperlipoproteinemia I 238600 Lipoprotein lipase deficiency 238970 HHH syndrome 239100 Van Buchem disease 240300 Autoimmune polyglandular disease, type I 240400 Scurvy 243500 Isovalericacidemia 245000 Papillon-Lefevre syndrome 245200 Krabbe disease 245349 Lacticacidemia due to PDX1 deficiency 245900 Norum disease 245900 Fish-eye disease 246450 HMG-CoA lyase deficiency 246530 Leukotriene C4 synthase deficiency 246900 Lipoamide dehydrogenase deficiency 247200 Miller-Dieker lissencephaly syndrome 247640 Leukemia, acute lymphoblastic 248510 Mannosidosis, beta- 248600 Maple syrup urine disease, type Ia 248610 Maple syrup urine disease, type II 248611 Maple syrup urine disease, type Ib 249000 Meckel syndrome 249100 Familial Mediterranean fever 249270 Thiamine-responsive megaloblastic anemia 250100 Metachromatic leukodystrophy 250250 Cartilage-hair hypoplasia 250790 Methemoglobinemia due to cytochrome b5 deficiency 250800 Methemoglobinemia, type I 250800 Methemoglobinemia, type II 250850 Hypermethioninemia, persistent, autosomal dominant, due to methionine adenosyltransferase I/III deficiency 251170 Mevalonicaciduria 251600 Microphthalmia, autosomal recessive 252500 Mucolipidosis II 252500 Mucolipidosis III 252800 Mucopolysaccharidosis Ih 252800 Mucopolysaccharidosis Ih/s 252800 Mucopolysaccharidosis Is 252900 Sanfilippo syndrome, type A 253000 Mucopolysaccharidosis IVA 253200 Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome, several forms 253250 Mulibrey nanism 253601 Miyoshi myopathy, 254130 253601 Muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle, type 2B 253700 Muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle, type 2C 253800 Walker-Warburg syndrome, 236670 253800 Fukuyama type congenital muscular dystrophy 254210 Myasthenia gravis, familial infantile 254770 Epilepsy, juvenile myoclonic 255800 Schwartz-Jampel syndrome 256030 Nemaline myopathy-2 256540 Galactosialidosis 256550 Sialidosis, type I 256550 Sialidosis, type II 256700 Neuroblastoma 256731 Ceroid-lipofuscinosis, neuronal-5, variant late infantile 257200 Niemann-Pick disease, type A 257200 Niemann-Pick disease, type B 257220 Niemann-Pick disease, type C 257220 Niemann-Pick disease, type D, 257250 258501 3-methylglutaconicaciduria, type III 258870 Gyrate atrophy of choroid and retina with ornithinemia, B6 responsive or unresponsive 258900 Oroticaciduria 259700 Osteopetrosis, recessive 259730 Renal tubular acidosis-osteopetrosis syndrome 259770 Osteoporosis-pseudoglioma syndrome 259900 Hyperoxaluria, primary, type 1 261510 Pseudo-Zellweger syndrome 261515 Peroxisomal bifunctional enzyme deficiency 261600 Phenylketonuria 261600 [Hyperphenylalaninemia, mild] 261640 Phenylketonuria due to PTS deficiency 261670 Myopathy due to phosphoglycerate mutase deficiency 262000 Bjornstad syndrome 263200 Polycystic kidney disease, autosomal recessive 263700 Porphyria, congenital erythropoietic 264300 Pseudohermaphroditism, male, with gynecomastia 264470 Adrenoleukodystrophy, pseudoneonatal 266150 Pyruvate carboxylase deficiency 266200 Anemia, hemolytic, due to PK deficiency 266300 [Hair color, red] 266600 Inflammatory bowel disease-1 267750 Knobloch syndrome 268800 Sandhoff disease, infantile, juvenile, and adult forms 268800 Spinal muscular atrophy, HEXB-related 268900 [Sarcosinemia] 269920 Salla disease 270100 Situs inversus viscerum 270200 Sjogren-Larsson syndrome 270800 Spastic paraplegia-5A 271245 Spinocerebellar ataxia-8, infantile, with sensory neuropathy 271900 Canavan disease 272750 GM2-gangliosidosis, AB variant 272800 Tay-Sachs disease 272800 [Hex A pseudodeficiency] 272800 GM2-gangliosidosis, juvenile, adult 273300 Male germ cell tumor 273800 Thrombocytopenia, neonatal alloimmune 273800 Glanzmann thrombasthenia, type A 274180 Thromboxane synthase deficiency 274270 Thymine-uraciluria 274270 Fluorouracil toxicity, sensitivity to 275200 Thyroid adenoma, hyperfunctioning 275200 Graves disease, 275000 275200 Hyperthroidism, congenital 275200 Hypothyroidism, nongoitrous, due to TSH resistance 276600 Tyrosinemia, type II 276700 Tyrosinemia, type I 276710 Tyrosinemia, type III 276900 Usher syndrome, type 1A 276901 Usher syndrome, type 2 276902 Usher syndrome, type 3 276903 Usher syndrome, type 1B 276903 Deafness, autosomal dominant 11, neurosensory, 601317 276903 Deafness, autosomal recessive 2, neurosensory, 600060 276904 Usher syndrome, type 1C 277700 Werner syndrome 277730 Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, susceptibility to 277900 Wilson disease 278000 Wolman disease 278000 Cholesteryl ester storage disease 278300 Xanthinuria, type I 278700 Xeroderma pigmentosum, group A 278760 Xeroderma pigmentosum, group F 300000 Opitz G syndrome, type I 300008 Nephrolithiasis, type I, 310468 300008 Proteinuria, low molecular weight, with hypercalciuric nephrocalcinosis 300008 Dent disease, 300009 300008 Hypophosphatemia, type III 300011 Menkes disease, 309400 300011 Occipital horn syndrome, 304150 300011 Cutis laxa, neonatal 300031 Mental retardation, X-linked, FRAXF type 300037 Simpson dysmorphia syndrome, 312870 300044 Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, susceptibility to 300046 Mental retardation, X-linked 23, nonspecific 300047 Mental retardation, X-linked 20 300048 Intestinal pseudoobstruction, neuronal, X-linked 300049 Nodular heterotopia, bilateral periventricular 300049 BPNH/MR syndrome 300055 Mental retardation with psychosis, pyramidal signs, and macroorchidism 300062 Mental retardation, X-linked 14 300066 Deafness, X-linked 6, sensorineural 300067 Subcortical laminar heterotopia, X-linked dominant 300067 Lissencephaly, X-linked 300071 Night blindness, congenital stationary, type 2 300075 Coffin-Lowry syndrome, 303600 300076 Wood neuroimmunologic syndrome 300077 Mental retardation, X-linked 29 300100 Adrenoleukodystrophy 300100 Adrenomyeloneuropathy 300104 Mental retardation, X-linked nonspecific, 309541 300110 Night blindness, congenital stationary, X-linked incomplete, 300071 300121 Subcortical laminal heteropia, X-linked, 300067 300121 Lissencephaly, X-linked, 300067 300123 Mental retardation with isolated growth hormone deficiency 300126 Dyskeratosis congenita-1, 305000 300127 Mental retardation, X-linked, 60 300136 Diabetes mellitus, insulin-dependent, X-linked, susceptibility to 300300 XLA and isolated growth hormone deficiency, 307200 300300 Agammaglobulinemia, type 1, X-linked 300310 Agammaglobulinemia, type 2, X-linked 300500 Ocular albinism, Nettleship-Falls type 300600 Ocular albinism, Forsius-Eriksson type 300650 Ocular albinism with sensorineural deafness 301000 Thrombocytopenia, X-linked, 313900 301000 Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome 301200 Amelogenesis imperfecta 301201 Amelogenesis imperfecta-3, hypoplastic type 301220 Partington syndrome II 301590 Anophthalmos-1 301830 Arthrogryposis, X-linked (spinal muscular atrophy, infantile, X-linked) 301835 Arts syndrome 301845 Bazex syndrome 301900 Borjeson-Forssman-Lehmann syndrome 302060 Noncompaction of left ventricular myocardium, isolated 302060 Barth syndrome 302060 Cardiomyopathy, X-linked dilated, 300069 302060 Endocardial fibroelastosis-2 302350 Nance-Horan syndrome 302801 Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy, X-linked-2, recessive 302950 Chondrodysplasia punctata, X-linked recessive, 302940 302960 Chondrodysplasia punctata, X-linked dominant 303700 Colorblindness, blue monochromatic 303800 Colorblindness, deutan 303900 Colorblindness, protan 304020 Cone dystrophy, progressive X-linked, 1 304040 Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy, X-linked-1, dominant, 302800 304050 Aicardi syndrome 304110 Craniofrontonasal dysplasia 304340 Mental retardation, X-linked, syndromic-5, with Dandy-Walker malformation, basal ganglia disease, and seizures 304800 Diabetes insipidus, nephrogenic 305100 Anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia 305435 Heterocellular hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin, Swiss type 305450 FG syndrome 305900 Favism 305900 G6PD deficiency 305900 Hemolytic anemia due to G6PD deficiency 306000 Glycogenosis, X-linked hepatic, type I 306000 Glycogenosis, X-linked hepatic, type II 306100 Gonadal dysgenesis, XY female type 306400 Chronic granulomatous disease, X-linked 306700 Hemophilia A 306995 [Homosexuality, male] 307150 Hypertrichosis, congenital generalized 307700 Hypoparathyroidism, X-linked 307800 Hypophosphatemia, hereditary 308000 HPRT-related gout 308000 Lesch-Nyhan syndrome 308230 Immunodeficiency, X-linked, with hyper-IgM 308240 Lymphoproliferative syndrome, X-linked 308310 Incontinentia pigmenti, familial 308700 Kallmann syndrome 308800 Keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans 308840 Spastic paraplegia, 312900 308840 Hydrocephalus due to aqueductal stenosis, 307000 308840 MASA syndrome, 303350 309000 Lowe syndrome 309200 Manic-depressive illness, X-linked 309300 Megalocornea, X-linked 309470 Mental retardation, X-linked, syndromic-3, with spastic diplegia 309500 Renpenning syndrome-1 309510 Mental retardation, X-linked, syndromic-1, with dystonic movements, ataxia, and seizures 309530 Mental retardation, X-linked 1, non-dysmorphic 309545 Mental retardation, X-linked nonspecific, with aphasia 309548 Mental retardation, X-linked, FRAXE type 309555 Gustavson syndrome 309585 Mental retardation, X-linked, syndromic-6, with gynecomastia and obesity 309600 Allan-Herndon syndrome 309605 Mental retardation, X-linked, syndromic-4, with congenital contractures and low fingertip arches 309610 Mental retardation, X-linked, syndromic-2, with dysmorphism and cerebral atrophy 309620 Mental retardation-skeletal dysplasia 309850 Brunner syndrome 309900 Mucopolysaccharidosis II 310300 Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy 310400 Myotubular myopathy, X-linked 310460 Myopia-1 310460 Bornholm eye disease 310490 Cowchock syndrome 310500 Night blindness, congenital stationary, type 1 311050 Optic atrophy, X-linked 311200 Oral-facial-digital syndrome 1 311250 Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency 311300 Otopalatodigital syndrome, type I 311360 Ovarian failure, premature 311510 Waisman parkinsonism-mental retardation syndrome 311850 Phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate synthetase-related gout 312000 Panhypopituitarism, X-linked 312040 N syndrome, 310465 312060 Properdin deficiency, X-linked 312170 Pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency 312600 Retinitis pigmentosa-2 312610 Retinitis pigmentosa-3 312700 Retinoschisis 312760 Turner syndrome 313350 Split hand/foot malformation, type 2 313400 Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia tarda 313700 Perineal hypospadias 313700 Prostate cancer 313700 Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy of Kennedy, 313200 313700 Breast cancer, male, with Reifenstein syndrome 313700 Androgen insensitivity, several forms 313850 Thoracoabdominal syndrome 314250 Dystonia-3, torsion, with parkinsonism, Filipino type 314300 Goeminne TKCR syndrome 314400 Cardiac valvular dysplasia-1 314580 Wieacker-Wolff syndrome 314850 McLeod phenotype 600040 Colorectal cancer 600044 Thrombocythemia, essential, 187950 600045 Xeroderma pigmentosum, group E, subtype 2 600048 Breast cancer-3 600059 Retinitis pigmentosa-13 600065 Leukocyte adhesion deficiency, 116920 600079 Colon cancer 600095 Split hand/foot malformation, type 3 600101 Deafness, autosomal dominant 2 600105 Retinitis pigmentosa-12, autosomal recessive 600119 Muscular dystrophy, Duchenne-like, type 2 600119 Adhalinopathy, primary 600138 Retinitis pigmentosa-11 600140 Rubenstein-Taybi syndrome, 180849 600143 Epilepsy, progressive, with mental retardation 600151 Bardet-Biedl syndrome 3 600160 Melanoma, 155601 600163 Long QT syndrome-3 600173 SCID, autosomal recessive, T-negative/B-positive type 600175 Spinal muscular atrophy, congenital nonprogressive, of lower limbs 600179 Leber congenital amaurosis, type I, 204000 600184 Carnitine acetyltransferase deficiency 600194 Ichthyosis bullosa of Siemens, 146800 600202 Dyslexia, specific, 2 600221 Venous malformations, multiple cutaneous and mucosal, 600195 600223 Spinocerebellar ataxia-4 600225 Phenylketonuria, atypical, due to GCH1 deficiency, 233910 600225 Dystonia, DOPA-responsive, 128230 600228 Pseudohypoaldosteronism, type I, 264350 600231 Palmoplantar keratoderma, Bothnia type 600234 HMG-CoA synthease-2 deficiency 600243 Temperature-sensitive apoptosis 600258 Colorectal cancer, hereditary nonpolyposis, type 3 600259 Turcot syndrome with glioblastoma, 276300 600259 Colorectal cancer, hereditary nonpolyposis, type 4 600261 Ehlers-Danlos-like syndrome 600266 Resistance/susceptibility to TB, etc. 600273 Polycystic kidney disease, infantile severe, with tuberous sclerosis 600276 Cerebral arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy, 125310 600281 Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, 125853 600281 MODY, type 1, 125850 600309 Atrioventricular canal defect-1 600310 Pseudoachondroplasia, 177170 600310 Epiphyseal dysplasia, multiple 1, 132400 600318 Diabetes mellitus, insulin-dependent, 3 600319 Diabetes mellitus, insulin-dependent, 4 600320 Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus-5 600332 Rippling muscle disease-1 600354 Spinal muscular atrophy-1, 253300 600354 Spinal muscular atrophy-2, 253550 600354 Spinal muscular atrophy-3, 253400 600359 Bartter syndrome, type 2 600363 Spastic paraplegia-6 600364 Cone dystrophy-3, 602093 600374 Bardet-Biedl syndrome 4 600414 Adrenoleukodystrophy, neonatal, 202370 600509 Persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy, 256450 600510 Pigment dispersion syndrome 600511 Schizophrenia-3 600512 Epilepsy, partial 600525 Trichodontoosseous syndrome, 190320 600528 CPT deficiency, hepatic, type I, 255120 600536 Myopathy, congenital 600542 Chondrosarcoma, extraskeletal myxoid 600584 Atrial septal defect with atrioventricular conduction defects, 108900 600593 Craniosynostosis, Adelaide type 600617 Lipoid adrenal hyperplasia, 201710 600618 Leukemia, acute lymphoblastic 600623 Prostate cancer, 176807 600631 Enuresis, nocturnal, 1 600650 Myopathy due to CPT II deficiency, 255110 600650 CPT deficiency, hepatic, type II, 600649 600652 Deafness, autosomal dominant 4 600669 Epilepsy, generalized, idiopathic 600678 Cancer susceptibility 600698 Salivary adenoma 600698 Uterine leiomyoma 600698 Lipoma 600698 Lipomatosis, mutiple, 151900 600700 Lipoma 600722 Ceroid lipofuscinosis, neuronal, variant juvenile type, with granular osmiophilic deposits 600722 Ceroid lipofuscinosis, neuronal-1, infantile, 256730 600725 Holoprosencephaly-3, 142945 600757 Orofacial cleft-3 600759 Alzheimer disease-4 600760 Pseudohypoaldosteronism, type I, 264350 600760 Liddle syndrome, 177200 600761 Pseudohypoaldosteronism, type I, 264350 600761 Liddle syndrome, 177200 600792 Deafness, autosomal recessive 5 600795 Dementia, familial, nonspecific 600807 Bronchial asthma 600808 Enuresis, nocturnal, 2 600811 Xeroderma pigmentosum, group E, DDB-negative subtype, 278740 600835 AIDS, resistance to 600837 Hirschsprung disease, 142623 600839 Bartter syndrome, 241200 600850 Schizophrenia disorder-4 600852 Retinitis pigmentosa-17 600856 Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, 130650 600881 Cataract, congenital, zonular, with sutural opacities 600882 Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy-2B 600883 Diabetes mellitus, insulin-dependent, 8 600884 Cardiomyopathy, familial dilated 1B 600887 Endometrial carcinoma 600897 Cataract, zonular pulverulent-1, 116200 600900 Muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle, type 2E 600918 Cystinuria, type III 600919 Long QT syndrome-4 with sinus bradycardia 600923 Porphyria variegata, 176200 600937 Persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy, 256450 600956 Persistent Mullerian duct syndrome, type II, 261550 600957 Persistent Mullerian duct syndrome, type I, 261550 600958 Cardiomyopathy, familial hypertrophic, 4, 115197 600965 Deafness, autosomal dominant 6 600968 Gitelman syndrome, 263800 600971 Deafness, autosomal recessive 6 600974 Deafness, autosomal recessive 7 600975 Glaucoma 3, primary infantile, B 600977 Cone dystrophy, progressive 600994 Deafness, autosomal dominant 5 600995 Nephrotic syndrome, idiopathic, steroid-resistant 600996 Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia-2 601002 5-oxoprolinuria, 266130 601002 Hemolytic anemia due to glutathione synthetase deficiency, 231900 601071 Deafness, autosomal recessive 9 601072 Deafness, autosomal recessive 8 601090 Iridogoniodysgenesis, 601631 601097 Neuropathy, recurrent, with pressure palsies, 162500 601097 Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy-1A, 118220 601097 Dejerine-Sottas disease, PMP22 related, 145900 601105 Pycnodysostosis, 265800 601107 Dubin-Johnson syndrome, 237500 601130 Tolbutamide poor metabolizer 601145 Epilepsy, progressive myoclonic 1, 254800 601146 Brachydactyly, type C, 113100 601146 Acromesomelic dysplasia, Hunter-Thompson type, 201250 601146 Chondrodysplasia, Grebe type, 200700 601154 Cardiomyopathy, dilated, 1E 601199 Neonatal hyperparathyroidism, 239200 601199 Hypocalcemia, autosomal dominant, 601198 601199 Hypocalciuric hypercalcemia, type I, 145980 601202 Cataract, anterior polar-2 601208 Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus-11 601226 Progressive external ophthalmoplegia, type 2 601238 Cerebellar ataxia, Cayman type 601277 Ichthyosis, lamellar, type 2 601282 Muscular dystrophy with epidermolysis bullosa simplex, 226670 601284 Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia-2, 600376 601295 Bile acid malabsorption, primary 601309 Basal cell carcinoma, sporadic 601309 Basal cell nevus syndrome, 109400 601313 Polycystic kidney disease, adult type I, 173900 601316 Deafness, autosomal dominant 10 601318 Diabetes mellitus, insulin-dependent, 13 601362 DiGeorge syndrome/velocardiofacial syndrome complex-2 601363 Wilms tumor, type 4 601369 Deafness, autosomal dominant 9 601382 Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy-4B 601385 Prostate cancer 601386 Deafness, autosomal recessive 12 601387 Breast cancer 601399 Platelet disorder, familial, with associated myeloid malignancy 601402 Leukemia, myeloid, acute 601406 B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, high-grade 601410 Diabetes mellitus, transient neonatal 601412 Deafness, autosomal dominant 7 601414 Retinitis pigmentosa-18 601455 Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy, Lom type 601458 Inflammatory bowel disease-2 601471 Moebius syndrome-2 601472 Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy-2D 601493 Cardiomyopathy, dilated 1C 601494 Cardiomyopathy, familial, dilated-2 601498 Peroxisomal biogenesis disorder, complementation group 4 601517 Spinocerebellar ataxia-2, 183090 601518 Prostate cancer, hereditary, 1, 176807 601542 Rieger syndrome, type 1, 180500 601545 Lissencephaly-1 601556 Spinocerebellar ataxia-1, 164400 601567 Combined factor V and VIII deficiency, 227300 601596 Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy, demyelinating 601604 Mycobacterial and salmonella infections, susceptibility to 601606 Trichoepithelioma, multiple familial 601607 Rhabdoid tumors 601620 Holt-Oram syndrome, 142900 601621 Ulnar-mammary syndrome, 181450 601622 Saethre-Chotzen syndrome, 101400 601623 Angelman syndrome 601649 Blepharophimosis, epicanthus inversus, and ptosis, type 2 601650 Paraganglioma, familial nonchromaffin, 2 601652 Glaucoma 1A, primary open angle, juvenile-onset, 137750 601666 Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus-15 601669 Hirschsprung disease, one form 601676 Acute insulin response 601680 Distal arthrogryposis, type 2B 601682 Glaucoma 1C, primary open angle 601687 Meesmann corneal dystrophy, 122100 601690 Platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase deficiency 601691 Retinitis pigmentosa-19, 601718 601691 Stargardt disease-1, 248200 601691 Cone-rod dystrophy 3 601691 Fundus flavimaculatus with macular dystrophy, 248200 601692 Reis-Bucklers corneal dystrophy 601692 Corneal dystrophy, Avellino type 601692 Corneal dystrophy, Groenouw type I, 121900 601692 Corneal dystrophy, lattice type I, 122200 601718 Retinitis pigmentosa-19 601744 Systemic lupus erythematosus, susceptibility to, 1 601757 Rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata, type 1, 215100 601769 Osteoporosis, involutional 601769 Rickets, vitamin D-resistant, 277440 601771 Glaucoma 3A, primary infantile, 231300 601777 Cone dystrophy, progressive 601780 Ceroid-lipofuscinosis, neuronal-6, variant late infantile 601785 Carbohydrate-deficient glycoprotein syndrome, type I, 212065 601800 [Hair color, brown] 601843 Hypothyroidism, congenital, 274400 601844 Pseudohypoaldosteronism type II 601846 Muscular dystrophy with rimmed vacuoles 601850 Retinitis pigmentosa-deafness syndrome 601863 Bare lymphocyte syndrome, complementation group C 601868 Deafness, autosomal dominant 13 601884 [High bone mass] 601885 Cataract, zonular pulverulent-2 601889 Lymphoma, diffuse large cell 601916 Pancreatic cancer 601920 Alagille syndrome, 118450 601928 Monilethrix, 158000 601954 Muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle, type 2G 601969 Medulloblastoma, 155255 601969 Glioblastoma multiforme, 137800 601975 Ectodermal dysplasia/skin fragility syndrome 601990 Neuroblastoma 602014 Hypomagnesemia with secondary hypocalcemia 602023 Bartter syndrome, type 3 602025 Obesity/hyperinsulinism, susceptibility to 602028 Multiple myeloma 602066 Convulsions, infantile and paroxysmal choreoathetosis 602078 Fibrosis of extraocular muscles, congenital, 2 602080 Paget disease of bone-2 602082 Corneal dystrophy, Thiel-Behnke type 602084 Endometrial carcinoma 602085 Postaxial polydactyly, type A2 602086 Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia-3 602087 Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia-4 602088 Nephronophthisis, infantile 602089 Hemangioma, capillary, hereditary 602092 Deafness, autosomal recessive 18 602094 Lipodystrophy, familial partial 602096 Alzheimer disease-5 602099 Amytrophic lateral sclerosis-5 602116 Glioma 602117 Prader-Willi syndrome 602121 Deafness, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic sensorineural, 1, 124900 602134 Tremor, familial essential, 2 602136 Refsum disease, infantile, 266510 602136 Zellweger syndrome-1, 214100 602136 Adrenoleukodystrophy, neonatal, 202370 602153 Monilethrix, 158000 602216 Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, 175200 602221 Stem-cell leukemia/lymphoma syndrome 602225 Cone-rod retinal dystrophy-2, 120970 602225 Leber congenital amaurosis, type III 602229 Waardenburg-Shah syndrome, 277580 602232 Epilepsy, benign neonatal, type 2, 121201 602235 Epilepsy, benign, neonatal, type 1, 121200 602279 Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy, 164300 602279 Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy, autosomal recessive, 257950 602280 Retinitis pigmentosa-14, 600132 602363 Ellis-van Creveld-like syndrome 602403 Alzheimer disease, susceptibility to 602404 Parkinson disease, type 3 602421 Sweat chloride elevation without CF 602421 Congenital bilateral absence of vas deferens, 277180 602421 Cystic fibrosis, 219700 602447 Coronary artery disease, susceptibility to 602460 Deafness, autosomal dominant 15, 602459 602475 Ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament of spine 602477 Febrile convulsions, familial, 2 602491 Hyperlipidemia, familial combined, 1 602522 Bartter syndrome, infantile, with sensorineural deafness 602544 Parkinson disease, juvenile, type 2, 600116 602568 Homocystinuria-megaloblastic anemia, cbl E type, 236270 602574 Deafness, autosomal dominant 12, 601842 602574 Deafness, autosomal dominant 8, 601543 602575 Nail-patella syndrome with open-angle glaucoma, 137750 602575 Nail-patella syndrome, 161200 602629 Dystonia-6, torsion 602631 Rhabdomyosarcoma, 268210 602631 Breast Cancer 602666 Deafness, autosomal recessive 3, 600316 602685 Mental retardation, severe, with spasticity and tapetoretinal degeneration 602716 Nephrosis-1, congenital, Finnish type, 256300 602759 Prostate cancer, hereditary, 2, 176807 602771 Muscular dystrophy, congenital, with early spine rigidity 602772 Retinitis pitmentosa-24 602782 Faisalabad histiocytosis 602783 Spastic paraplegia-7 Mature Polypeptides

The present invention also encompasses mature forms of a polypeptide having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:Y and/or the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA in a deposited clone. Polynucleotides encoding the mature forms (such as, for example, the polynucleotide sequence in SEQ ID NO:X and/or the polynucleotide sequence contained in the cDNA of a deposited clone) are also encompassed by the invention. Moreover, fragments or variants of these polypeptides (such as, fragments as described herein, polypeptides at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or 100% identical to these polypeptides, or polypeptides encoded by a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to the complementary strand of the polynucleotide encoding these polypeptides) are also encompassed by the invention. In preferred embodiments, these fragments or variants retain one or more functional activities of the full-length or mature form of the polypeptide (e.g., biological activity (such as, for example, activity in detecting, preventing, treating and/or indicated disorders), antigenicity (ability to bind, or compete with a polypeptide of the invention for binding, to an anti-polypeptide of the invention antibody), immunogenicity (ability to generate antibody which binds to a specific polypeptide of the invention), ability to form multimers with polypeptides of the invention, and ability to bind to a receptor or ligand for a polypeptide of the invention). Antibodies that bind the polypeptides of the invention, and polynucleotides encoding these polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention.

According to the signal hypothesis, proteins secreted by mammalian cells have a signal or secretary leader sequence which is cleaved from the mature protein once export of the growing protein chain across the rough endoplasmic reticulum has been initiated. Most mammalian cells and even insect cells cleave secreted proteins with the same specificity. However, in some cases, cleavage of a secreted protein is not entirely uniform, which results in two or more mature species of the protein. Further, it has long been known that cleavage specificity of a secreted protein is ultimately determined by the primary structure of the complete protein, that is, it is inherent in the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide.

Methods for predicting whether a protein has a signal sequence, as well as the cleavage point for that sequence, are available. For instance, the method of McGeoch, Virus Res. 3:271-286 (1985), uses the information from a short N-terminal charged region and a subsequent uncharged region of the complete (uncleaved) protein. The method of von Heinje, Nucleic Acids Res. 14:4683-4690 (1986) uses the information from the residues surrounding the cleavage site, typically residues −13 to +2, where +1 indicates the amino terminus of the secreted protein. The accuracy of predicting the cleavage points of known mammalian secretory proteins for each of these methods is in the range of 75-80%. (von Heinje, supra.) However, the two methods do not always produce the same predicted cleavage point(s) for a given protein.

In the present case, the deduced amino acid sequence of the secreted polypeptide was analyzed by a computer program called SignalP (Henrik Nielsen et al., Protein Engineering 10:1-6 (1997)), which predicts the cellular location of a protein based on the amino acid sequence. As part of this computational prediction of localization, the methods of McGeoch and von Heinje are incorporated. The analysis of the amino acid sequences of the secreted proteins described herein by this program provided the results shown in Table 1A.

In specific embodiments, polypeptides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, the predicted mature form of the polypeptide as delineated in columns 14 and 15 of Table 1A. Moreover, fragments or variants of these polypeptides (such as, fragments as described herein, polypeptides at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or 100% identical to these polypeptides, or polypeptides encoded by a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to the complementary strand of the polynucleotide encoding these polypeptides) are also encompassed by the invention. In preferred embodiments, these fragments or variants retain one or more functional activities of the full-length or mature form of the polypeptide (e.g., biological activity, antigenicity [ability to bind (or compete with a polypeptide of the invention for binding) to an anti-polypeptide of the invention antibody], immunogenicity (ability to generate antibody which binds to a specific polypeptide of the invention), ability to form multimers with polypeptides of the invention, and ability to bind to a receptor or ligand for a polypeptide of the invention). Antibodies that bind the polypeptides of the invention, and polynucleotides encoding these polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention.

Polynucleotides encoding proteins comprising, or consisting of, the predicted mature form of polypeptides of the invention (e.g., polynucleotides having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: X (Table 1A, column 4), the sequence delineated in columns 7 and 8 of Table 1A, and a sequence encoding the mature polypeptide delineated in columns 14 and 15 of Table 1A (e.g., the sequence of SEQ ID NO:X encoding the mature polypeptide delineated in columns 14 and 15 of Table 1)) are also encompassed by the invention, as are fragments or variants of these polynucleotides (such as, fragments as described herein, polynucleotides at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or 100% identical to these polynucleotides, and nucleic acids which hybridizes under stringent conditions to the complementary strand of the polynucleotide).

As one of ordinary skill would appreciate, however, cleavage sites sometimes vary from organism to organism and cannot be predicted with absolute certainty. Accordingly, the present invention provides secreted polypeptides having a sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:Y which have an N-terminus beginning within 15 residues of the predicted cleavage point (i.e., having 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, or 15 more or less contiguous residues of SEQ ID NO:Y at the N-terminus when compared to the predicted mature form of the polypeptide (e.g., the mature polypeptide delineated in columns 14 and 15 of Table 1). Similarly, it is also recognized that in some cases, cleavage of the signal sequence from a secreted protein is not entirely uniform, resulting in more than one secreted species. These polypeptides, and the polynucleotides encoding such polypeptides, are contemplated by the present invention.

Moreover, the signal sequence identified by the above analysis may not necessarily predict the naturally occurring signal sequence. For example, the naturally occurring signal sequence may be further upstream from the predicted signal sequence. However, it is likely that the predicted signal sequence will be capable of directing the secreted protein to the ER. Nonetheless, the present invention provides the mature protein produced by expression of the polynucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:X and/or the polynucleotide sequence contained in the cDNA of a deposited clone, in a mammalian cell (e.g., COS cells, as described below). These polypeptides, and the polynucleotides encoding such polypeptides, are contemplated by the present invention.

Polynucleotide and Polypeptide Variants

The present invention is also directed to variants of the polynucleotide sequence disclosed in SEQ ID NO:X or the complementary strand thereto, nucleotide sequences encoding the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:Y, the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:X that encodes the polypeptide sequence as defined in columns 13 and 14 of Table 1A, nucleotide sequences encoding the polypeptide sequence as defined in columns 13 and 14 of Table 1A, the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:X encoding the polypeptide sequence as defined in column 5 of Table 1B.1, nucleotide sequences encoding the polypeptide as defined in column 6 and column 7 of Table 1B.1, the nucleotide sequence as defined in columns 8 and 9 of Table 2, nucleotide sequences encoding the polypeptide encoded by the nucleotide sequence as defined in columns 8 and 9 of Table 2, the nucleotide sequence as defined in column 6 of Table 1C, nucleotide sequences encoding the polypeptide encoded by the nucleotide sequence as defined in column 6 of Table 1C, the cDNA sequence contained in ATCC™ Deposit NO:Z, nucleotide sequences encoding the polypeptide encoded by the cDNA sequence contained in ATCC™ Deposit NO:Z, and/or nucleotide sequences encoding a mature (secreted) polypeptide encoded by the cDNA sequence contained in ATCC™ Deposit NO:Z.

The present invention also encompasses variants of the polypeptide sequence disclosed in SEQ ID NO:Y, the polypeptide as defined in columns 13 and 14 of Table 1A, the polypeptide sequence as defined in columns 6 and 7 of Table 1B.1, a polypeptide sequence encoded by the polynucleotide sequence in SEQ ID NO:X, a polypeptide sequence encoded by the nucleotide sequence as defined in columns 8 and 9 of Table 2, a polypeptide sequence encoded by the nucleotide sequence as defined in column 6 of Table 1C, a polypeptide sequence encoded by the complement of the polynucleotide sequence in SEQ ID NO:X, the polypeptide sequence encoded by the cDNA sequence contained in ATCC™ Deposit NO. Z and/or a mature (secreted) polypeptide encoded by the cDNA sequence contained in ATCC™ Deposit NO:Z.

“Variant” refers to a polynucleotide or polypeptide differing from the polynucleotide or polypeptide of the present invention, but retaining essential properties thereof. Generally, variants are overall closely similar, and, in many regions, identical to the polynucleotide or polypeptide of the present invention.

Thus, one aspect of the invention provides an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising, or alternatively consisting of, a polynucleotide having a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) a nucleotide sequence described in SEQ ID NO:X or contained in the cDNA sequence of ATCC™ Deposit No:Z; (b) a nucleotide sequence in SEQ ID NO:X or the cDNA in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z which encodes the complete amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:Y or the complete amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z; (c) a nucleotide sequence in SEQ ID NO:X or the cDNA in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z which encodes a mature polypeptide (i.e., a secreted polypeptide (e.g., as delineated in columns 14 and 15 of Table 1A)); (d) a nucleotide sequence in SEQ ID NO:X or the cDNA sequence of ATCC™ Deposit No:Z, which encodes a biologically active fragment of a polypeptide; (e) a nucleotide sequence in SEQ ID NO:X or the cDNA sequence of ATCC™ Deposit No:Z, which encodes an antigenic fragment of a polypeptide; (f) a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide comprising the complete amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:Y or the complete amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z; (g) a nucleotide sequence encoding a mature polypeptide of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:Y (i.e., a secreted polypeptide (e.g., as delineated in columns 14 and 15 of Table 1A)) or a mature polypeptide of the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z; (h) a nucleotide sequence encoding a biologically active fragment of a polypeptide having the complete amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:Y or the complete amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z; (i) a nucleotide sequence encoding an antigenic fragment of a polypeptide having the complete amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:Y or the complete amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z; and (j) a nucleotide sequence complementary to any of the nucleotide sequences in (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), or (i) above.

The present invention is also directed to nucleic acid molecules which comprise, or alternatively consist of, a nucleotide sequence which is at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100%, identical to, for example, any of the nucleotide sequences in (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), or (j) above, the nucleotide coding sequence in SEQ ID NO:X or the complementary strand thereto, the nucleotide coding sequence of the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z or the complementary strand thereto, a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:Y, a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide sequence encoded by the nucleotide sequence in SEQ ID NO:X, a polypeptide sequence encoded by the complement of the polynucleotide sequence in SEQ ID NO:X, a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide encoded by the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z, the nucleotide coding sequence in SEQ ID NO:X as defined in columns 8 and 9 of Table 2 or the complementary strand thereto, a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide encoded by the nucleotide sequence in SEQ ID NO:X as defined in columns 8 and 9 of Table 2 or the complementary strand thereto, the nucleotide coding sequence in SEQ ID NO:B as defined in column 6 of Table 1C or the complementary strand thereto, a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide encoded by the nucleotide sequence in SEQ ID NO:B as defined in column 6 of Table 1C or the complementary strand thereto, the nucleotide sequence in SEQ ID NO:X encoding the polypeptide sequence as defined in columns 6 and 7 of Table 1B.1 or the complementary strand thereto, nucleotide sequences encoding the polypeptide as defined in column 6 and 7 of Table 1B.1 or the complementary strand thereto, and/or polynucleotide fragments of any of these nucleic acid molecules (e.g., those fragments described herein). Polynucleotides which hybridize to the complement of these nucleic acid molecules under stringent hybridization conditions or alternatively, under lower stringency conditions, are also encompassed by the invention, as are polypeptides encoded by these polynucleotides and nucleic acids.

In a preferred embodiment, the invention encompasses nucleic acid molecules which comprise, or alternatively, consist of a polynucleotide which hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions, or alternatively, under lower stringency conditions, to a polynucleotide in (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), or (i), above, as are polypeptides encoded by these polynucleotides. In another preferred embodiment, polynucleotides which hybridize to the complement of these nucleic acid molecules under stringent hybridization conditions, or alternatively, under lower stringency conditions, are also encompassed by the invention, as are polypeptides encoded by these polynucleotides.

In another embodiment, the invention provides a purified protein comprising, or alternatively consisting of, a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the complete amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:Y or the complete amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z; (b) the amino acid sequence of a mature (secreted) form of a polypeptide having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:Y (e.g., as delineated in columns 14 and 15 of Table 1A) or a mature form of the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z mature; (c) the amino acid sequence of a biologically active fragment of a polypeptide having the complete amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:Y or the complete amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z; and (d) the amino acid sequence of an antigenic fragment of a polypeptide having the complete amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:Y or the complete amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z.

The present invention is also directed to proteins which comprise, or alternatively consist of, an amino acid sequence which is at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100%, identical to, for example, any of the amino acid sequences in (a), (b), (c), or (d), above, the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:Y, the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z, the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide encoded by the nucleotide sequence in SEQ ID NO:X as defined in columns 8 and 9 of Table 2, the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide encoded by the nucleotide sequence in SEQ ID NO:B as defined in column 6 of Table 1C, the amino acid sequence as defined in column 6 and 7 of Table 1B.1, an amino acid sequence encoded by the nucleotide sequence in SEQ ID NO:X, and an amino acid sequence encoded by the complement of the polynucleotide sequence in SEQ ID NO:X. Fragments of these polypeptides are also provided (e.g., those fragments described herein). Further proteins encoded by polynucleotides which hybridize to the complement of the nucleic acid molecules encoding these amino acid sequences under stringent hybridization conditions or alternatively, under lower stringency conditions, are also encompassed by the invention, as are the polynucleotides encoding these proteins.

By a nucleic acid having a nucleotide sequence at least, for example, 95% “identical” to a reference nucleotide sequence of the present invention, it is intended that the nucleotide sequence of the nucleic acid is identical to the reference sequence except that the nucleotide sequence may include up to five point mutations per each 100 nucleotides of the reference nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide. In other words, to obtain a nucleic acid having a nucleotide sequence at least 95% identical to a reference nucleotide sequence, up to 5% of the nucleotides in the reference sequence may be deleted or substituted with another nucleotide, or a number of nucleotides up to 5% of the total nucleotides in the reference sequence may be inserted into the reference sequence. The query sequence may be an entire sequence referred to in Table 1B or 2 as the ORF (open reading frame), or any fragment specified as described herein.

As a practical matter, whether any particular nucleic acid molecule or polypeptide is at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% identical to a nucleotide sequence of the present invention can be determined conventionally using known computer programs. A preferred method for determining the best overall match between a query sequence (a sequence of the present invention) and a subject sequence, also referred to as a global sequence alignment, can be determined using the FASTDB computer program based on the algorithm of Brutlag et al. (Comp. App. Biosci. 6:237-245 (1990)). In a sequence alignment the query and subject sequences are both DNA sequences. An RNA sequence can be compared by converting U's to T's. The result of said global sequence alignment is expressed as percent identity. Preferred parameters used in a FASTDB alignment of DNA sequences to calculate percent identity are: Matrix=Unitary, k-tuple=4, Mismatch Penalty=1, Joining Penalty=30, Randomization Group Length=0, Cutoff Score=1, Gap Penalty=5, Gap Size Penalty 0.05, Window Size=500 or the length of the subject nucleotide sequence, whichever is shorter.

If the subject sequence is shorter than the query sequence because of 5′ or 3′ deletions, not because of internal deletions, a manual correction must be made to the results. This is because the FASTDB program does not account for 5′ and 3′ truncations of the subject sequence when calculating percent identity. For subject sequences truncated at the 5′ or 3′ ends, relative to the query sequence, the percent identity is corrected by calculating the number of bases of the query sequence that are 5′ and 3′ of the subject sequence, which are not matched/aligned, as a percent of the total bases of the query sequence. Whether a nucleotide is matched/aligned is determined by results of the FASTDB sequence alignment. This percentage is then subtracted from the percent identity, calculated by the above FASTDB program using the specified parameters, to arrive at a final percent identity score. This corrected score is what is used for the purposes of the present invention. Only bases outside the 5′ and 3′ bases of the subject sequence, as displayed by the FASTDB alignment, which are not matched/aligned with the query sequence, are calculated for the purposes of manually adjusting the percent identity score.

For example, a 90 base subject sequence is aligned to a 100 base query sequence to determine percent identity. The deletions occur at the 5′ end of the subject sequence and therefore, the FASTDB alignment does not show a matched/alignment of the first 10 bases at 5′ end. The 10 unpaired bases represent 10% of the sequence (number of bases at the 5′ and 3′ ends not matched/total number of bases in the query sequence) so 10% is subtracted from the percent identity score calculated by the FASTDB program. If the remaining 90 bases were perfectly matched the final percent identity would be 90%. In another example, a 90 base subject sequence is compared with a 100 base query sequence. This time the deletions are internal deletions so that there are no bases on the 5′ or 3′ of the subject sequence which are not matched/aligned with the query. In this case the percent identity calculated by FASTDB is not manually corrected. Once again, only bases 5′ and 3′ of the subject sequence which are not matched/aligned with the query sequence are manually corrected for. No other manual corrections are to be made for the purposes of the present invention.

By a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence at least, for example, 95% “identical” to a query amino acid sequence of the present invention, it is intended that the amino acid sequence of the subject polypeptide is identical to the query sequence except that the subject polypeptide sequence may include up to five amino acid alterations per each 100 amino acids of the query amino acid sequence. In other words, to obtain a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence at least 95% identical to a query amino acid sequence, up to 5% of the amino acid residues in the subject sequence may be inserted, deleted, (indels) or substituted with another amino acid. These alterations of the reference sequence may occur at the amino or carboxy terminal positions of the reference amino acid sequence or anywhere between those terminal positions, interspersed either individually among residues in the reference sequence or in one or more contiguous groups within the reference sequence.

As a practical matter, whether any particular polypeptide is at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% identical to, for instance, the amino acid sequence of a polypeptide referred to in Table 1A (e.g., the amino acid sequence delineated in columns 14 and 15) or a fragment thereof, Table 1B.1 (e.g., the amino acid sequence identified in column 6) or a fragment thereof, Table 2 (e.g., the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotide sequence defined in columns 8 and 9 of Table 2) or a fragment thereof, the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotide sequence in SEQ ID NO:B as defined in column 6 of Table 1C or a fragment thereof, the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide encoded by the nucleotide sequence in SEQ ID NO:X or a fragment thereof, or the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide encoded by cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z, or a fragment thereof, the amino acid sequence of a mature (secreted) polypeptide encoded by cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z, or a fragment thereof, can be determined conventionally using known computer programs. A preferred method for determining the best overall match between a query sequence (a sequence of the present invention) and a subject sequence, also referred to as a global sequence alignment, can be determined using the FASTDB computer program based on the algorithm of Brutlag et al. (Comp. App. Biosci. 6:237-245 (1990)). In a sequence alignment the query and subject sequences are either both nucleotide sequences or both amino acid sequences. The result of said global sequence alignment is expressed as percent identity. Preferred parameters used in a FASTDB amino acid alignment are: Matrix=PAM 0, k-tuple=2, Mismatch Penalty=1, Joining Penalty=20, Randomization Group Length=0, Cutoff Score=1, Window Size=sequence length, Gap Penalty=5, Gap Size Penalty=0.05, Window Size=500 or the length of the subject amino acid sequence, whichever is shorter.

If the subject sequence is shorter than the query sequence due to N- or C-terminal deletions, not because of internal deletions, a manual correction must be made to the results. This is because the FASTDB program does not account for N- and C-terminal truncations of the subject sequence when calculating global percent identity. For subject sequences truncated at the N- and C-termini, relative to the query sequence, the percent identity is corrected by calculating the number of residues of the query sequence that are N- and C-terminal of the subject sequence, which are not matched/aligned with a corresponding subject residue, as a percent of the total bases of the query sequence. Whether a residue is matched/aligned is determined by results of the FASTDB sequence alignment. This percentage is then subtracted from the percent identity, calculated by the above FASTDB program using the specified parameters, to arrive at a final percent identity score. This final percent identity score is what is used for the purposes of the present invention. Only residues to the N- and C-termini of the subject sequence, which are not matched/aligned with the query sequence, are considered for the purposes of manually adjusting the percent identity score. That is, only query residue positions outside the farthest N- and C-terminal residues of the subject sequence.

For example, a 90 amino acid residue subject sequence is aligned with a 100 residue query sequence to determine percent identity. The deletion occurs at the N-terminus of the subject sequence and therefore, the FASTDB alignment does not show a matching/alignment of the first 10 residues at the N-terminus. The 10 unpaired residues represent 10% of the sequence (number of residues at the N- and C-termini not matched/total number of residues in the query sequence) so 10% is subtracted from the percent identity score calculated by the FASTDB program. If the remaining 90 residues were perfectly matched the final percent identity would be 90%. In another example, a 90 residue subject sequence is compared with a 100 residue query sequence. This time the deletions are internal deletions so there are no residues at the N- or C-termini of the subject sequence which are not matched/aligned with the query. In this case the percent identity calculated by FASTDB is not manually corrected. Once again, only residue positions outside the N- and C-terminal ends of the subject sequence, as displayed in the FASTDB alignment, which are not matched/aligned with the query sequence are manually corrected for. No other manual corrections are to made for the purposes of the present invention.

The polynucleotide variants of the invention may contain alterations in the coding regions, non-coding regions, or both. Especially preferred are polynucleotide variants containing alterations which produce silent substitutions, additions, or deletions, but do not alter the properties or activities of the encoded polypeptide. Nucleotide variants produced by silent substitutions due to the degeneracy of the genetic code are preferred. Moreover, polypeptide variants in which less than 50, less than 40, less than 30, less than 20, less than 10, or 5-50, 5-25, 5-10, 1-5, or 1-2 amino acids are substituted, deleted, or added in any combination are also preferred. Polynucleotide variants can be produced for a variety of reasons, e.g., to optimize codon expression for a particular host (change codons in the human mRNA to those preferred by a bacterial host such as E. coli).

Naturally occurring variants are called “allelic variants,” and refer to one of several alternate forms of a gene occupying a given locus on a chromosome of an organism. (Genes II, Lewin, B., ed., John Wiley & Sons, New York (1985)). These allelic variants can vary at either the polynucleotide and/or polypeptide level and are included in the present invention. Alternatively, non-naturally occurring variants may be produced by mutagenesis techniques or by direct synthesis.

Using known methods of protein engineering and recombinant DNA technology, variants may be generated to improve or alter the characteristics of the polypeptides of the present invention. For instance, one or more amino acids can be deleted from the N-terminus or C-terminus of the polypeptide of the present invention without substantial loss of biological function. As an example, Ron et al. (J. Biol. Chem. 268: 2984-2988 (1993)) reported variant KGF proteins having heparin binding activity even after deleting 3, 8, or 27 amino-terminal amino acid residues. Similarly, Interferon gamma exhibited up to ten times higher activity after deleting 8-10 amino acid residues from the carboxy terminus of this protein. (Dobeli et al., J. Biotechnology 7:199-216 (1988).)

Moreover, ample evidence demonstrates that variants often retain a biological activity similar to that of the naturally occurring protein. For example, Gayle and coworkers (J. Biol. Chem. 268:22105-22111 (1993)) conducted extensive mutational analysis of human cytokine IL-1a. They used random mutagenesis to generate over 3,500 individual IL-1a mutants that averaged 2.5 amino acid changes per variant over the entire length of the molecule. Multiple mutations were examined at every possible amino acid position. The investigators found that “[m]ost of the molecule could be altered with little effect on either [binding or biological activity].” In fact, only 23 unique amino acid sequences, out of more than 3,500 nucleotide sequences examined, produced a protein that significantly differed in activity from wild-type.

Furthermore, even if deleting one or more amino acids from the N-terminus or C-terminus of a polypeptide results in modification or loss of one or more biological functions, other biological activities may still be retained. For example, the ability of a deletion variant to induce and/or to bind antibodies which recognize the secreted form will likely be retained when less than the majority of the residues of the secreted form are removed from the N-terminus or C-terminus. Whether a particular polypeptide lacking N- or C-terminal residues of a protein retains such immunogenic activities can readily be determined by routine methods described herein and otherwise known in the art.

Thus, the invention further includes polypeptide variants which show a functional activity (e.g., biological activity) of the polypeptides of the invention. Such variants include deletions, insertions, inversions, repeats, and substitutions selected according to general rules known in the art so as have little effect on activity.

The present application is directed to nucleic acid molecules at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% identical to the nucleic acid sequences disclosed herein, (e.g., encoding a polypeptide having the amino acid sequence of an N and/or C terminal deletion), irrespective of whether they encode a polypeptide having functional activity. This is because even where a particular nucleic acid molecule does not encode a polypeptide having functional activity, one of skill in the art would still know how to use the nucleic acid molecule, for instance, as a hybridization probe or a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) primer. Uses of the nucleic acid molecules of the present invention that do not encode a polypeptide having functional activity include, inter alia, (1) isolating a gene or allelic or splice variants thereof in a cDNA library; (2) in situ hybridization (e.g., “FISH”) to metaphase chromosomal spreads to provide precise chromosomal location of the gene, as described in Verma et al., Human Chromosomes: A Manual of Basic Techniques, Pergamon Press, New York (1988); (3) Northern Blot analysis for detecting mRNA expression in specific tissues (e.g., normal or diseased tissues); and (4) in situ hybridization (e.g., histochemistry) for detecting mRNA expression in specific tissues (e.g., normal or diseased tissues).

Preferred, however, are nucleic acid molecules having sequences at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% identical to the nucleic acid sequences disclosed herein, which do, in fact, encode a polypeptide having functional activity. By a polypeptide having “functional activity” is meant, a polypeptide capable of displaying one or more known functional activities associated with a full-length (complete) protein and/or a mature (secreted) protein of the invention. Such functional activities include, but are not limited to, biological activity, antigenicity [ability to bind (or compete with a polypeptide of the invention for binding) to an anti-polypeptide of the invention antibody], immunogenicity (ability to generate antibody which binds to a specific polypeptide of the invention), ability to form multimers with polypeptides of the invention, and ability to bind to a receptor or ligand for a polypeptide of the invention.

The functional activity of the polypeptides, and fragments, variants and derivatives of the invention, can be assayed by various methods.

For example, in one embodiment where one is assaying for the ability to bind or compete with a full-length polypeptide of the present invention for binding to an anti-polypeptide antibody, various immunoassays known in the art can be used, including but not limited to, competitive and non-competitive assay systems using techniques such as radioimmunoassays, ELISA (enzyme linked immunosorbent assay), “sandwich” immunoassays, immunoradiometric assays, gel diffusion precipitation reactions, immunodiffusion assays, in situ immunoassays (using colloidal gold, enzyme or radioisotope labels, for example), western blots, precipitation reactions, agglutination assays (e.g., gel agglutination assays, hemagglutination assays), complement fixation assays, immunofluorescence assays, protein A assays, and immunoelectrophoresis assays, etc. In one embodiment, antibody binding is detected by detecting a label on the primary antibody. In another embodiment, the primary antibody is detected by detecting binding of a secondary antibody or reagent to the primary antibody. In a further embodiment, the secondary antibody is labeled. Many means are known in the art for detecting binding in an immunoassay and are within the scope of the present invention.

In another embodiment, where a ligand is identified, or the ability of a polypeptide fragment, variant or derivative of the invention to multimerize is being evaluated, binding can be assayed, e.g., by means well-known in the art, such as, for example, reducing and non-reducing gel chromatography, protein affinity chromatography, and affinity blotting. See generally, Phizicky et al., Microbiol. Rev. 59:94-123 (1995). In another embodiment, the ability of physiological correlates of a polypeptide of the present invention to bind to a substrate(s) of the polypeptide of the invention can be routinely assayed using techniques known in the art.

In addition, assays described herein (see Examples) and otherwise known in the art may routinely be applied to measure the ability of polypeptides of the present invention and fragments, variants and derivatives thereof to elicit polypeptide related biological activity (either in vitro or in vivo). Other methods will be known to the skilled artisan and are within the scope of the invention.

Of course, due to the degeneracy of the genetic code, one of ordinary skill in the art will immediately recognize that a large number of the nucleic acid molecules having a sequence at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or 100% identical to, for example, the nucleic acid sequence of the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z, the nucleic acid sequence referred to in Table 1B (SEQ ID NO:X), the nucleic acid sequence disclosed in Table 1A (e.g., the nucleic acid sequence delineated in columns 7 and 8), the nucleic acid sequence disclosed in Table 2 (e.g., the nucleic acid sequence delineated in columns 8 and 9) or fragments thereof, will encode polypeptides “having functional activity.” In fact, since degenerate variants of any of these nucleotide sequences all encode the same polypeptide, in many instances, this will be clear to the skilled artisan even without performing the above described comparison assay. It will be further recognized in the art that, for such nucleic acid molecules that are not degenerate variants, a reasonable number will also encode a polypeptide having functional activity. This is because the skilled artisan is fully aware of amino acid substitutions that are either less likely or not likely to significantly effect protein function (e.g., replacing one aliphatic amino acid with a second aliphatic amino acid), as further described below.

For example, guidance concerning how to make phenotypically silent amino acid substitutions is provided in Bowie et al., “Deciphering the Message in Protein Sequences: Tolerance to Amino Acid Substitutions,” Science 247:1306-1310 (1990), wherein the authors indicate that there are two main strategies for studying the tolerance of an amino acid sequence to change.

The first strategy exploits the tolerance of amino acid substitutions by natural selection during the process of evolution. By comparing amino acid sequences in different species, conserved amino acids can be identified. These conserved amino acids are likely important for protein function. In contrast, the amino acid positions where substitutions have been tolerated by natural selection indicates that these positions are not critical for protein function. Thus, positions tolerating amino acid substitution could be modified while still maintaining biological activity of the protein.

The second strategy uses genetic engineering to introduce amino acid changes at specific positions of a cloned gene to identify regions critical for protein function. For example, site directed mutagenesis or alanine-scanning mutagenesis (introduction of single alanine mutations at every residue in the molecule) can be used. See Cunningham and Wells, Science 244:1081-1085 (1989). The resulting mutant molecules can then be tested for biological activity.

As the authors state, these two strategies have revealed that proteins are surprisingly tolerant of amino acid substitutions. The authors further indicate which amino acid changes are likely to be permissive at certain amino acid positions in the protein. For example, most buried (within the tertiary structure of the protein) amino acid residues require nonpolar side chains, whereas few features of surface side chains are generally conserved. Moreover, tolerated conservative amino acid substitutions involve replacement of the aliphatic or hydrophobic amino acids Ala, Val, Leu and Ile; replacement of the hydroxyl residues Ser and Thr; replacement of the acidic residues Asp and Glu; replacement of the amide residues Asn and Gln, replacement of the basic residues Lys, Arg, and His; replacement of the aromatic residues Phe, Tyr, and Trp, and replacement of the small-sized amino acids Ala, Ser, Thr, Met, and Gly.

Besides conservative amino acid substitution, variants of the present invention include (i) substitutions with one or more of the non-conserved amino acid residues, where the substituted amino acid residues may or may not be one encoded by the genetic code, or (ii) substitutions with one or more of the amino acid residues having a substituent group, or (iii) fusion of the mature polypeptide with another compound, such as a compound to increase the stability and/or solubility of the polypeptide (for example, polyethylene glycol), (iv) fusion of the polypeptide with additional amino acids, such as, for example, an IgG Fc fusion region peptide, serum albumin (preferably human serum albumin) or a fragment thereof, or leader or secretory sequence, or a sequence facilitating purification, or (v) fusion of the polypeptide with another compound, such as albumin (including but not limited to recombinant albumin (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,876,969, issued Mar. 2, 1999, EP Patent 0 413 622, and U.S. Pat. No. 5,766,883, issued Jun. 16, 1998, herein incorporated by reference in their entirety)). Such variant polypeptides are deemed to be within the scope of those skilled in the art from the teachings herein.

For example, polypeptide variants containing amino acid substitutions of charged amino acids with other charged or neutral amino acids may produce proteins with improved characteristics, such as less aggregation. Aggregation of pharmaceutical formulations both reduces activity and increases clearance due to the aggregate's immunogenic activity. See Pinckard et al., Clin. Exp. Immunol. 2:331-340 (1967); Robbins et al., Diabetes 36: 838-845 (1987); Cleland et al., Crit. Rev. Therapeutic Drug Carrier Systems 10:307-377 (1993).

A further embodiment of the invention relates to polypeptides which comprise the amino acid sequence of a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence which contains at least one amino acid substitution, but not more than 50 amino acid substitutions, even more preferably, not more than 40 amino acid substitutions, still more preferably, not more than 30 amino acid substitutions, and still even more preferably, not more than 20 amino acid substitutions from a polypeptide sequence disclosed herein. Of course it is highly preferable for a polypeptide to have an amino acid sequence which, for example, comprises the amino acid sequence of a polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:Y, the amino acid sequence of the mature (e.g., secreted) polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:Y, an amino acid sequence encoded by SEQ ID NO:X, an amino acid sequence encoded by the portion of SEQ ID NO:X as defined in columns 8 and 9 of Table 2, an amino acid sequence encoded by the complement of SEQ ID NO:X, an amino acid sequence encoded by cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z, and/or the amino acid sequence of a mature (secreted) polypeptide encoded by cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z, or a fragment thereof, which contains, in order of ever-increasing preference, at least one, but not more than 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 or 1 amino acid substitutions.

In specific embodiments, the polypeptides of the invention comprise, or alternatively, consist of, fragments or variants of a reference amino acid sequence selected from: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:Y or fragments thereof (e.g., the mature form and/or other fragments described herein); (b) the amino acid sequence encoded by SEQ ID NO:X or fragments thereof; (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the complement of SEQ ID NO:X or fragments thereof; (d) the amino acid sequence encoded by the portion of SEQ ID NO:X as defined in columns 8 and 9 of Table 2 or fragments thereof; and (e) the amino acid sequence encoded by cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z or fragments thereof; wherein the fragments or variants have 1-5, 5-10, 5-25, 5-50, 10-50 or 50-150, amino acid residue additions, substitutions, and/or deletions when compared to the reference amino acid sequence. In preferred embodiments, the amino acid substitutions are conservative. Polynucleotides encoding these polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention.

Polynucleotide and Polypeptide Fragments

The present invention is also directed to polynucleotide fragments of the polynucleotides (nucleic acids) of the invention. In the present invention, a “polynucleotide fragment” refers to a polynucleotide having a nucleic acid sequence which, for example: is a portion of the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z or the complementary strand thereto; is a portion of the polynucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide encoded by the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z or the complementary strand thereto; is a portion of the polynucleotide sequence encoding the mature (secreted) polypeptide encoded by the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z or the complementary strand thereto; is a portion of a polynucleotide sequence encoding the mature amino acid sequence as defined in columns 14 and 15 of Table 1A or the complementary strand thereto; is a portion of a polynucleotide sequence encoding the amino acid sequence encoded by the region of SEQ ID NO:X as defined in columns 8 and 9 of Table 2 or the complementary strand thereto; is a portion of the polynucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:X as defined in columns 8 and 9 of Table 2 or the complementary strand thereto; is a portion of the polynucleotide sequence in SEQ ID NO:X or the complementary strand thereto; is a polynucleotide sequence encoding a portion of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:Y; is a polynucleotide sequence encoding a portion of a polypeptide encoded by SEQ ID NO:X; is a polynucleotide sequence encoding a portion of a polypeptide encoded by the complement of the polynucleotide sequence in SEQ ID NO:X; is a portion of a polynucleotide sequence encoding the amino acid sequence encoded by the region of SEQ ID NO:B as defined in column 6 of Table 1C or the complementary strand thereto; or is a portion of the polynucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:B as defined in column 6 of Table 1C or the complementary strand thereto.

The polynucleotide fragments of the invention are preferably at least about 15 nt, and more preferably at least about 20 nt, still more preferably at least about 30 nt, and even more preferably, at least about 40 nt, at least about 50 nt, at least about 75 nt, or at least about 150 nt in length. A fragment “at least 20 nt in length,” for example, is intended to include 20 or more contiguous bases from the cDNA sequence contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z, or the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:X or the complementary stand thereto. In this context “about” includes the particularly recited value or a value larger or smaller by several (5, 4, 3, 2, or 1) nucleotides, at either terminus or at both termini. These nucleotide fragments have uses that include, but are not limited to, as diagnostic probes and primers as discussed herein. Of course, larger fragments (e.g., at least 160, 170, 180, 190, 200, 250, 500, 600, 1000, or 2000 nucleotides in length) are also encompassed by the invention.

Moreover, representative examples of polynucleotide fragments of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, a sequence from about nucleotide number 1-50, 51-100, 101-150, 151-200, 201-250, 251-300, 301-350, 351-400, 401-450, 451-500, 501-550, 551-600, 601-650, 651-700, 701-750, 751-800, 801-850, 851-900, 901-950, 951-1000, 1001-1050, 1051-1100, 1101-1150, 1151-1200, 1201-1250, 1251-1300, 1301-1350, 1351-1400, 1401-1450, 1451-1500, 1501-1550, 1551-1600, 1601-1650, 1651-1700, 1701-1750, 1751-1800, 1801-1850, 1851-1900, 1901-1950, 1951-2000, 2001-2050, 2051-2100, 2101-2150, 2151-2200, 2201-2250, 2251-2300, 2301-2350, 2351-2400, 2401-2450, 2451-2500, 2501-2550, 2551-2600, 2601-2650, 2651-2700, 2701-2750, 2751-2800, 2801-2850, 2851-2900, 2901-2950, 2951-3000, 3001-3050, 3051-3100, 3101-3150, 3151-3200, 3201-3250, 3251-3300, 3301-3350, 3351-3400, 3401-3450, 3451-3500, 3501-3550, 3551-3600, 3601-3650, 3651-3700, 3701-3750, 3751-3800, 3801-3850, 3851-3900, 3901-3950, 3951-4000, 4001-4050, 4051-4100, 4101-4150, 4151-4200, 4201-4250, 4251-4300, 4301-4350, 4351-4400, 4401-4450, 4451-4500, 4501-4550, 4551-4600, 4601-4650, 4651-4700, 4701-4750, 4751-4800, 4801-4850, 4851-4900, 4901-4950, 4951-5000, 5001-5050, 5051-5100, 5101-5150, 5151-5200, 5201-5250, 5251-5300, 5301-5350, 5351-5400, 5401-5450, 5451-5500, 5501-5550, 5551-5600, 5601-5650, 5651-5700, 5701-5750, 5751-5800, 5801-5850, 5851-5900, 5901-5950, 5951-6000, 6001-6050, 6051-6100, 6101-6150, 6151-6200, 6201-6250, 6251-6300, 6301-6350, 6351-6400, 6401-6450, 6451-6500, 6501-6550, 6551-6600, 6601-6650, 6651-6700, 6701-6750, 6751-6800, 6801-6850, 6851-6900, 6901-6950, 6951-7000, 7001-7050, 7051-7100, 7101-7150, 7151-7200, 7201-7250, 7251-7300 or 7301 to the end of SEQ ID NO:X, or the complementary strand thereto. In this context “about” includes the particularly recited range or a range larger or smaller by several (5, 4, 3, 2, or 1) nucleotides, at either terminus or at both termini. Preferably, these fragments encode a polypeptide which has a functional activity (e.g., biological activity). More preferably, these polynucleotides can be used as probes or primers as discussed herein. Polynucleotides which hybridize to one or more of these polynucleotides under stringent hybridization conditions or alternatively, under lower stringency conditions are also encompassed by the invention, as are polypeptides encoded by these polynucleotides.

Further representative examples of polynucleotide fragments of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, a sequence from about nucleotide number 1-50, 51-100, 101-150, 151-200, 201-250, 251-300, 301-350, 351-400, 401-450, 451-500, 501-550, 551-600, 601-650, 651-700, 701-750, 751-800, 801-850, 851-900, 901-950, 951-1000, 1001-1050, 1051-1100, 1101-1150, 1151-1200, 1201-1250, 1251-1300, 1301-1350, 1351-1400, 1401-1450, 1451-1500, 1501-1550, 1551-1600, 1601-1650, 1651-1700, 1701-1750, 1751-1800, 1801-1850, 1851-1900, 1901-1950, 1951-2000, 2001-2050, 2051-2100, 2101-2150, 2151-2200, 2201-2250, 2251-2300, 2301-2350, 2351-2400, 2401-2450, 2451-2500, 2501-2550, 2551-2600, 2601-2650, 2651-2700, 2701-2750, 2751-2800, 2801-2850, 2851-2900, 2901-2950, 2951-3000, 3001-3050, 3051-3100, 3101-3150, 3151-3200, 3201-3250, 3251-3300, 3301-3350, 3351-3400, 3401-3450, 3451-3500, 3501-3550, 3551-3600, 3601-3650, 3651-3700, 3701-3750, 3751-3800, 3801-3850, 3851-3900, 3901-3950, 3951-4000, 4001-4050, 4051-4100, 4101-4150, 4151-4200, 4201-4250, 4251-4300, 4301-4350, 4351-4400, 4401-4450, 4451-4500, 4501-4550, 4551-4600, 4601-4650, 4651-4700, 4701-4750, 4751-4800, 4801-4850, 4851-4900, 4901-4950, 4951-5000, 5001-5050, 5051-5100, 5101-5150, 5151-5200, 5201-5250, 5251-5300, 5301-5350, 5351-5400, 5401-5450, 5451-5500, 5501-5550, 5551-5600, 5601-5650, 5651-5700, 5701-5750, 5751-5800, 5801-5850, 5851-5900, 5901-5950, 5951-6000, 6001-6050, 6051-6100, 6101-6150, 6151-6200, 6201-6250, 6251-6300, 6301-6350, 6351-6400, 6401-6450, 6451-6500, 6501-6550, 6551-6600, 6601-6650, 6651-6700, 6701-6750, 6751-6800, 6801-6850, 6851-6900, 6901-6950, 6951-7000, 7001-7050, 7051-7100, 7101-7150, 7151-7200, 7201-7250, 7251-7300 or 7301 to the end of the cDNA sequence contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z, or the complementary strand thereto. In this context “about” includes the particularly recited range or a range larger or smaller by several (5, 4, 3, 2, or 1) nucleotides, at either terminus or at both termini. Preferably, these fragments encode a polypeptide which has a functional activity (e.g., biological activity). More preferably, these polynucleotides can be used as probes or primers as discussed herein. Polynucleotides which hybridize to one or more of these polynucleotides under stringent hybridization conditions or alternatively, under lower stringency conditions are also encompassed by the invention, as are polypeptides encoded by these polynucleotides.

Moreover, representative examples of polynucleotide fragments of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, a nucleic acid sequence comprising one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, or more of the above described polynucleotide fragments of the invention in combination with a polynucleotide sequence delineated in Table 1C column 6. Additional, representative examples of polynucleotide fragments of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, a nucleic acid sequence comprising one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, or more of the above described polynucleotide fragments of the invention in combination with a polynucleotide sequence that is the complementary strand of a sequence delineated in column 6 of Table 1C. In further embodiments, the above-described polynucleotide fragments of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, sequences delineated in Table 1C, column 6, and have a nucleic acid sequence which is different from that of the BAC fragment having the sequence disclosed in SEQ ID NO:B (see Table 1C, column 5). In additional embodiments, the above-described polynucleotide fragments of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, sequences delineated in Table 1C, column 6, and have a nucleic acid sequence which is different from that published for the BAC clone identified as BAC ID NO:A (see Table 1C, column 4). In additional embodiments, the above-described polynucleotides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, sequences delineated Table 1C, column 6, and have a nucleic acid sequence which is different from that contained in the BAC clone identified as BAC ID NO:A (see Table 1C, column 4). Polypeptides encoded by these polynucleotides, other polynucleotides that encode these polypeptides, and antibodies that bind these polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention. Additionally, fragments and variants of the above-described polynucleotides and polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention.

In additional specific embodiments, polynucleotides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, or more fragments of the sequences delineated in column 6 of Table 1C, and the polynucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:X (e.g., as defined in Table 1C, column 2) or fragments or variants thereof. Polypeptides encoded by these polynucleotides, other polynucleotides that encode these polypeptides, and antibodies that bind these polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention.

In additional specific embodiments, polynucleotides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, or more fragments of the sequences delineated in column 6 of Table 1C which correspond to the same ATCC™ Deposit No:Z (see Table 1C, column 1), and the polynucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:X (e.g., as defined in Table 1A, 1B, or 1C) or fragments or variants thereof. Polypeptides encoded by these polynucleotides, other polynucleotides that encode these polypeptides, and antibodies that bind these polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention.

In further specific embodiments, polynucleotides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, or more fragments of the sequences delineated in the same row of column 6 of Table 1C, and the polynucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:X (e.g., as defined in Table 1A, 1B, or 1C) or fragments or variants thereof. Polypeptides encoded by these polynucleotides, other polynucleotides that encode these polypeptides, and antibodies that bind these polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention.

In additional specific embodiments, polynucleotides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of a polynucleotide sequence in which the 3′ 10 polynucleotides of one of the sequences delineated in column 6 of Table 1C and the 5′ 10 polynucleotides of the sequence of SEQ ID NO:X are directly contiguous. Nucleic acids which hybridize to the complement of these 20 contiguous polynucleotides under stringent hybridization conditions or alternatively, under lower stringency conditions, are also encompassed by the invention. Polypeptides encoded by these polynucleotides and/or nucleic acids, other polynucleotides and/or nucleic acids that encode these polypeptides, and antibodies that bind these polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention. Additionally, fragments and variants of the above-described polynucleotides, nucleic acids, and polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention.

In additional specific embodiments, polynucleotides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of a polynucleotide sequence in which the 3′ 10 polynucleotides of one of the sequences delineated in column 6 of Table 1C and the 5′ 10 polynucleotides of a fragment or variant of the sequence of SEQ ID NO:X (e.g., as described herein) are directly contiguous Nucleic acids which hybridize to the complement of these 20 contiguous polynucleotides under stringent hybridization conditions or alternatively, under lower stringency conditions, are also encompassed by the invention. Polypeptides encoded by these polynucleotides and/or nucleic acids, other polynucleotides and/or nucleic acids encoding these polypeptides, and antibodies that bind these polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention. Additionally, fragments and variants of the above-described polynucleotides, nucleic acids, and polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention.

In further specific embodiments, polynucleotides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of a polynucleotide sequence in which the 3′ 10 polynucleotides of a fragment or variant of the sequence of SEQ ID NO:X and the 5′ 10 polynucleotides of the sequence of one of the sequences delineated in column 6 of Table 1C are directly contiguous. Nucleic acids which hybridize to the complement of these 20 contiguous polynucleotides under stringent hybridization conditions or alternatively, under lower stringency conditions, are also encompassed by the invention. Polypeptides encoded by these polynucleotides and/or nucleic acids, other polynucleotides and/or nucleic acids encoding these polypeptides, and antibodies that bind these polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention. Additionally, fragments and variants of the above-described polynucleotides, nucleic acids, and polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention.

In specific embodiments, polynucleotides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of a polynucleotide sequence in which the 3′ 10 polynucleotides of one of the sequences delineated in column 6 of Table 1C and the 5′ 10 polynucleotides of another sequence in column 6 are directly contiguous. In preferred embodiments, the 3′ 10 polynucleotides of one of the sequences delineated in column 6 of Table 1C is directly contiguous with the 5′ 10 polynucleotides of the next sequential exon delineated in Table 1C, column 6. Nucleic acids which hybridize to the complement of these 20 contiguous polynucleotides under stringent hybridization conditions or alternatively, under lower stringency conditions, are also encompassed by the invention. Polypeptides encoded by these polynucleotides and/or nucleic acids, other polynucleotides and/or nucleic acids encoding these polypeptides, and antibodies that bind these polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention. Additionally, fragments and variants of the above-described polynucleotides, nucleic acids, and polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention.

In the present invention, a “polypeptide fragment” refers to an amino acid sequence which is a portion of the amino acid sequence contained in SEQ ID NO:Y, is a portion of the mature form of SEQ ID NO:Y as defined in columns 14 and 15 of Table 1A, a portion of an amino acid sequence encoded by the portion of SEQ ID NO:X as defined in columns 8 and 9 of Table 2, is a portion of an amino acid sequence encoded by the polynucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:X, is a portion of an amino acid sequence encoded by the complement of the polynucleotide sequence in SEQ ID NO:X, is a portion of the amino acid sequence of a mature (secreted) polypeptide encoded by the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z, and/or is a portion of an amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z. Protein (polypeptide) fragments may be “free-standing,” or comprised within a larger polypeptide of which the fragment forms a part or region, most preferably as a single continuous region. Representative examples of polypeptide fragments of the invention, include, for example, fragments comprising, or alternatively consisting of, from about amino acid number 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-80, 81-100, 101-120, 121-140, 141-160, 161-180, 181-200, 201-220, 221-240, 241-260, 261-280, 281-300, 301-320, 321-340, 341-360, 361-380, 381-400, 401-420, 421-440, 441-460, 461-480, 481-500, 501-520, 521-540, 541-560, 561-580, 581-600, 601-620, 621-640, 641-660, 661-680, 681-700, 701-720, 721-740, 741-760, 761-780, 781-800, 801-820, 821-840, 841-860, 861-880, 881-900, 901-920, 921-940, 941-960, 961-980, 981-1000, 1001-1020, 1021-1040, 1041-1060, 1061-1080, 1081-1100, 1101-1120, 1121-1140, 1141-1160, 1161-1180, 1181-1200, 1201-1220, 1221-1240, 1241-1260, 1261-1280, 1281-1300, 1301-1320, 1321-1340, 1341-1360, 1361-1380, 1381-1400, 1401-1420, 1421-1440, or 1441 to the end of the coding region of cDNA and SEQ ID NO: Y. In a preferred embodiment, polypeptide fragments of the invention include, for example, fragments comprising, or alternatively consisting of, from about amino acid number 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-80, 81-100, 101-120, 121-140, 141-160, 161-180, 181-200, 201-220, 221-240, 241-260, 261-280, 281-300, 301-320, 321-340, 341-360, 361-380, 381-400, 401-420, 421-440, 441-460, 461-480, 481-500, 501-520, 521-540, 541-560, 561-580, 581-600, 601-620, 621-640, 641-660, 661-680, 681-700, 701-720, 721-740, 741-760, 761-780, 781-800, 801-820, 821-840, 841-860, 861-880, 881-900, 901-920, 921-940, 941-960, 961-980, 981-1000, 1001-1020, 1021-1040, 1041-1060, 1061-1080, 1081-1100, 1101-1120, 1121-1140, 1141-1160, 1161-1180, 1181-1200, 1201-1220, 1221-1240, 1241-1260, 1261-1280, 1281-1300, 1301-1320, 1321-1340, 1341-1360, 1361-1380, 1381-1400, 1401-1420, 1421-1440, or 1441 to the end of the coding region of SEQ ID NO:Y. Moreover, polypeptide fragments of the invention may be at least about 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, or 150 amino acids in length. In this context “about” includes the particularly recited ranges or values, or ranges or values larger or smaller by several (5, 4, 3, 2, or 1) amino acids, at either extreme or at both extremes. Polynucleotides encoding these polypeptide fragments are also encompassed by the invention.

Even if deletion of one or more amino acids from the N-terminus of a protein results in modification of loss of one or more biological functions of the protein, other functional activities (e.g., biological activities, ability to multimerize, ability to bind a ligand) may still be retained. For example, the ability of shortened muteins to induce and/or bind to antibodies which recognize the complete or mature forms of the polypeptides generally will be retained when less than the majority of the residues of the complete or mature polypeptide are removed from the N-terminus. Whether a particular polypeptide lacking N-terminal residues of a complete polypeptide retains such immunologic activities can readily be determined by routine methods described herein and otherwise known in the art. It is not unlikely that a mutein with a large number of deleted N-terminal amino acid residues may retain some biological or immunogenic activities. In fact, peptides composed of as few as six amino acid residues may often evoke an immune response.

Accordingly, polypeptide fragments include the secreted protein as well as the mature form. Further preferred polypeptide fragments include the secreted protein or the mature form having a continuous series of deleted residues from the amino or the carboxy terminus, or both. For example, any number of amino acids, ranging from 1-60, can be deleted from the amino terminus of either the secreted polypeptide or the mature form. Similarly, any number of amino acids, ranging from 1-30, can be deleted from the carboxy terminus of the secreted protein or mature form. Furthermore, any combination of the above amino and carboxy terminus deletions are preferred. Similarly, polynucleotides encoding these polypeptide fragments are also preferred.

The present invention further provides polypeptides having one or more residues deleted from the amino terminus of the amino acid sequence of a polypeptide disclosed herein (e.g., a polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:Y, a polypeptide as defined in columns 14 and 15 of Table 1A, a polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotide sequence contained in SEQ ID NO:X or the complement thereof, a polypeptide encoded by the portion of SEQ ID NO:X as defined in columns 8 and 9 of Table 2, a polypeptide encoded by the portion of SEQ ID NO:B as defined in column 6 of Table 1C, a polypeptide encoded by the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z, and/or a mature polypeptide encoded by the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z). In particular, N-terminal deletions may be described by the general formula m-q, where q is a whole integer representing the total number of amino acid residues in a polypeptide of the invention (e.g., the polypeptide disclosed in SEQ ID NO:Y, the mature (secreted) portion of SEQ ID NO:Y as defined in columns 14 and 15 of Table 1A, or the polypeptide encoded by the portion of SEQ ID NO:X as defined in columns 8 and 9 of Table 2), and m is defined as any integer ranging from 2 to q-6. Polynucleotides encoding these polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention.

The present invention further provides polypeptides having one or more residues from the carboxy terminus of the amino acid sequence of a polypeptide disclosed herein (e.g., a polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:Y, the mature (secreted) portion of SEQ ID NO:Y as defined in columns 14 and 15 of Table 1A, a polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotide sequence contained in SEQ ID NO:X, a polypeptide encoded by the portion of SEQ ID NO:X as defined in columns 8 and 9 of Table 2, a polypeptide encoded by the portion of SEQ ID NO:B as defined in column 6 of Table 1C, a polypeptide encoded by the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z, and/or a mature polypeptide encoded by the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z). In particular, C-terminal deletions may be described by the general formula 1-n, where n is any whole integer ranging from 6 to q-1, and where n corresponds to the position of amino acid residue in a polypeptide of the invention. Polynucleotides encoding these polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention.

In addition, any of the above described N- or C-terminal deletions can be combined to produce a N- and C-terminal deleted polypeptide. The invention also provides polypeptides having one or more amino acids deleted from both the amino and the carboxyl termini, which may be described generally as having residues m-n of a polypeptide encoded by SEQ ID NO:X (e.g., including, but not limited to, the preferred polypeptide disclosed as SEQ ID NO:Y, the mature (secreted) portion of SEQ ID NO:Y as defined in columns 14 and 15 of Table 1A, and the polypeptide encoded by the portion of SEQ ID NO:X as defined in columns 8 and 9 of Table 2), the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z, and/or the complement thereof, where n and m are integers as described above. Polynucleotides encoding these polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention.

Also as mentioned above, even if deletion of one or more amino acids from the C-terminus of a protein results in modification of loss of one or more biological functions of the protein, other functional activities (e.g., biological activities, ability to multimerize, ability to bind a ligand) may still be retained. For example the ability of the shortened mutein to induce and/or bind to antibodies which recognize the complete or mature forms of the polypeptide generally will be retained when less than the majority of the residues of the complete or mature polypeptide are removed from the C-terminus. Whether a particular polypeptide lacking C-terminal residues of a complete polypeptide retains such immunologic activities can readily be determined by routine methods described herein and otherwise known in the art. It is not unlikely that a mutein with a large number of deleted C-terminal amino acid residues may retain some biological or immunogenic activities. In fact, peptides composed of as few as six amino acid residues may often evoke an immune response.

The present application is also directed to proteins containing polypeptides at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% identical to a polypeptide sequence set forth herein. In preferred embodiments, the application is directed to proteins containing polypeptides at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% identical to polypeptides having the amino acid sequence of the specific N- and C-terminal deletions. Polynucleotides encoding these polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention.

Any polypeptide sequence encoded by, for example, the polynucleotide sequences set forth as SEQ ID NO:X or the complement thereof, (presented, for example, in Tables 1A and 2), the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z, or the polynucleotide sequence as defined in column 6 of Table 1C, may be analyzed to determine certain preferred regions of the polypeptide. For example, the amino acid sequence of a polypeptide encoded by a polynucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:X (e.g., the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:Y and the polypeptide encoded by the portion of SEQ ID NO:X as defined in columns 8 and 9 of Table 2) or the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z may be analyzed using the default parameters of the DNASTAR computer algorithm (DNASTAR, Inc., 1228 S. Park St., Madison, Wis. 53715 USA; www.dnastar.com/).

Polypeptide regions that may be routinely obtained using the DNASTAR computer algorithm include, but are not limited to, Garnier-Robson alpha-regions, beta-regions, turn-regions, and coil-regions; Chou-Fasman alpha-regions, beta-regions, and turn-regions; Kyte-Doolittle hydrophilic regions and hydrophobic regions; Eisenberg alpha- and beta-amphipathic regions; Karplus-Schulz flexible regions; Emini surface-forming regions; and Jameson-Wolf regions of high antigenic index. Among highly preferred polynucleotides of the invention in this regard are those that encode polypeptides comprising regions that combine several structural features, such as several (e.g., 1, 2, 3 or 4) of the features set out above.

Additionally, Kyte-Doolittle hydrophilic regions and hydrophobic regions, Emini surface-forming regions, and Jameson-Wolf regions of high antigenic index (i.e., containing four or more contiguous amino acids having an antigenic index of greater than or equal to 1.5, as identified using the default parameters of the Jameson-Wolf program) can routinely be used to determine polypeptide regions that exhibit a high degree of potential for antigenicity. Regions of high antigenicity are determined from data by DNASTAR analysis by choosing values which represent regions of the polypeptide which are likely to be exposed on the surface of the polypeptide in an environment in which antigen recognition may occur in the process of initiation of an immune response.

Preferred polypeptide fragments of the invention are fragments comprising, or alternatively, consisting of, an amino acid sequence that displays a functional activity (e.g. biological activity) of the polypeptide sequence of which the amino acid sequence is a fragment. By a polypeptide displaying a “functional activity” is meant a polypeptide capable of one or more known functional activities associated with a full-length protein, such as, for example, biological activity, antigenicity, immunogenicity, and/or multimerization, as described herein.

Other preferred polypeptide fragments are biologically active fragments. Biologically active fragments are those exhibiting activity similar, but not necessarily identical, to an activity of the polypeptide of the present invention. The biological activity of the fragments may include an improved desired activity, or a decreased undesirable activity.

In preferred embodiments, polypeptides of the invention comprise, or alternatively consist of, one, two, three, four, five or more of the antigenic fragments of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:Y, or portions thereof. Polynucleotides encoding these polypeptides are also encompassed by the invention.

Epitopes and Antibodies

The present invention encompasses polypeptides comprising, or alternatively consisting of, an epitope of: the polypeptide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:Y; a polypeptide sequence encoded by SEQ ID NO:X or the complementary strand thereto; the polypeptide sequence encoded by the portion of SEQ ID NO:X as defined in columns 8 and 9 of Table 2; the polypeptide sequence encoded by the portion of SEQ ID NO:B as defined in column 6 of Table 1C or the complement thereto; the polypeptide sequence encoded by the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z; or the polypeptide sequence encoded by a polynucleotide that hybridizes to the sequence of SEQ ID NO:X, the complement of the sequence of SEQ ID NO:X, the complement of a portion of SEQ ID NO:X as defined in columns 8 and 9 of Table 2, or the cDNA sequence contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z under stringent hybridization conditions or alternatively, under lower stringency hybridization as defined supra. The present invention further encompasses polynucleotide sequences encoding an epitope of a polypeptide sequence of the invention (such as, for example, the sequence disclosed in SEQ ID NO:X, or a fragment thereof), polynucleotide sequences of the complementary strand of a polynucleotide sequence encoding an epitope of the invention, and polynucleotide sequences which hybridize to the complementary strand under stringent hybridization conditions or alternatively, under lower stringency hybridization conditions defined supra.

The term “epitopes,” as used herein, refers to portions of a polypeptide having antigenic or immunogenic activity in an animal, preferably a mammal, and most preferably in a human. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention encompasses a polypeptide comprising an epitope, as well as the polynucleotide encoding this polypeptide. An “immunogenic epitope,” as used herein, is defined as a portion of a protein that elicits an antibody response in an animal, as determined by any method known in the art, for example, by the methods for generating antibodies described infra. (See, for example, Geysen et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 81:3998-4002 (1983)). The term “antigenic epitope,” as used herein, is defined as a portion of a protein to which an antibody can immunospecifically bind its antigen as determined by any method well known in the art, for example, by the immunoassays described herein. Immunospecific binding excludes non-specific binding but does not necessarily exclude cross-reactivity with other antigens. Antigenic epitopes need not necessarily be immunogenic.

Fragments which function as epitopes may be produced by any conventional means. (See, e.g., Houghten, R. A., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 82:5131-5135 (1985) further described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,631,211.)

In the present invention, antigenic epitopes preferably contain a sequence of at least 4, at least 5, at least 6, at least 7, more preferably at least 8, at least 9, at least 10, at least 11, at least 12, at least 13, at least 14, at least 15, at least 20, at least 25, at least 30, at least 40, at least 50, and, most preferably, between about 15 to about 30 amino acids. Preferred polypeptides comprising immunogenic or antigenic epitopes are at least 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, or 100 amino acid residues in length. Additional non-exclusive preferred antigenic epitopes include the antigenic epitopes disclosed herein, as well as portions thereof. Antigenic epitopes are useful, for example, to raise antibodies, including monoclonal antibodies, that specifically bind the epitope. Preferred antigenic epitopes include the antigenic epitopes disclosed herein, as well as any combination of two, three, four, five or more of these antigenic epitopes. Antigenic epitopes can be used as the target molecules in immunoassays. (See, for instance, Wilson et al., Cell 37:767-778 (1984); Sutcliffe et al., Science 219:660-666 (1983)).

Non-limiting examples of epitopes of polypeptides that can be used to generate antibodies of the invention include a polypeptide comprising, or alternatively consisting of, at least one, two, three, four, five, six or more of the portion(s) of SEQ ID NO:Y specified in column 6 of Table 1B.1. These polypeptide fragments have been determined to bear antigenic epitopes of the proteins of the invention by the analysis of the Jameson-Wolf antigenic index which is included in the DNAStar suite of computer programs. By “comprise” it is intended that a polypeptide contains at least one, two, three, four, five, six or more of the portion(s) of SEQ ID NO:Y shown in column 6 of Table 1B.1, but it may contain additional flanking residues on either the amino or carboxyl termini of the recited portion. Such additional flanking sequences are preferably sequences naturally found adjacent to the portion; i.e., contiguous sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:Y. The flanking sequence may, however, be sequences from a heterologous polypeptide, such as from another protein described herein or from a heterologous polypeptide not described herein. In particular embodiments, epitope portions of a polypeptide of the invention comprise one, two, three, or more of the portions of SEQ ID NO:Y shown in column 6 of Table 1B.1.

Similarly, immunogenic epitopes can be used, for example, to induce antibodies according to methods well known in the art. See, for instance, Sutcliffe et al., supra; Wilson et al., supra; Chow et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 82:910-914; and Bittle et al., J. Gen. Virol. 66:2347-2354 (1985). Preferred immunogenic epitopes include the immunogenic epitopes disclosed herein, as well as any combination of two, three, four, five or more of these immunogenic epitopes. The polypeptides comprising one or more immunogenic epitopes may be presented for eliciting an antibody response together with a carrier protein, such as an albumin, to an animal system (such as rabbit or mouse), or, if the polypeptide is of sufficient length (at least about 25 amino acids), the polypeptide may be presented without a carrier. However, immunogenic epitopes comprising as few as 8 to 10 amino acids have been shown to be sufficient to raise antibodies capable of binding to, at the very least, linear epitopes in a denatured polypeptide (e.g., in Western blotting).

Epitope-bearing polypeptides of the present invention may be used to induce antibodies according to methods well known in the art including, but not limited to, in vivo immunization, in vitro immunization, and phage display methods. See, e.g., Sutcliffe et al., supra; Wilson et al., supra, and Bittle et al., J. Gen. Virol., 66:2347-2354 (1985). If in vivo immunization is used, animals may be immunized with free peptide; however, anti-peptide antibody titer may be boosted by coupling the peptide to a macromolecular carrier, such as keyhole limpet hemacyanin (KLH) or tetanus toxoid. For instance, peptides containing cysteine residues may be coupled to a carrier using a linker such as maleimidobenzoyl-N-hydroxysuccinimide ester (MBS), while other peptides may be coupled to carriers using a more general linking agent such as glutaraldehyde. Animals such as rabbits, rats and mice are immunized with either free or carrier-coupled peptides, for instance, by intraperitoneal and/or intradermal injection of emulsions containing about 100 μg of peptide or carrier protein and Freund's adjuvant or any other adjuvant known for stimulating an immune response. Several booster injections may be needed, for instance, at intervals of about two weeks, to provide a useful titer of anti-peptide antibody which can be detected, for example, by ELISA assay using free peptide adsorbed to a solid surface. The titer of anti-peptide antibodies in serum from an immunized animal may be increased by selection of anti-peptide antibodies, for instance, by adsorption to the peptide on a solid support and elution of the selected antibodies according to methods well known in the art.

As one of skill in the art will appreciate, and as discussed above, the polypeptides of the present invention (e.g., those comprising an immunogenic or antigenic epitope) can be fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences. For example, polypeptides of the present invention (including fragments or variants thereof), may be fused with the constant domain of immunoglobulins (IgA, IgE, IgG, IgM), or portions thereof (CH1, CH2, CH3, or any combination thereof and portions thereof, resulting in chimeric polypeptides. By way of another non-limiting example, polypeptides and/or antibodies of the present invention (including fragments or variants thereof) may be fused with albumin (including but not limited to recombinant human serum albumin or fragments or variants thereof (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,876,969, issued Mar. 2, 1999, EP Patent 0 413 622, and U.S. Pat. No. 5,766,883, issued Jun. 16, 1998, herein incorporated by reference in their entirety)). In a preferred embodiment, polypeptides and/or antibodies of the present invention (including fragments or variants thereof) are fused with the mature form of human serum albumin (i.e., amino acids 1-585 of human serum albumin as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 of EP Patent 0 322 094) which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety. In another preferred embodiment, polypeptides and/or antibodies of the present invention (including fragments or variants thereof) are fused with polypeptide fragments comprising, or alternatively consisting of, amino acid residues 1-z of human serum albumin, where z is an integer from 369 to 419, as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,766,883 herein incorporated by reference in its entirety. Polypeptides and/or antibodies of the present invention (including fragments or variants thereof) may be fused to either the N- or C-terminal end of the heterologous protein (e.g., immunoglobulin Fc polypeptide or human serum albumin polypeptide). Polynucleotides encoding fusion proteins of the invention are also encompassed by the invention.

Such fusion proteins as those described above may facilitate purification and may increase half-life in vivo. This has been shown for chimeric proteins consisting of the first two domains of the human CD4-polypeptide and various domains of the constant regions of the heavy or light chains of mammalian immunoglobulins. See, e.g., EP 394,827; Traunecker et al., Nature, 331:84-86 (1988). Enhanced delivery of an antigen across the epithelial barrier to the immune system has been demonstrated for antigens (e.g., insulin) conjugated to an FcRn binding partner such as IgG or Fc fragments (see, e.g., PCT Publications WO 96/22024 and WO 99/04813). IgG fusion proteins that have a disulfide-linked dimeric structure due to the IgG portion desulfide bonds have also been found to be more efficient in binding and neutralizing other molecules than monomeric polypeptides or fragments thereof alone. See, e.g., Fountoulakis et al., J. Biochem., 270:3958-3964 (1995). Nucleic acids encoding the above epitopes can also be recombined with a gene of interest as an epitope tag (e.g., the hemagglutinin (HA) tag or flag tag) to aid in detection and purification of the expressed polypeptide. For example, a system described by Janknecht et al. allows for the ready purification of non-denatured fusion proteins expressed in human cell lines (Janknecht et al., 1991, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 88:8972-897). In this system, the gene of interest is subcloned into a vaccinia recombination plasmid such that the open reading frame of the gene is translationally fused to an amino-terminal tag consisting of six histidine residues. The tag serves as a matrix binding domain for the fusion protein. Extracts from cells infected with the recombinant vaccinia virus are loaded onto Ni2+ nitriloacetic acid-agarose column and histidine-tagged proteins can be selectively eluted with imidazole-containing buffers.

Fusion Proteins

Any polypeptide of the present invention can be used to generate fusion proteins. For example, the polypeptide of the present invention, when fused to a second protein, can be used as an antigenic tag. Antibodies raised against the polypeptide of the present invention can be used to indirectly detect the second protein by binding to the polypeptide. Moreover, because secreted proteins target cellular locations based on trafficking signals, polypeptides of the present invention which are shown to be secreted can be used as targeting molecules once fused to other proteins.

Examples of domains that can be fused to polypeptides of the present invention include not only heterologous signal sequences, but also other heterologous functional regions. The fusion does not necessarily need to be direct, but may occur through linker sequences.

In certain preferred embodiments, proteins of the invention are fusion proteins comprising an amino acid sequence that is an N and/or C-terminal deletion of a polypeptide of the invention. In preferred embodiments, the invention is directed to a fusion protein comprising an amino acid sequence that is at least 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% identical to a polypeptide sequence of the invention. Polynucleotides encoding these proteins are also encompassed by the invention.

Moreover, fusion proteins may also be engineered to improve characteristics of the polypeptide of the present invention. For instance, a region of additional amino acids, particularly charged amino acids, may be added to the N-terminus of the polypeptide to improve stability and persistence during purification from the host cell or subsequent handling and storage. Also, peptide moieties may be added to the polypeptide to facilitate purification. Such regions may be removed prior to final preparation of the polypeptide. The addition of peptide moieties to facilitate handling of polypeptides are familiar and routine techniques in the art.

As one of skill in the art will appreciate that, as discussed above, polypeptides of the present invention, and epitope-bearing fragments thereof, can be combined with heterologous polypeptide sequences. For example, the polypeptides of the present invention may be fused with heterologous polypeptide sequences, for example, the polypeptides of the present invention may be fused with the constant domain of immunoglobulins (IgA, IgE, IgG, IgM) or portions thereof (CH1, CH2, CH3, and any combination thereof, including both entire domains and portions thereof), or albumin (including, but not limited to, native or recombinant human albumin or fragments or variants thereof (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,876,969, issued Mar. 2, 1999, EP Patent 0 413 622, and U.S. Pat. No. 5,766,883, issued Jun. 16, 1998, herein incorporated by reference in their entirety)), resulting in chimeric polypeptides. For example, EP-A-O 464 533 (Canadian counterpart 2045869) discloses fusion proteins comprising various portions of constant region of immunoglobulin molecules together with another human protein or part thereof. In many cases, the Fc part in a fusion protein is beneficial in therapy and diagnosis, and thus can result in, for example, improved pharmacokinetic properties (EP-A 0232 262). Alternatively, deleting the Fc part after the fusion protein has been expressed, detected, and purified, would be desired. For example, the Fc portion may hinder therapy and diagnosis if the fusion protein is used as an antigen for immunizations. In drug discovery, for example, human proteins, such as hIL-5, have been fused with Fc portions for the purpose of high-throughput screening assays to identify antagonists of hIL-5. See, D. Bennett et al., J. Molecular Recognition 8:52-58 (1995); K. Johanson et al., J. Biol. Chem. 270:9459-9471 (1995).

Moreover, the polypeptides of the present invention can be fused to marker sequences, such as a polypeptide which facilitates purification of the fused polypeptide. In preferred embodiments, the marker amino acid sequence is a hexa-histidine peptide, such as the tag provided in a pQE vector (QIAGEN, Inc., 9259 Eton Avenue, Chatsworth, Calif., 91311), among others, many of which are commercially available. As described in Gentz et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86:821-824 (1989), for instance, hexa-histidine provides for convenient purification of the fusion protein. Another peptide tag useful for purification, the “HA” tag, corresponds to an epitope derived from the influenza hemagglutinin protein (Wilson et al., Cell 37:767 (1984)).

Additional fusion proteins of the invention may be generated through the techniques of gene-shuffling, motif-shuffling, exon-shuffling, and/or codon-shuffling (collectively referred to as “DNA shuffling”). DNA shuffling may be employed to modulate the activities of polypeptides of the invention, such methods can be used to generate polypeptides with altered activity, as well as agonists and antagonists of the polypeptides. See, generally, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,605,793; 5,811,238; 5,830,721; 5,834,252; and 5,837,458, and Patten et al., Curr. Opinion Biotechnol. 8:724-33 (1997); Harayama, Trends Biotechnol. 16(2):76-82 (1998); Hansson, et al., J. Mol. Biol. 287:265-76 (1999); and Lorenzo and Blasco, Biotechniques 24(2):308-13 (1998) (each of these patents and publications are hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety). In one embodiment, alteration of polynucleotides corresponding to SEQ ID NO:X and the polypeptides encoded by these polynucleotides may be achieved by DNA shuffling. DNA shuffling involves the assembly of two or more DNA segments by homologous or site-specific recombination to generate variation in the polynucleotide sequence. In another embodiment, polynucleotides of the invention, or the encoded polypeptides, may be altered by being subjected to random mutagenesis by error-prone PCR, random nucleotide insertion or other methods prior to recombination. In another embodiment, one or more components, motifs, sections, parts, domains, fragments, etc., of a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide of the invention may be recombined with one or more components, motifs, sections, parts, domains, fragments, etc. of one or more heterologous molecules.

Thus, any of these above fusions can be engineered using the polynucleotides or the polypeptides of the present invention.

Recombinant and Synthetic Production of Polypeptides of the Invention

The present invention also relates to vectors containing the polynucleotide of the present invention, host cells, and the production of polypeptides by synthetic and recombinant techniques. The vector may be, for example, a phage, plasmid, viral, or retroviral vector. Retroviral vectors may be replication competent or replication defective. In the latter case, viral propagation generally will occur only in complementing host cells.

The polynucleotides of the invention may be joined to a vector containing a selectable marker for propagation in a host. Generally, a plasmid vector is introduced in a precipitate, such as a calcium phosphate precipitate, or in a complex with a charged lipid. If the vector is a virus, it may be packaged in vitro using an appropriate packaging cell line and then transduced into host cells.

The polynucleotide insert should be operatively linked to an appropriate promoter, such as the phage lambda PL promoter, the E. coli lac, trp, phoA and tac promoters, the SV40 early and late promoters and promoters of retroviral LTRs, to name a few. Other suitable promoters will be known to the skilled artisan. The expression constructs will further contain sites for transcription initiation, termination, and, in the transcribed region, a ribosome binding site for translation. The coding portion of the transcripts expressed by the constructs will preferably include a translation initiating codon at the beginning and a termination codon (UAA, UGA or UAG) appropriately positioned at the end of the polypeptide to be translated.

As indicated, the expression vectors will preferably include at least one selectable marker. Such markers include dihydrofolate reductase, G418, glutamine synthase, or neomycin resistance for eukaryotic cell culture, and tetracycline, kanamycin or ampicillin resistance genes for culturing in E. coli and other bacteria. Representative examples of appropriate hosts include, but are not limited to, bacterial cells, such as E. coli, Streptomyces and Salmonella typhimurium cells; fungal cells, such as yeast cells (e.g., Saccharomyces cerevisiae or Pichia pastoris (ATCC™ Accession No. 201178)); insect cells such as Drosophila S2 and Spodoptera Sf9 cells; animal cells such as CHO, COS, 293, and Bowes melanoma cells; and plant cells. Appropriate culture mediums and conditions for the above-described host cells are known in the art.

Among vectors preferred for use in bacteria include pQE70, pQE60 and pQE-9, available from QIAGEN, Inc.; pBluescript vectors, Phagescript vectors, pNH8A, pNH16a, pNH18A, pNH46A, available from Stratagene Cloning Systems, Inc.; and ptrc99a, pKK223-3, pKK233-3, pDR540, pRIT5 available from Pharmacia Biotech, Inc. Among preferred eukaryotic vectors are pWLNEO, pSV2CAT, pOG44, pXT1 and pSG available from Stratagene; and pSVK3, pBPV, pMSG and pSVL available from Pharmacia. Preferred expression vectors for use in yeast systems include, but are not limited to pYES2, pYD1, pTEF1/Zeo, pYES2/GS, pPICZ, pGAPZ, pGAPZalph, pPIC9, pPIC3.5, pHIL-D2, pHIL-S1, pPIC3.5K, pPIC9K, and PAO815 (all available from Invitrogen, Carlbad, Calif.). Other suitable vectors will be readily apparent to the skilled artisan.

Vectors which use glutamine synthase (GS) or DHFR as the selectable markers can be amplified in the presence of the drugs methionine sulphoximine or methotrexate, respectively. An advantage of glutamine synthase based vectors are the availability of cell lines (e.g., the murine myeloma cell line, NS0) which are glutamine synthase negative. Glutamine synthase expression systems can also function in glutamine synthase expressing cells (e.g., Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells) by providing additional inhibitor to prevent the functioning of the endogenous gene. A glutamine synthase expression system and components thereof are detailed in PCT publications: WO87/04462; WO86/05807; WO89/01036; WO89/10404; and WO91/06657, which are hereby incorporated in their entireties by reference herein. Additionally, glutamine synthase expression vectors can be obtained from Lonza Biologics, Inc. (Portsmouth, N.H.). Expression and production of monoclonal antibodies using a GS expression system in murine myeloma cells is described in Bebbington et al., Bio/technology 10:169(1992) and in Biblia and Robinson Biotechnol. Prog. 11:1 (1995) which are herein incorporated by reference.

The present invention also relates to host cells containing the above-described vector constructs described herein, and additionally encompasses host cells containing nucleotide sequences of the invention that are operably associated with one or more heterologous control regions (e.g., promoter and/or enhancer) using techniques known of in the art. The host cell can be a higher eukaryotic cell, such as a mammalian cell (e.g., a human derived cell), or a lower eukaryotic cell, such as a yeast cell, or the host cell can be a prokaryotic cell, such as a bacterial cell. A host strain may be chosen which modulates the expression of the inserted gene sequences, or modifies and processes the gene product in the specific fashion desired. Expression from certain promoters can be elevated in the presence of certain inducers; thus expression of the genetically engineered polypeptide may be controlled. Furthermore, different host cells have characteristics and specific mechanisms for the translational and post-translational processing and modification (e.g., phosphorylation, cleavage) of proteins. Appropriate cell lines can be chosen to ensure the desired modifications and processing of the foreign protein expressed.

Introduction of the nucleic acids and nucleic acid constructs of the invention into the host cell can be effected by calcium phosphate transfection, DEAE-dextran mediated transfection, cationic lipid-mediated transfection, electroporation, transduction, infection, or other methods. Such methods are described in many standard laboratory manuals, such as Davis et al., Basic Methods In Molecular Biology (1986). It is specifically contemplated that the polypeptides of the present invention may in fact be expressed by a host cell lacking a recombinant vector.

In addition to encompassing host cells containing the vector constructs discussed herein, the invention also encompasses primary, secondary, and immortalized host cells of vertebrate origin, particularly mammalian origin, that have been engineered to delete or replace endogenous genetic material (e.g., the coding sequence), and/or to include genetic material (e.g., heterologous polynucleotide sequences) that is operably associated with polynucleotides of the invention, and which activates, alters, and/or amplifies endogenous polynucleotides. For example, techniques known in the art may be used to operably associate heterologous control regions (e.g., promoter and/or enhancer) and endogenous polynucleotide sequences via homologous recombination (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,641,670, issued Jun. 24, 1997; International Publication Number WO 96/29411; International Publication Number WO 94/12650; Koller et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86:8932-8935 (1989); and Zijlstra et al., Nature 342:435-438 (1989), the disclosures of each of which are incorporated by reference in their entireties).

Polypeptides of the invention can be recovered and purified from the recombinant cell cultures by well-known methods including ammonium sulfate or ethanol precipitation, acid extraction, anion or cation exchange chromatography, phosphocellulose chromatography, hydrophobic interaction chromatography, affinity chromatography, hydroxylapatite chromatography and lectin chromatography. Most preferably, high performance liquid chromatography (“HPLC”) is employed for purification.

Polypeptides of the present invention can also be recovered from: products purified from natural sources, including bodily fluids, tissues and cells, whether directly isolated or cultured; products of chemical synthetic procedures; and products produced by recombinant techniques from a prokaryotic or eukaryotic host, including, for example, bacterial, yeast, higher plant, insect, and mammalian cells. Depending upon the host employed in a recombinant production procedure, the polypeptides of the present invention may be glycosylated or may be non-glycosylated. In addition, polypeptides of the invention may also include an initial modified methionine residue, in some cases as a result of host-mediated processes. Thus, it is well known in the art that the N-terminal methionine encoded by the translation initiation codon generally is removed with high efficiency from any protein after translation in all eukaryotic cells. While the N-terminal methionine on most proteins also is efficiently removed in most prokaryotes, for some proteins, this prokaryotic removal process is inefficient, depending on the nature of the amino acid to which the N-terminal methionine is covalently linked.

In one embodiment, the yeast Pichia pastoris is used to express polypeptides of the invention in a eukaryotic system. Pichia pastoris is a methylotrophic yeast which can metabolize methanol as its sole carbon source. A main step in the methanol metabolization pathway is the oxidation of methanol to formaldehyde using O₂. This reaction is catalyzed by the enzyme alcohol oxidase. In order to metabolize methanol as its sole carbon source, Pichia pastoris must generate high levels of alcohol oxidase due, in part, to the relatively low affinity of alcohol oxidase for O₂. Consequently, in a growth medium depending on methanol as a main carbon source, the promoter region of one of the two alcohol oxidase genes (AOX1) is highly active. In the presence of methanol, alcohol oxidase produced from the AOX1 gene comprises up to approximately 30% of the total soluble protein in Pichia pastoris. See Ellis, S. B., et al., Mol. Cell. Biol. 5:1111-21 (1985); Koutz, P. J, et al., Yeast 5:167-77 (1989); Tschopp, J. F., et al., Nucl. Acids Res. 15:3859-76 (1987). Thus, a heterologous coding sequence, such as, for example, a polynucleotide of the present invention, under the transcriptional regulation of all or part of the AOX1 regulatory sequence is expressed at exceptionally high levels in Pichia yeast grown in the presence of methanol.

In one example, the plasmid vector pPIC9K is used to express DNA encoding a polypeptide of the invention, as set forth herein, in a Pichea yeast system essentially as described in “Pichia Protocols: Methods in Molecular Biology,” D. R. Higgins and J. Cregg, eds. The Humana Press, Totowa, N.J., 1998. This expression vector allows expression and secretion of a polypeptide of the invention by virtue of the strong AOX1 promoter linked to the Pichia pastoris alkaline phosphatase (PHO) secretory signal peptide (i.e., leader) located upstream of a multiple cloning site.

Many other yeast vectors could be used in place of pPIC9K, such as, pYES2, pYD1, pTEF1/Zeo, pYES2/GS, pPICZ, pGAPZ, pGAPZalpha, pPIC9, pPIC3.5, pHIL-D2, pHIL-S1, pPIC3.5K, and PAO815, as one skilled in the art would readily appreciate, as long as the proposed expression construct provides appropriately located signals for transcription, translation, secretion (if desired), and the like, including an in-frame AUG as required.

In another embodiment, high-level expression of a heterologous coding sequence, such as, for example, a polynucleotide of the present invention, may be achieved by cloning the heterologous polynucleotide of the invention into an expression vector such as, for example, pGAPZ or pGAPZalpha, and growing the yeast culture in the absence of methanol.

In addition to encompassing host cells containing the vector constructs discussed herein, the invention also encompasses primary, secondary, and immortalized host cells of vertebrate origin, particularly mammalian origin, that have been engineered to delete or replace endogenous genetic material (e.g., coding sequence), and/or to include genetic material (e.g., heterologous polynucleotide sequences) that is operably associated with polynucleotides of the invention, and which activates, alters, and/or amplifies endogenous polynucleotides. For example, techniques known in the art may be used to operably associate heterologous control regions (e.g., promoter and/or enhancer) and endogenous polynucleotide sequences via homologous recombination (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,641,670, issued Jun. 24, 1997; International Publication No. WO 96/29411, published Sep. 26, 1996; International Publication No. WO 94/12650, published Aug. 4, 1994; Koller et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86:8932-8935 (1989); and Zijlstra et al., Nature 342:435-438 (1989), the disclosures of each of which are incorporated by reference in their entireties).

In addition, polypeptides of the invention can be chemically synthesized using techniques known in the art (e.g., see Creighton, 1983, Proteins: Structures and Molecular Principles, W.H. Freeman & Co., N.Y., and Hunkapiller et al., Nature, 310:105-111 (1984)). For example, a polypeptide corresponding to a fragment of a polypeptide can be synthesized by use of a peptide synthesizer. Furthermore, if desired, nonclassical amino acids or chemical amino acid analogs can be introduced as a substitution or addition into the polypeptide sequence. Non-classical amino acids include, but are not limited to, to the D-isomers of the common amino acids, 2,4-diaminobutyric acid, a-amino isobutyric acid, 4-aminobutyric acid, Abu, 2-amino butyric acid, g-Abu, e-Ahx, 6-amino hexanoic acid, Aib, 2-amino isobutyric acid, 3-amino propionic acid, ornithine, norleucine, norvaline, hydroxyproline, sarcosine, citrulline, homocitrulline, cysteic acid, t-butylglycine, t-butylalanine, phenylglycine, cyclohexylalanine, b-alanine, fluoro-amino acids, designer amino acids such as b-methyl amino acids, Ca-methyl amino acids, Na-methyl amino acids, and amino acid analogs in general. Furthermore, the amino acid can be D (dextrorotary) or L (levorotary).

The invention encompasses polypeptides of the present invention which are differentially modified during or after translation, e.g., by glycosylation, acetylation, phosphorylation, amidation, derivatization by known protecting/blocking groups, proteolytic cleavage, linkage to an antibody molecule or other cellular ligand, etc. Any of numerous chemical modifications may be carried out by known techniques, including but not limited, to specific chemical cleavage by cyanogen bromide, trypsin, chymotrypsin, papain, V8 protease, NaBH₄; acetylation, formylation, oxidation, reduction; metabolic synthesis in the presence of tunicamycin; etc.

Additional post-translational modifications encompassed by the invention include, for example, e.g., N-linked or O-linked carbohydrate chains, processing of N-terminal or C-terminal ends), attachment of chemical moieties to the amino acid backbone, chemical modifications of N-linked or O-linked carbohydrate chains, and addition or deletion of an N-terminal methionine residue as a result of procaryotic host cell expression. The polypeptides may also be modified with a detectable label, such as an enzymatic, fluorescent, isotopic or affinity label to allow for detection and isolation of the protein.

Examples of suitable enzymes include horseradish peroxidase, alkaline phosphatase, beta-galactosidase, or acetylcholinesterase; examples of suitable prosthetic group complexes include streptavidin/biotin and avidin/biotin; examples of suitable fluorescent materials include umbelliferone, fluorescein, fluorescein isothiocyanate, rhodamine, dichlorotriazinylamine fluorescein, dansyl chloride or phycoerythrin; an example of a luminescent material includes luminol; examples of bioluminescent materials include luciferase, luciferin, and acquorin; and examples of suitable radioactive material include iodine (¹²¹I, ¹²³I, ¹²⁵I, ¹³¹I), carbon (¹⁴C), sulfur (³⁵S), tritium (³H), indium (¹¹¹In, ¹¹²In, ^(113m)In, ^(115m)In), technetium (⁹⁹Tc,^(99m)Tc), thallium (²⁰¹Ti), gallium (⁶⁸Ga, ⁶⁷Ga), palladium (¹⁰³Pd), molybdenum (⁹⁹Mo), xenon (¹³³Xe), fluorine (¹⁸F), ¹⁵³Sm, ¹⁷⁷Lu, ¹⁵⁹Gd, ¹⁴⁹Pm, ¹⁴⁰La, ¹⁷⁵Yb, ¹⁶⁶Ho, ⁹⁰Y, ⁴⁷Sc, ¹⁸⁶Re, ¹⁸⁸Re, ¹⁴²Pr, ¹⁰⁵Rh, and ⁹⁷Ru.

In specific embodiments, a polypeptide of the present invention or fragment or variant thereof is attached to macrocyclic chelators that associate with radiometal ions, including but not limited to, ¹⁷⁷Lu, ⁹⁰Y, ¹⁶⁶Ho, and ¹⁵³Sm, to polypeptides. In a preferred embodiment, the radiometal ion associated with the macrocyclic chelators is ¹¹¹In. In another preferred embodiment, the radiometal ion associated with the macrocyclic chelator is ⁹⁰Y. In specific embodiments, the macrocyclic chelator is 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-N,N′,N″,N′″-tetraacetic acid (DOTA). In other specific embodiments, DOTA is attached to an antibody of the invention or fragment thereof via a linker molecule. Examples of linker molecules useful for conjugating DOTA to a polypeptide are commonly known in the art—see, for example, DeNardo et al., Clin Cancer Res. 4(10):2483-90 (1998); Peterson et al., Bioconjug. Chem. 10(4):553-7 (1999); and Zimmerman et al, Nucl. Med. Biol. 26(8):943-50 (1999); which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.

As mentioned, the proteins of the invention may be modified by either natural processes, such as posttranslational processing, or by chemical modification techniques which are well known in the art. It will be appreciated that the same type of modification may be present in the same or varying degrees at several sites in a given polypeptide. Polypeptides of the invention may be branched, for example, as a result of ubiquitination, and they may be cyclic, with or without branching. Cyclic, branched, and branched cyclic polypeptides may result from posttranslation natural processes or may be made by synthetic methods. Modifications include acetylation, acylation, ADP-ribosylation, amidation, covalent attachment of flavin, covalent attachment of a heme moiety, covalent attachment of a nucleotide or nucleotide derivative, covalent attachment of a lipid or lipid derivative, covalent attachment of phosphotidylinositol, cross-linking, cyclization, disulfide bond formation, demethylation, formation of covalent cross-links, formation of cysteine, formation of pyroglutamate, formylation, gamma-carboxylation, glycosylation, GPI anchor formation, hydroxylation, iodination, methylation, myristoylation, oxidation, pegylation, proteolytic processing, phosphorylation, prenylation, racemization, selenoylation, sulfation, transfer-RNA mediated addition of amino acids to proteins such as arginylation, and ubiquitination. (See, for instance, PROTEINS—STRUCTURE AND MOLECULAR PROPERTIES, 2nd Ed., T. E. Creighton, W.H. Freeman and Company, New York (1993); POSTTRANSLATIONAL COVALENT MODIFICATION OF PROTEINS, B. C. Johnson, Ed., Academic Press, New York, pgs. 1-12 (1983); Seifter et al., Meth. Enzymol. 182:626-646 (1990); Rattan et al., Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 663:48-62 (1992)).

Also provided by the invention are chemically modified derivatives of the polypeptides of the invention which may provide additional advantages such as increased solubility, stability and circulating time of the polypeptide, or decreased immunogenicity (see U.S. Pat. No. 4,179,337). The chemical moieties for derivitization may be selected from water soluble polymers such as polyethylene glycol, ethylene glycol/propylene glycol copolymers, carboxymethylcellulose, dextran, polyvinyl alcohol and the like. The polypeptides may be modified at random positions within the molecule, or at predetermined positions within the molecule and may include one, two, three or more attached chemical moieties.

The polymer may be of any molecular weight, and may be branched or unbranched. For polyethylene glycol, the preferred molecular weight is between about 1 kDa and about 100 kDa (the term “about” indicating that in preparations of polyethylene glycol, some molecules will weigh more, some less, than the stated molecular weight) for ease in handling and manufacturing. Other sizes may be used, depending on the desired therapeutic profile (e.g., the duration of sustained release desired, the effects, if any on biological activity, the ease in handling, the degree or lack of antigenicity and other known effects of the polyethylene glycol to a therapeutic protein or analog). For example, the polyethylene glycol may have an average molecular weight of about 200, 500, 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500, 3000, 3500, 4000, 4500, 5000, 5500, 6000, 6500, 7000, 7500, 8000, 8500, 9000, 9500, 10,000, 10,500, 11,000, 11,500, 12,000, 12,500, 13,000, 13,500, 14,000, 14,500, 15,000, 15,500, 16,000, 16,500, 17,000, 17,500, 18,000, 18,500, 19,000, 19,500, 20,000, 25,000, 30,000, 35,000, 40,000, 45,000, 50,000, 55,000, 60,000, 65,000, 70,000, 75,000, 80,000, 85,000, 90,000, 95,000, or 100,000 kDa.

As noted above, the polyethylene glycol may have a branched structure. Branched polyethylene glycols are described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 5,643,575; Morpurgo et al., Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol. 56:59-72 (1996); Vorobjev et al., Nucleosides Nucleotides 18:2745-2750 (1999); and Caliceti et al., Bioconjug. Chem. 10:638-646 (1999), the disclosures of each of which are incorporated herein by reference.

The polyethylene glycol molecules (or other chemical moieties) should be attached to the protein with consideration of effects on functional or antigenic domains of the protein. There are a number of attachment methods available to those skilled in the art, such as, for example, the method disclosed in EP 0 401 384 (coupling PEG to G-CSF), herein incorporated by reference; see also Malik et al., Exp. Hematol. 20:1028-1035 (1992), reporting pegylation of GM-CSF using tresyl chloride. For example, polyethylene glycol may be covalently bound through amino acid residues via a reactive group, such as a free amino or carboxyl group. Reactive groups are those to which an activated polyethylene glycol molecule may be bound. The amino acid residues having a free amino group may include lysine residues and the N-terminal amino acid residues; those having a free carboxyl group may include aspartic acid residues glutamic acid residues and the C-terminal amino acid residue. Sulfhydryl groups may also be used as a reactive group for attaching the polyethylene glycol molecules. Preferred for therapeutic purposes is attachment at an amino group, such as attachment at the N-terminus or lysine group.

As suggested above, polyethylene glycol may be attached to proteins via linkage to any of a number of amino acid residues. For example, polyethylene glycol can be linked to proteins via covalent bonds to lysine, histidine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, or cysteine residues. One or more reaction chemistries may be employed to attach polyethylene glycol to specific amino acid residues (e.g., lysine, histidine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, or cysteine) of the protein or to more than one type of amino acid residue (e.g., lysine, histidine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, cysteine and combinations thereof) of the protein.

One may specifically desire proteins chemically modified at the N-terminus. Using polyethylene glycol as an illustration of the present composition, one may select from a variety of polyethylene glycol molecules (by molecular weight, branching, etc.), the proportion of polyethylene glycol molecules to protein (polypeptide) molecules in the reaction mix, the type of pegylation reaction to be performed, and the method of obtaining the selected N-terminally pegylated protein. The method of obtaining the N-terminally pegylated preparation (i.e., separating this moiety from other monopegylated moieties if necessary) may be by purification of the N-terminally pegylated material from a population of pegylated protein molecules. Selective proteins chemically modified at the N-terminus modification may be accomplished by reductive alkylation which exploits differential reactivity of different types of primary amino groups (lysine versus the N-terminal) available for derivatization in a particular protein. Under the appropriate reaction conditions, substantially selective derivatization of the protein at the N-terminus with a carbonyl group containing polymer is achieved.

As indicated above, pegylation of the proteins of the invention may be accomplished by any number of means. For example, polyethylene glycol may be attached to the protein either directly or by an intervening linker. Linkerless systems for attaching polyethylene glycol to proteins are described in Delgado et al., Crit. Rev. Thera. Drug Carrier Sys. 9:249-304 (1992); Francis et al., Intern. J. of Hematol. 68:1-18 (1998); U.S. Pat. No. 4,002,531; U.S. Pat. No. 5,349,052; WO 95/06058; and WO 98/32466, the disclosures of each of which are incorporated herein by reference.

One system for attaching polyethylene glycol directly to amino acid residues of proteins without an intervening linker employs tresylated MPEG, which is produced by the modification of monmethoxy polyethylene glycol (MPEG) using tresylchloride (ClSO₂CH₂CF₃). Upon reaction of protein with tresylated MPEG, polyethylene glycol is directly attached to amine groups of the protein. Thus, the invention includes protein-polyethylene glycol conjugates produced by reacting proteins of the invention with a polyethylene glycol molecule having a 2,2,2-trifluoreothane sulphonyl group.

Polyethylene glycol can also be attached to proteins using a number of different intervening linkers. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,612,460, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference, discloses urethane linkers for connecting polyethylene glycol to proteins. Protein-polyethylene glycol conjugates wherein the polyethylene glycol is attached to the protein by a linker can also be produced by reaction of proteins with compounds such as MPEG-succinimidylsuccinate, MPEG activated with 1,1′-carbonyldiimidazole, MPEG-2,4,5-trichloropenylcarbonate, MPEG-p-nitrophenolcarbonate, and various MPEG-succinate derivatives. A number of additional polyethylene glycol derivatives and reaction chemistries for attaching polyethylene glycol to proteins are described in International Publication No. WO 98/32466, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. Pegylated protein products produced using the reaction chemistries set out herein are included within the scope of the invention.

The number of polyethylene glycol moieties attached to each protein of the invention (i.e., the degree of substitution) may also vary. For example, the pegylated proteins of the invention may be linked, on average, to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 17, 20, or more polyethylene glycol molecules. Similarly, the average degree of substitution within ranges such as 1-3, 2-4, 3-5, 4-6, 5-7, 6-8, 7-9, 8-10, 9-11, 10-12, 11-13, 12-14, 13-15, 14-16, 15-17, 16-18, 17-19, or 18-20 polyethylene glycol moieties per protein molecule. Methods for determining the degree of substitution are discussed, for example, in Delgado et al., Crit. Rev. Thera. Drug Carrier Sys. 9:249-304 (1992).

The polypeptides of the invention can be recovered and purified from chemical synthesis and recombinant cell cultures by standard methods which include, but are not limited to, ammonium sulfate or ethanol precipitation, acid extraction, anion or cation exchange chromatography, phosphocellulose chromatography, hydrophobic interaction chromatography, affinity chromatography, hydroxylapatite chromatography and lectin chromatography. Most preferably, high performance liquid chromatography (“HPLC”) is employed for purification. Well known techniques for refolding protein may be employed to regenerate active conformation when the polypeptide is denatured during isolation and/or purification.

The polypeptides of the invention may be in monomers or multimers (i.e., dimers, trimers, tetramers and higher multimers). Accordingly, the present invention relates to monomers and multimers of the polypeptides of the invention, their preparation, and compositions (preferably, Therapeutics) containing them. In specific embodiments, the polypeptides of the invention are monomers, dimers, trimers or tetramers. In additional embodiments, the multimers of the invention are at least dimers, at least trimers, or at least tetramers.

Multimers encompassed by the invention may be homomers or heteromers. As used herein, the term homomer refers to a multimer containing only polypeptides corresponding to a protein of the invention (e.g., the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:Y, an amino acid sequence encoded by SEQ ID NO:X or the complement of SEQ ID NO:X, the amino acid sequence encoded by the portion of SEQ ID NO:X as defined in columns 8 and 9 of Table 2, and/or an amino acid sequence encoded by cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z (including fragments, variants, splice variants, and fusion proteins, corresponding to these as described herein)). These homomers may contain polypeptides having identical or different amino acid sequences. In a specific embodiment, a homomer of the invention is a multimer containing only polypeptides having an identical amino acid sequence. In another specific embodiment, a homomer of the invention is a multimer containing polypeptides having different amino acid sequences. In specific embodiments, the multimer of the invention is a homodimer (e.g., containing two polypeptides having identical or different amino acid sequences) or a homotrimer (e.g., containing three polypeptides having identical and/or different amino acid sequences). In additional embodiments, the homomeric multimer of the invention is at least a homodimer, at least a homotrimer, or at least a homotetramer.

As used herein, the term heteromer refers to a multimer containing one or more heterologous polypeptides (i.e., polypeptides of different proteins) in addition to the polypeptides of the invention. In a specific embodiment, the multimer of the invention is a heterodimer, a heterotrimer, or a heterotetramer. In additional embodiments, the heteromeric multimer of the invention is at least a heterodimer, at least a heterotrimer, or at least a heterotetramer.

Multimers of the invention may be the result of hydrophobic, hydrophilic, ionic and/or covalent associations and/or may be indirectly linked by, for example, liposome formation. Thus, in one embodiment, multimers of the invention, such as, for example, homodimers or homotrimers, are formed when polypeptides of the invention contact one another in solution. In another embodiment, heteromultimers of the invention, such as, for example, heterotrimers or heterotetramers, are formed when polypeptides of the invention contact antibodies to the polypeptides of the invention (including antibodies to the heterologous polypeptide sequence in a fusion protein of the invention) in solution. In other embodiments, multimers of the invention are formed by covalent associations with and/or between the polypeptides of the invention. Such covalent associations may involve one or more amino acid residues contained in the polypeptide sequence (e.g., that recited in SEQ ID NO:Y, encoded by the portion of SEQ ID NO:X as defined in columns 8 and 9 of Table 2, and/or encoded by the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z). In one instance, the covalent associations are cross-linking between cysteine residues located within the polypeptide sequences which interact in the native (i.e., naturally occurring) polypeptide. In another instance, the covalent associations are the consequence of chemical or recombinant manipulation. Alternatively, such covalent associations may involve one or more amino acid residues contained in the heterologous polypeptide sequence in a fusion protein. In one example, covalent associations are between the heterologous sequence contained in a fusion protein of the invention (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,478,925). In a specific example, the covalent associations are between the heterologous sequence contained in a Fc fusion protein of the invention (as described herein). In another specific example, covalent associations of fusion proteins of the invention are between heterologous polypeptide sequence from another protein that is capable of forming covalently associated multimers, such as for example, osteoprotegerin (see, e.g., International Publication NO: WO 98/49305, the contents of which are herein incorporated by reference in its entirety). In another embodiment, two or more polypeptides of the invention are joined through peptide linkers. Examples include those peptide linkers described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,073,627 (hereby incorporated by reference). Proteins comprising multiple polypeptides of the invention separated by peptide linkers may be produced using conventional recombinant DNA technology.

Another method for preparing multimer polypeptides of the invention involves use of polypeptides of the invention fused to a leucine zipper or isoleucine zipper polypeptide sequence. Leucine zipper and isoleucine zipper domains are polypeptides that promote multimerization of the proteins in which they are found. Leucine zippers were originally identified in several DNA-binding proteins (Landschulz et al., Science 240:1759, (1988)), and have since been found in a variety of different proteins. Among the known leucine zippers are naturally occurring peptides and derivatives thereof that dimerize or trimerize. Examples of leucine zipper domains suitable for producing soluble multimeric proteins of the invention are those described in PCT application WO 94/10308, hereby incorporated by reference. Recombinant fusion proteins comprising a polypeptide of the invention fused to a polypeptide sequence that dimerizes or trimerizes in solution are expressed in suitable host cells, and the resulting soluble multimeric fusion protein is recovered from the culture supernatant using techniques known in the art.

Trimeric polypeptides of the invention may offer the advantage of enhanced biological activity. Preferred leucine zipper moieties and isoleucine moieties are those that preferentially form trimers. One example is a leucine zipper derived from lung surfactant protein D (SPD), as described in Hoppe et al. (FEBS Letters 344:191, (1994)) and in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/446,922, hereby incorporated by reference. Other peptides derived from naturally occurring trimeric proteins may be employed in preparing trimeric polypeptides of the invention.

In another example, proteins of the invention are associated by interactions between Flag® polypeptide sequence contained in fusion proteins of the invention containing Flag® polypeptide sequence. In a further embodiment, proteins of the invention are associated by interactions between heterologous polypeptide sequence contained in Flag® fusion proteins of the invention and anti-Flag®g antibody.

The multimers of the invention may be generated using chemical techniques known in the art. For example, polypeptides desired to be contained in the multimers of the invention may be chemically cross-linked using linker molecules and linker molecule length optimization techniques known in the art (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,478,925, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety). Additionally, multimers of the invention may be generated using techniques known in the art to form one or more inter-molecule cross-links between the cysteine residues located within the sequence of the polypeptides desired to be contained in the multimer (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,478,925, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety). Further, polypeptides of the invention may be routinely modified by the addition of cysteine or biotin to the C-terminus or N-terminus of the polypeptide and techniques known in the art may be applied to generate multimers containing one or more of these modified polypeptides (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,478,925, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety). Additionally, techniques known in the art may be applied to generate liposomes containing the polypeptide components desired to be contained in the multimer of the invention (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,478,925, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety).

Alternatively, multimers of the invention may be generated using genetic engineering techniques known in the art. In one embodiment, polypeptides contained in multimers of the invention are produced recombinantly using fusion protein technology described herein or otherwise known in the art (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,478,925, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety). In a specific embodiment, polynucleotides coding for a homodimer of the invention are generated by ligating a polynucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide of the invention to a sequence encoding a linker polypeptide and then further to a synthetic polynucleotide encoding the translated product of the polypeptide in the reverse orientation from the original C-terminus to the N-terminus (lacking the leader sequence) (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,478,925, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety). In another embodiment, recombinant techniques described herein or otherwise known in the art are applied to generate recombinant polypeptides of the invention which contain a transmembrane domain (or hydrophobic or signal peptide) and which can be incorporated by membrane reconstitution techniques into liposomes (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,478,925, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety).

Antibodies

Further polypeptides of the invention relate to antibodies and T-cell antigen receptors (TCR) which immunospecifically bind a polypeptide, polypeptide fragment, or variant of the invention (e.g., a polypeptide or fragment or variant of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:Y or a polypeptide encoded by the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z, and/or an epitope, of the present invention) as determined by immunoassays well known in the art for assaying specific antibody-antigen binding. Antibodies of the invention include, but are not limited to, polyclonal, monoclonal, multispecific, human, humanized or chimeric antibodies, single chain antibodies, Fab fragments, F(ab′) fragments, fragments produced by a Fab expression library, anti-idiotypic (anti-Id) antibodies (including, e.g., anti-Id antibodies to antibodies of the invention), intracellularly-made antibodies (i.e., intrabodies), and epitope-binding fragments of any of the above. The term “antibody,” as used herein, refers to immunoglobulin molecules and immunologically active portions of immunoglobulin molecules, i.e., molecules that contain an antigen binding site that immunospecifically binds an antigen. The immunoglobulin molecules of the invention can be of any type (e.g., IgG, IgE, IgM, IgD, IgA and IgY), class (e.g., IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, IgG4, IgA1 and IgA2) or subclass of immunoglobulin molecule. In preferred embodiments, the immunoglobulin molecules of the invention are IgG1. In other preferred embodiments, the immunoglobulin molecules of the invention are IgG4.

Most preferably the antibodies are human antigen-binding antibody fragments of the present invention and include, but are not limited to, Fab, Fab′ and F(ab′)2, Fd, single-chain Fvs (scFv), single-chain antibodies, disulfide-linked Fvs (sdFv) and fragments comprising either a VL or VH domain. Antigen-binding antibody fragments, including single-chain antibodies, may comprise the variable region(s) alone or in combination with the entirety or a portion of the following: hinge region, CH1, CH2, and CH3 domains. Also included in the invention are antigen-binding fragments also comprising any combination of variable region(s) with a hinge region, CH1, CH2, and CH3 domains. The antibodies of the invention may be from any animal origin including birds and mammals. Preferably, the antibodies are human, murine (e.g., mouse and rat), donkey, ship rabbit, goat, guinea pig, camel, horse, or chicken. As used herein, “human” antibodies include antibodies having the amino acid sequence of a human immunoglobulin and include antibodies isolated from human immunoglobulin libraries or from animals transgenic for one or more human immunoglobulin and that do not express endogenous immunoglobulins, as described infra and, for example in, U.S. Pat. No. 5,939,598 by Kucherlapati et al. The antibodies of the present invention may be monospecific, bispecific, trispecific or of greater multispecificity. Multispecific antibodies may be specific for different epitopes of a polypeptide of the present invention or may be specific for both a polypeptide of the present invention as well as for a heterologous epitope, such as a heterologous polypeptide or solid support material. See, e.g., PCT publications WO 93/17715; WO 92/08802; WO 91/00360; WO 92/05793; Tutt, et al., J. Immunol. 147:60-69 (1991); U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,474,893; 4,714,681; 4,925,648; 5,573,920; 5,601,819; Kostelny et al., J. Immunol. 148:1547-1553 (1992).

Antibodies of the present invention may be described or specified in terms of the epitope(s) or portion(s) of a polypeptide of the present invention which they recognize or specifically bind. The epitope(s) or polypeptide portion(s) may be specified as described herein, e.g., by N-terminal and C-terminal positions, or by size in contiguous amino acid residues, or listed in the Tables and Figures. Preferred epitopes of the invention include the predicted epitopes shown in column 6 of Table 1B.1, as well as polynucleotides that encode these epitopes. Antibodies which specifically bind any epitope or polypeptide of the present invention may also be excluded. Therefore, the present invention includes antibodies that specifically bind polypeptides of the present invention, and allows for the exclusion of the same.

Antibodies of the present invention may also be described or specified in terms of their cross-reactivity. Antibodies that do not bind any other analog, ortholog, or homolog of a polypeptide of the present invention are included. Antibodies that bind polypeptides with at least 95%, at least 90%, at least 85%, at least 80%, at least 75%, at least 70%, at least 65%, at least 60%, at least 55%, and at least 50% identity (as calculated using methods known in the art and described herein) to a polypeptide of the present invention are also included in the present invention. In specific embodiments, antibodies of the present invention cross-react with murine, rat and/or rabbit homologs of human proteins and the corresponding epitopes thereof. Antibodies that do not bind polypeptides with less than 95%, less than 90%, less than 85%, less than 80%, less than 75%, less than 70%, less than 65%, less than 60%, less than 55%, and less than 50% identity (as calculated using methods known in the art and described herein) to a polypeptide of the present invention are also included in the present invention. In a specific embodiment, the above-described cross-reactivity is with respect to any single specific antigenic or immunogenic polypeptide, or combination(s) of 2, 3, 4, 5, or more of the specific antigenic and/or immunogenic polypeptides disclosed herein. Further included in the present invention are antibodies which bind polypeptides encoded by polynucleotides which hybridize to a polynucleotide of the present invention under stringent hybridization conditions (as described herein). Antibodies of the present invention may also be described or specified in terms of their binding affinity to a polypeptide of the invention. Preferred binding affinities include those with a dissociation constant or Kd less than 5×10⁻² M, 10⁻² M, 5×10⁻³ M, 10⁻³ M, 5×10⁻⁴ M, 10⁻⁴ M, 5×10⁻⁵ M, 10⁻⁵ M, 5×10⁻⁶ M, 10⁻⁶M, 5×10⁻⁷ M, 10⁻⁷ M, 5×10⁻⁸ M, 10⁻⁸ M, 5×10⁻⁹ M, 10⁻⁹ M, 5×10⁻¹⁰ M, 10⁻¹⁰ M, 5×10⁻¹¹ M, 10⁻¹¹ M, 5×10⁻¹² M, 10⁻¹² M, 5×10⁻¹³ M, 10⁻¹³ M, 5×10⁻¹⁴ M, 10⁻¹⁴ M, 5×10⁻¹⁵ M, or 10⁻¹⁵ M.

The invention also provides antibodies that competitively inhibit binding of an antibody to an epitope of the invention as determined by any method known in the art for determining competitive binding, for example, the immunoassays described herein. In preferred embodiments, the antibody competitively inhibits binding to the epitope by at least 95%, at least 90%, at least 85%, at least 80%, at least 75%, at least 70%, at least 60%, or at least 50%.

Antibodies of the present invention may act as agonists or antagonists of the polypeptides of the present invention. For example, the present invention includes antibodies which disrupt the receptor/ligand interactions with the polypeptides of the invention either partially or fully. Preferably, antibodies of the present invention bind an antigenic epitope disclosed herein, or a portion thereof. The invention features both receptor-specific antibodies and ligand-specific antibodies. The invention also features receptor-specific antibodies which do not prevent ligand binding but prevent receptor activation. Receptor activation (i.e., signaling) may be determined by techniques described herein or otherwise known in the art. For example, receptor activation can be determined by detecting the phosphorylation (e.g., tyrosine or serine/threonine) of the receptor or its substrate by immunoprecipitation followed by western blot analysis (for example, as described supra). In specific embodiments, antibodies are provided that inhibit ligand activity or receptor activity by at least 95%, at least 90%, at least 85%, at least 80%, at least 75%, at least 70%, at least 60%, or at least 50% of the activity in absence of the antibody.

The invention also features receptor-specific antibodies which both prevent ligand binding and receptor activation as well as antibodies that recognize the receptor-ligand complex, and, preferably, do not specifically recognize the unbound receptor or the unbound ligand. Likewise, included in the invention are neutralizing antibodies which bind the ligand and prevent binding of the ligand to the receptor, as well as antibodies which bind the ligand, thereby preventing receptor activation, but do not prevent the ligand from binding the receptor. Further included in the invention are antibodies which activate the receptor. These antibodies may act as receptor agonists, i.e., potentiate or activate either all or a subset of the biological activities of the ligand-mediated receptor activation, for example, by inducing dimerization of the receptor. The antibodies may be specified as agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists for biological activities comprising the specific biological activities of the peptides of the invention disclosed herein. The above antibody agonists can be made using methods known in the art. See, e.g., PCT publication WO 96/40281; U.S. Pat. No. 5,811,097; Deng et al., Blood 92(6):1981-1988 (1998); Chen et al., Cancer Res. 58(16):3668-3678 (1998); Harrop et al., J. Immunol. 161(4):1786-1794 (1998); Zhu et al., Cancer Res. 58(15):3209-3214 (1998); Yoon et al., J. Immunol. 160(7):3170-3179 (1998); Prat et al., J. Cell. Sci. 11(Pt 2):237-247 (1998); Pitard et al., J. Immunol. Methods 205(2):177-190 (1997); Liautard et al., Cytokine 9(4):233-241 (1997); Carlson et al., J. Biol. Chem. 272(17):11295-11301 (1997); Taryman et al., Neuron 14(4):755-762 (1995); Muller et al., Structure 6(9):1153-1167 (1998); Bartunek et al., Cytokine 8(1):14-20 (1996) (which are all incorporated by reference herein in their entireties).

Antibodies of the present invention may be used, for example, to purify, detect, and target the polypeptides of the present invention, including both in vitro and in vivo diagnostic and therapeutic methods. For example, the antibodies have utility in immunoassays for qualitatively and quantitatively measuring levels of the polypeptides of the present invention in biological samples. See, e.g., Harlow et al., Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual, (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2nd ed. 1988); incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.

As discussed in more detail below, the antibodies of the present invention may be used either alone or in combination with other compositions. The antibodies may further be recombinantly fused to a heterologous polypeptide at the N- or C-terminus or chemically conjugated (including covalent and non-covalent conjugations) to polypeptides or other compositions. For example, antibodies of the present invention may be recombinantly fused or conjugated to molecules useful as labels in detection assays and effector molecules such as heterologous polypeptides, drugs, radionuclides, or toxins. See, e.g., PCT publications WO 92/08495; WO 91/14438; WO 89/12624; U.S. Pat. No. 5,314,995; and EP 396,387; the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.

The antibodies of the invention include derivatives that are modified, i.e., by the covalent attachment of any type of molecule to the antibody such that covalent attachment does not prevent the antibody from generating an anti-idiotypic response. For example, but not by way of limitation, the antibody derivatives include antibodies that have been modified, e.g., by glycosylation, acetylation, pegylation, phosphylation, amidation, derivatization by known protecting/blocking groups, proteolytic cleavage, linkage to a cellular ligand or other protein, etc. Any of numerous chemical modifications may be carried out by known techniques, including, but not limited to specific chemical cleavage, acetylation, formylation, metabolic synthesis of tunicamycin, etc. Additionally, the derivative may contain one or more non-classical amino acids.

The antibodies of the present invention may be generated by any suitable method known in the art. Polyclonal antibodies to an antigen-of-interest can be produced by various procedures well known in the art. For example, a polypeptide of the invention can be administered to various host animals including, but not limited to, rabbits, mice, rats, etc. to induce the production of sera containing polyclonal antibodies specific for the antigen. Various adjuvants may be used to increase the immunological response, depending on the host species, and include but are not limited to, Freund's (complete and incomplete), mineral gels such as aluminum hydroxide, surface active substances such as lysolecithin, pluronic polyols, polyanions, peptides, oil emulsions, keyhole limpet hemocyanins, dinitrophenol, and potentially useful human adjuvants such as BCG (bacille Calmette-Guerin) and corynebacterium parvum. Such adjuvants are also well known in the art.

Monoclonal antibodies can be prepared using a wide variety of techniques known in the art including the use of hybridoma, recombinant, and phage display technologies, or a combination thereof. For example, monoclonal antibodies can be produced using hybridoma techniques including those known in the art and taught, for example, in Harlow et al., Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual, (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2nd ed. 1988); Hammerling, et al., in: Monoclonal Antibodies and T-Cell Hybridomas 563-681 (Elsevier, N.Y., 1981) (said references incorporated by reference in their entireties). The term “monoclonal antibody” as used herein is not limited to antibodies produced through hybridoma technology. The term “monoclonal antibody” refers to an antibody that is derived from a single clone, including any eukaryotic, prokaryotic, or phage clone, and not the method by which it is produced.

Methods for producing and screening for specific antibodies using hybridoma technology are routine and well known in the art and are discussed in detail in the Examples. In a non-limiting example, mice can be immunized with a polypeptide of the invention or a cell expressing such peptide. Once an immune response is detected, e.g., antibodies specific for the antigen are detected in the mouse serum, the mouse spleen is harvested and splenocytes isolated. The splenocytes are then fused by well known techniques to any suitable myeloma cells, for example cells from cell line SP20 available from the ATCC™. Hybridomas are selected and cloned by limited dilution. The hybridoma clones are then assayed by methods known in the art for cells that secrete antibodies capable of binding a polypeptide of the invention. Ascites fluid, which generally contains high levels of antibodies, can be generated by immunizing mice with positive hybridoma clones.

Accordingly, the present invention provides methods of generating monoclonal antibodies as well as antibodies produced by the method comprising culturing a hybridoma cell secreting an antibody of the invention wherein, preferably, the hybridoma is generated by fusing splenocytes isolated from a mouse immunized with an antigen of the invention with myeloma cells and then screening the hybridomas resulting from the fusion for hybridoma clones that secrete an antibody able to bind a polypeptide of the invention.

Another well known method for producing both polyclonal and monoclonal human B cell lines is transformation using Epstein Barr Virus (EBV). Protocols for generating EBV-transformed B cell lines are commonly known in the art, such as, for example, the protocol outlined in Chapter 7.22 of Current Protocols in Immunology, Coligan et al., Eds., 1994, John Wiley & Sons, NY, which is hereby incorporated in its entirety by reference. The source of B cells for transformation is commonly human peripheral blood, but B cells for transformation may also be derived from other sources including, but not limited to, lymph nodes, tonsil, spleen, tumor tissue, and infected tissues. Tissues are generally made into single cell suspensions prior to EBV transformation. Additionally, steps may be taken to either physically remove or inactivate T cells (e.g., by treatment with cyclosporin A) in B cell-containing samples, because T cells from individuals seropositive for anti-EBV antibodies can suppress B cell immortalization by EBV.

In general, the sample containing human B cells is innoculated with EBV, and cultured for 3-4 weeks. A typical source of EBV is the culture supernatant of the B95-8 cell line (ATCC™ #VR-1492). Physical signs of EBV transformation can generally be seen towards the end of the 3-4 week culture period. By phase-contrast microscopy, transformed cells may appear large, clear, hairy and tend to aggregate in tight clusters of cells. Initially, EBV lines are generally polyclonal. However, over prolonged periods of cell cultures, EBV lines may become monoclonal or polyclonal as a result of the selective outgrowth of particular B cell clones. Alternatively, polyclonal EBV transformed lines may be subcloned (e.g., by limiting dilution culture) or fused with a suitable fusion partner and plated at limiting dilution to obtain monoclonal B cell lines. Suitable fusion partners for EBV transformed cell lines include mouse myeloma cell lines (e.g., SP2/0, X63-Ag8.653), heteromyeloma cell lines (human×mouse; e.g., SPAM-8, SBC-H20, and CB-F7), and human cell lines (e.g., GM 1500, SKO-007, RPMI 8226, and KR-4). Thus, the present invention also provides a method of generating polyclonal or monoclonal human antibodies against polypeptides of the invention or fragments thereof, comprising EBV-transformation of human B cells.

Antibody fragments which recognize specific epitopes may be generated by known techniques. For example, Fab and F(ab′)2 fragments of the invention may be produced by proteolytic cleavage of immunoglobulin molecules, using enzymes such as papain (to produce Fab fragments) or pepsin (to produce F(ab′)2 fragments). F(ab′)2 fragments contain the variable region, the light chain constant region and the CH1 domain of the heavy chain.

For example, the antibodies of the present invention can also be generated using various phage display methods known in the art. In phage display methods, functional antibody domains are displayed on the surface of phage particles which carry the polynucleotide sequences encoding them. In a particular embodiment, such phage can be utilized to display antigen binding domains expressed from a repertoire or combinatorial antibody library (e.g., human or murine). Phage expressing an antigen binding domain that binds the antigen of interest can be selected or identified with antigen, e.g., using labeled antigen or antigen bound or captured to a solid surface or bead. Phage used in these methods are typically filamentous phage including fd and M13 binding domains expressed from phage with Fab, Fv or disulfide stabilized Fv antibody domains recombinantly fused to either the phage gene III or gene VIII protein. Examples of phage display methods that can be used to make the antibodies of the present invention include those disclosed in Brinkman et al., J. Immunol. Methods 182:41-50 (1995); Ames et al., J. Immunol. Methods 184:177-186 (1995); Kettleborough et al., Eur. J. Immunol. 24:952-958 (1994); Persic et al., Gene 187 9-18 (1997); Burton et al., Advances in Immunology 57:191-280 (1994); PCT application No. PCT/GB91/01134; PCT publications WO 90/02809; WO 91/10737; WO 92/01047; WO 92/18619; WO 93/11236; WO 95/15982; WO 95/20401; and U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,698,426; 5,223,409; 5,403,484; 5,580,717; 5,427,908; 5,750,753; 5,821,047; 5,571,698; 5,427,908; 5,516,637; 5,780,225; 5,658,727; 5,733,743 and 5,969,108; each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

As described in the above references, after phage selection, the antibody coding regions from the phage can be isolated and used to generate whole antibodies, including human antibodies, or any other desired antigen binding fragment, and expressed in any desired host, including mammalian cells, insect cells, plant cells, yeast, and bacteria, e.g., as described in detail below. For example, techniques to recombinantly produce Fab, Fab′ and F(ab′)2 fragments can also be employed using methods known in the art such as those disclosed in PCT publication WO 92/22324; Mullinax et al., BioTechniques 12(6):864-869 (1992); and Sawai et al., AJRI 34:26-34 (1995); and Better et al., Science 240:1041-1043 (1988) (said references incorporated by reference in their entireties).

Examples of techniques which can be used to produce single-chain Fvs and antibodies include those described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,946,778 and 5,258,498; Huston et al., Methods in Enzymology 203:46-88 (1991); Shu et al., PNAS 90:7995-7999 (1993); and Skerra et al., Science 240:1038-1040 (1988). For some uses, including in vivo use of antibodies in humans and in vitro detection assays, it may be preferable to use chimeric, humanized, or human antibodies. A chimeric antibody is a molecule in which different portions of the antibody are derived from different animal species, such as antibodies having a variable region derived from a murine monoclonal antibody and a human immunoglobulin constant region. Methods for producing chimeric antibodies are known in the art. See e.g., Morrison, Science 229:1202 (1985); Oi et al., BioTechniques 4:214 (1986); Gillies et al., (1989) J. Immunol. Methods 125:191-202; U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,807,715; 4,816,567; and 4,816,397, which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. Humanized antibodies are antibody molecules from non-human species antibody that binds the desired antigen having one or more complementarity determining regions (CDRs) from the non-human species and a framework regions from a human immunoglobulin molecule. Often, framework residues in the human framework regions will be substituted with the corresponding residue from the CDR donor antibody to alter, preferably improve, antigen binding. These framework substitutions are identified by methods well known in the art, e.g., by modeling of the interactions of the CDR and framework residues to identify framework residues important for antigen binding and sequence comparison to identify unusual framework residues at particular positions. (See, e.g., Queen et al., U.S. Pat. No. 5,585,089; Riechmann et al., Nature 332:323 (1988), which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.) Antibodies can be humanized using a variety of techniques known in the art including, for example, CDR-grafting (EP 239,400; PCT publication WO 91/09967; U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,225,539; 5,530,101; and 5,585,089), veneering or resurfacing (EP 592,106; EP 519,596; Padlan, Molecular Immunology 28(4/5):489-498 (1991); Studnicka et al., Protein Engineering 7(6):805-814 (1994); Roguska. et al., PNAS 91:969-973 (1994)), and chain shuffling (U.S. Pat. No. 5,565,332).

Completely human antibodies are particularly desirable for therapeutic treatment of human patients. Human antibodies can be made by a variety of methods known in the art including phage display methods described above using antibody libraries derived from human immunoglobulin sequences. See also, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,444,887 and 4,716,111; and PCT publications WO 98/46645, WO 98/50433, WO 98/24893, WO 98/16654, WO 96/34096, WO 96/33735, and WO 91/10741; each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

Human antibodies can also be produced using transgenic mice which are incapable of expressing functional endogenous immunoglobulins, but which can express human immunoglobulin genes. For example, the human heavy and light chain immunoglobulin gene complexes may be introduced randomly or by homologous recombination into mouse embryonic stem cells. Alternatively, the human variable region, constant region, and diversity region may be introduced into mouse embryonic stem cells in addition to the human heavy and light chain genes. The mouse heavy and light chain immunoglobulin genes may be rendered non-functional separately or simultaneously with the introduction of human immunoglobulin loci by homologous recombination. In particular, homozygous deletion of the JH region prevents endogenous antibody production. The modified embryonic stem cells are expanded and microinjected into blastocysts to produce chimeric mice. The chimeric mice are then bred to produce homozygous offspring which express human antibodies. The transgenic mice are immunized in the normal fashion with a selected antigen, e.g., all or a portion of a polypeptide of the invention. Monoclonal antibodies directed against the antigen can be obtained from the immunized, transgenic mice using conventional hybridoma technology. The human immunoglobulin transgenes harbored by the transgenic mice rearrange during B cell differentiation, and subsequently undergo class switching and somatic mutation. Thus, using such a technique, it is possible to produce therapeutically useful IgG, IgA, IgM and IgE antibodies. For an overview of this technology for producing human antibodies, see Lonberg and Huszar, Int. Rev. Immunol. 13:65-93 (1995). For a detailed discussion of this technology for producing human antibodies and human monoclonal antibodies and protocols for producing such antibodies, see, e.g., PCT publications WO 98/24893; WO 92/01047; WO 96/34096; WO 96/33735; European Patent No. 0 598 877; U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,413,923; 5,625,126; 5,633,425; 5,569,825; 5,661,016; 5,545,806; 5,814,318; 5,885,793; 5,916,771; 5,939,598; 6,075,181; and 6,114,598, which are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety. In addition, companies such as Abgenix, Inc. (Freemont, Calif.) and Genpharm (San Jose, Calif.) can be engaged to provide human antibodies directed against a selected antigen using technology similar to that described above.

Completely human antibodies which recognize a selected epitope can be generated using a technique referred to as “guided selection.” In this approach a selected non-human monoclonal antibody, e.g., a mouse antibody, is used to guide the selection of a completely human antibody recognizing the same epitope. (Jespers et al., Bio/technology 12:899-903 (1988)).

Further, antibodies to the polypeptides of the invention can, in turn, be utilized to generate anti-idiotype antibodies that “mimic” polypeptides of the invention using techniques well known to those skilled in the art. (See, e.g., Greenspan & Bona, FASEB J. 7(5):437-444; (1989) and Nissinoff, J. Immunol. 147(8):2429-2438 (1991)). For example, antibodies which bind to and competitively inhibit polypeptide multimerization and/or binding of a polypeptide of the invention to a ligand can be used to generate anti-idiotypes that “mimic” the polypeptide multimerization and/or binding domain and, as a consequence, bind to and neutralize polypeptide and/or its ligand. Such neutralizing anti-idiotypes or Fab fragments of such anti-idiotypes can be used in therapeutic regimens to neutralize polypeptide ligand(s)/receptor(s). For example, such anti-idiotypic antibodies can be used to bind a polypeptide of the invention and/or to bind its ligand(s)/receptor(s), and thereby block its biological activity. Alternatively, antibodies which bind to and enhance polypeptide multimerization and/or binding, and/or receptor/ligand multimerization, binding and/or signaling can be used to generate anti-idiotypes that function as agonists of a polypeptide of the invention and/or its ligand/receptor. Such agonistic anti-idiotypes or Fab fragments of such anti-idiotypes can be used in therapeutic regimens as agonists of the polypeptides of the invention or its ligand(s)/receptor(s). For example, such anti-idiotypic antibodies can be used to bind a polypeptide of the invention and/or to bind its ligand(s)/receptor(s), and thereby promote or enhance its biological activity.

Intrabodies of the invention can be produced using methods known in the art, such as those disclosed and reviewed in Chen et al., Hum. Gene Ther. 5:595-601 (1994); Marasco, W. A., Gene Ther. 4:11-15 (1997); Rondon and Marasco, Annu. Rev. Microbiol. 51:257-283 (1997); Proba et al., J. Mol. Biol. 275:245-253 (1998); Cohen et al., Oncogene 17:2445-2456 (1998); Ohage and Steipe, J. Mol. Biol. 291:1119-1128 (1999); Ohage et al., J. Mol. Biol. 291:1129-1134 (1999); Wirtz and Steipe, Protein Sci. 8:2245-2250 (1999); Zhu et al., J. Immunol. Methods 231:207-222 (1999); and references cited therein.

Polynucleotides Encoding Antibodies

The invention further provides polynucleotides comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding an antibody of the invention and fragments thereof. The invention also encompasses polynucleotides that hybridize under stringent or alternatively, under lower stringency hybridization conditions, e.g., as defined supra, to polynucleotides that encode an antibody, preferably, that specifically binds to a polypeptide of the invention, preferably, an antibody that binds to a polypeptide having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:Y, to a polypeptide encoded by a portion of SEQ ID NO:X as defined in columns 8 and 9 of Table 2, and/or to a polypeptide encoded by the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z.

The polynucleotides may be obtained, and the nucleotide sequence of the polynucleotides determined, by any method known in the art. For example, if the nucleotide sequence of the antibody is known, a polynucleotide encoding the antibody may be assembled from chemically synthesized oligonucleotides (e.g., as described in Kutmeier et al., BioTechniques 17:242 (1994)), which, briefly, involves the synthesis of overlapping oligonucleotides containing portions of the sequence encoding the antibody, annealing and ligating of those oligonucleotides, and then amplification of the ligated oligonucleotides by PCR.

Alternatively, a polynucleotide encoding an antibody may be generated from nucleic acid from a suitable source. If a clone containing a nucleic acid encoding a particular antibody is not available, but the sequence of the antibody molecule is known, a nucleic acid encoding the immunoglobulin may be chemically synthesized or obtained from a suitable source (e.g., an antibody cDNA library, or a cDNA library generated from, or nucleic acid, preferably poly A+ RNA, isolated from, any tissue or cells expressing the antibody, such as hybridoma cells selected to express an antibody of the invention) by PCR amplification using synthetic primers hybridizable to the 3′ and 5′ ends of the sequence or by cloning using an oligonucleotide probe specific for the particular gene sequence to identify, e.g., a cDNA clone from a cDNA library that encodes the antibody. Amplified nucleic acids generated by PCR may then be cloned into replicable cloning vectors using any method well known in the art.

Once the nucleotide sequence and corresponding amino acid sequence of the antibody is determined, the nucleotide sequence of the antibody may be manipulated using methods well known in the art for the manipulation of nucleotide sequences, e.g., recombinant DNA techniques, site directed mutagenesis, PCR, etc. (see, for example, the techniques described in Sambrook et al., 1990, Molecular Cloning, A Laboratory Manual, 2d Ed., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. and Ausubel et al., eds., 1998, Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, John Wiley & Sons, NY, which are both incorporated by reference herein in their entireties), to generate antibodies having a different amino acid sequence, for example to create amino acid substitutions, deletions, and/or insertions.

In a specific embodiment, the amino acid sequence of the heavy and/or light chain variable domains may be inspected to identify the sequences of the complementarity determining regions (CDRs) by methods that are well know in the art, e.g., by comparison to known amino acid sequences of other heavy and light chain variable regions to determine the regions of sequence hypervariability. Using routine recombinant DNA techniques, one or more of the CDRs may be inserted within framework regions, e.g., into human framework regions to humanize a non-human antibody, as described supra. The framework regions may be naturally occurring or consensus framework regions, and preferably human framework regions (see, e.g., Chothia et al., J. Mol. Biol. 278: 457-479 (1998) for a listing of human framework regions). Preferably, the polynucleotide generated by the combination of the framework regions and CDRs encodes an antibody that specifically binds a polypeptide of the invention. Preferably, as discussed supra, one or more amino acid substitutions may be made within the framework regions, and, preferably, the amino acid substitutions improve binding of the antibody to its antigen. Additionally, such methods may be used to make amino acid substitutions or deletions of one or more variable region cysteine residues participating in an intrachain disulfide bond to generate antibody molecules lacking one or more intrachain disulfide bonds. Other alterations to the polynucleotide are encompassed by the present invention and within the skill of the art.

In addition, techniques developed for the production of “chimeric antibodies” (Morrison et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 81:851-855 (1984); Neuberger et al., Nature 312:604-608 (1984); Takeda et al., Nature 314:452-454 (1985)) by splicing genes from a mouse antibody molecule of appropriate antigen specificity together with genes from a human antibody molecule of appropriate biological activity can be used. As described supra, a chimeric antibody is a molecule in which different portions are derived from different animal species, such as those having a variable region derived from a murine mAb and a human immunoglobulin constant region, e.g., humanized antibodies.

Alternatively, techniques described for the production of single chain antibodies (U.S. Pat. No. 4,946,778; Bird, Science 242:423-42 (1988); Huston et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 85:5879-5883 (1988); and Ward et al., Nature 334:544-54 (1989)) can be adapted to produce single chain antibodies. Single chain antibodies are formed by linking the heavy and light chain fragments of the Fv region via an amino acid bridge, resulting in a single chain polypeptide. Techniques for the assembly of functional Fv fragments in E. coli may also be used (Skerra et al., Science 242:1038-1041 (1988)).

Methods of Producing Antibodies

The antibodies of the invention can be produced by any method known in the art for the synthesis of antibodies, in particular, by chemical synthesis or preferably, by recombinant expression techniques. Methods of producing antibodies include, but are not limited to, hybridoma technology, EBV transformation, and other methods discussed herein as well as through the use recombinant DNA technology, as discussed below.

Recombinant expression of an antibody of the invention, or fragment, derivative or analog thereof, (e.g., a heavy or light chain of an antibody of the invention or a single chain antibody of the invention), requires construction of an expression vector containing a polynucleotide that encodes the antibody. Once a polynucleotide encoding an antibody molecule or a heavy or light chain of an antibody, or portion thereof (preferably containing the heavy or light chain variable domain), of the invention has been obtained, the vector for the production of the antibody molecule may be produced by recombinant DNA technology using techniques well known in the art. Thus, methods for preparing a protein by expressing a polynucleotide containing an antibody encoding nucleotide sequence are described herein. Methods which are well known to those skilled in the art can be used to construct expression vectors containing antibody coding sequences and appropriate transcriptional and translational control signals. These methods include, for example, in vitro recombinant DNA techniques, synthetic techniques, and in vivo genetic recombination. The invention, thus, provides replicable vectors comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding an antibody molecule of the invention, or a heavy or light chain thereof, or a heavy or light chain variable domain, operably linked to a promoter. Such vectors may include the nucleotide sequence encoding the constant region of the antibody molecule (see, e.g., PCT Publication WO 86/05807; PCT Publication WO 89/01036; and U.S. Pat. No. 5,122,464) and the variable domain of the antibody may be cloned into such a vector for expression of the entire heavy or light chain.

The expression vector is transferred to a host cell by conventional techniques and the transfected cells are then cultured by conventional techniques to produce an antibody of the invention. Thus, the invention includes host cells containing a polynucleotide encoding an antibody of the invention, or a heavy or light chain thereof, or a single chain antibody of the invention, operably linked to a heterologous promoter. In preferred embodiments for the expression of double-chained antibodies, vectors encoding both the heavy and light chains may be co-expressed in the host cell for expression of the entire immunoglobulin molecule, as detailed below.

A variety of host-expression vector systems may be utilized to express the antibody molecules of the invention. Such host-expression systems represent vehicles by which the coding sequences of interest may be produced and subsequently purified, but also represent cells which may, when transformed or transfected with the appropriate nucleotide coding sequences, express an antibody molecule of the invention in situ. These include but are not limited to microorganisms such as bacteria (e.g., E. coli, B. subtilis) transformed with recombinant bacteriophage DNA, plasmid DNA or cosmid DNA expression vectors containing antibody coding sequences; yeast (e.g., Saccharomyces, Pichia) transformed with recombinant yeast expression vectors containing antibody coding sequences; insect cell systems infected with recombinant virus expression vectors (e.g., baculovirus) containing antibody coding sequences; plant cell systems infected with recombinant virus expression vectors (e.g., cauliflower mosaic virus, CaMV; tobacco mosaic virus, TMV) or transformed with recombinant plasmid expression vectors (e.g., Ti plasmid) containing antibody coding sequences; or mammalian cell systems (e.g., COS, CHO, BHK, 293, 3T3 cells) harboring recombinant expression constructs containing promoters derived from the genome of mammalian cells (e.g., metallothionein promoter) or from mammalian viruses (e.g., the adenovirus late promoter; the vaccinia virus 7.5K promoter). Preferably, bacterial cells such as Escherichia coli, and more preferably, eukaryotic cells, especially for the expression of whole recombinant antibody molecule, are used for the expression of a recombinant antibody molecule. For example, mammalian cells such as Chinese hamster ovary cells (CHO), in conjunction with a vector such as the major intermediate early gene promoter element from human cytomegalovirus is an effective expression system for antibodies (Foecking et al., Gene 45:101 (1986); Cockett et al., Bio/Technology 8:2 (1990)).

In bacterial systems, a number of expression vectors may be advantageously selected depending upon the use intended for the antibody molecule being expressed. For example, when a large quantity of such a protein is to be produced, for the generation of pharmaceutical compositions of an antibody molecule, vectors which direct the expression of high levels of fusion protein products that are readily purified may be desirable. Such vectors include, but are not limited, to the E. coli expression vector pUR278 (Ruther et al., EMBO J. 2:1791 (1983)), in which the antibody coding sequence may be ligated individually into the vector in frame with the lac Z coding region so that a fusion protein is produced; pIN vectors (Inouye & Inouye, Nucleic Acids Res. 13:3101-3109 (1985); Van Heeke & Schuster, J. Biol. Chem. 24:5503-5509 (1989)); and the like. pGEX vectors may also be used to express foreign polypeptides as fusion proteins with glutathione S-transferase (GST). In general, such fusion proteins are soluble and can easily be purified from lysed cells by adsorption and binding to matrix glutathione-agarose beads followed by elution in the presence of free glutathione. The pGEX vectors are designed to include thrombin or factor Xa protease cleavage sites so that the cloned target gene product can be released from the GST moiety.

In an insect system, Autographa californica nuclear polyhedrosis virus (AcNPV) is used as a vector to express foreign genes. The virus grows in Spodoptera frugiperda cells. The antibody coding sequence may be cloned individually into non-essential regions (for example the polyhedrin gene) of the virus and placed under control of an AcNPV promoter (for example the polyhedrin promoter).

In mammalian host cells, a number of viral-based expression systems may be utilized. In cases where an adenovirus is used as an expression vector, the antibody coding sequence of interest may be ligated to an adenovirus transcription/translation control complex, e.g., the late promoter and tripartite leader sequence. This chimeric gene may then be inserted in the adenovirus genome by in vitro or in vivo recombination. Insertion in a non-essential region of the viral genome (e.g., region E1 or E3) will result in a recombinant virus that is viable and capable of expressing the antibody molecule in infected hosts. (e.g., see Logan & Shenk, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 81:355-359 (1984)). Specific initiation signals may also be required for efficient translation of inserted antibody coding sequences. These signals include the ATG initiation codon and adjacent sequences. Furthermore, the initiation codon must be in phase with the reading frame of the desired coding sequence to ensure translation of the entire insert. These exogenous translational control signals and initiation codons can be of a variety of origins, both natural and synthetic. The efficiency of expression may be enhanced by the inclusion of appropriate transcription enhancer elements, transcription terminators, etc. (see Bittner et al., Methods in Enzymol. 153:51-544 (1987)).

In addition, a host cell strain may be chosen which modulates the expression of the inserted sequences, or modifies and processes the gene product in the specific fashion desired. Such modifications (e.g., glycosylation) and processing (e.g., cleavage) of protein products may be important for the function of the protein. Different host cells have characteristic and specific mechanisms for the post-translational processing and modification of proteins and gene products. Appropriate cell lines or host systems can be chosen to ensure the correct modification and processing of the foreign protein expressed. To this end, eukaryotic host cells which possess the cellular machinery for proper processing of the primary transcript, glycosylation, and phosphorylation of the gene product may be used. Such mammalian host cells include but are not limited to CHO, VERY, BHK, Hela, COS, MDCK, 293, 3T3, W138, and in particular, breast cancer cell lines such as, for example, BT483, Hs578T, HTB2, BT20 and T47D, and normal mammary gland cell line such as, for example, CRL7030 and Hs578Bst.

For long-term, high-yield production of recombinant proteins, stable expression is preferred. For example, cell lines which stably express the antibody molecule may be engineered. Rather than using expression vectors which contain viral origins of replication, host cells can be transformed with DNA controlled by appropriate expression control elements (e.g., promoter, enhancer, sequences, transcription terminators, polyadenylation sites, etc.), and a selectable marker. Following the introduction of the foreign DNA, engineered cells may be allowed to grow for 1-2 days in an enriched media, and then are switched to a selective media. The selectable marker in the recombinant plasmid confers resistance to the selection and allows cells to stably integrate the plasmid into their chromosomes and grow to form foci which in turn can be cloned and expanded into cell lines. This method may advantageously be used to engineer cell lines which express the antibody molecule. Such engineered cell lines may be particularly useful in screening and evaluation of compounds that interact directly or indirectly with the antibody molecule.

A number of selection systems may be used, including but not limited to the herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase (Wigler et al., Cell 11:223 (1977)), hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (Szybalska & Szybalski, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 48:202 (1992)), and adenine phosphoribosyltransferase (Lowy et al., Cell 22:817 (1980)) genes can be employed in tk-, hgprt- or aprt- cells, respectively. Also, antimetabolite resistance can be used as the basis of selection for the following genes: dhfr, which confers resistance to methotrexate (Wigler et al., Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 77:357 (1980); O'Hare et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 78:1527 (1981)); gpt, which confers resistance to mycophenolic acid (Mulligan & Berg, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 78:2072 (1981)); neo, which confers resistance to the aminoglycoside G-418 Clinical Pharmacy 12:488-505; Wu and Wu, Biotherapy 3:87-95 (1991); Tolstoshev, Ann. Rev. Pharmacol. Toxicol. 32:573-596 (1993); Mulligan, Science 260:926-932 (1993); and Morgan and Anderson, Ann. Rev. Biochem. 62:191-217 (1993); May, 1993, TIB TECH 11(5):155-215 (1993)); and hygro, which confers resistance to hygromycin (Santerre et al., Gene 30:147 (1984)). Methods commonly known in the art of recombinant DNA technology may be routinely applied to select the desired recombinant clone, and such methods are described, for example, in Ausubel et al. (eds.), Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, John Wiley & Sons, NY (1993); Kriegler, Gene Transfer and Expression, A Laboratory Manual, Stockton Press, NY (1990); and in Chapters 12 and 13, Dracopoli et al. (eds), Current Protocols in Human Genetics, John Wiley & Sons, NY (1994); Colberre-Garapin et al., J. Mol. Biol. 150:1 (1981), which are incorporated by reference herein in their entireties.

The expression levels of an antibody molecule can be increased by vector amplification (for a review, see Bebbington and Hentschel, The use of vectors based on gene amplification for the expression of cloned genes in mammalian cells in DNA cloning, Vol. 3. (Academic Press, New York, 1987)). When a marker in the vector system expressing antibody is amplifiable, increase in the level of inhibitor present in culture of host cell will increase the number of copies of the marker gene. Since the amplified region is associated with the antibody gene, production of the antibody will also increase (Crouse et al., Mol. Cell. Biol. 3:257 (1983)).

Vectors which use glutamine synthase (GS) or DHFR as the selectable markers can be amplified in the presence of the drugs methionine sulphoximine or methotrexate, respectively. An advantage of glutamine synthase based vectors are the availability of cell lines (e.g., the murine myeloma cell line, NS0) which are glutamine synthase negative. Glutamine synthase expression systems can also function in glutamine synthase expressing cells (e.g. Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells) by providing additional inhibitor to prevent the functioning of the endogenous gene. A glutamine synthase expression system and components thereof are detailed in PCT publications: WO87/04462; WO86/05807; WO89/01036; WO89/10404; and WO91/06657 which are incorporated in their entireties by reference herein. Additionally, glutamine synthase expression vectors that may be used according to the present invention are commercially available from suppliers, including, for example Lonza Biologics, Inc. (Portsmouth, N.H.). Expression and production of monoclonal antibodies using a GS expression system in murine myeloma cells is described in Bebbington et al., Bio/technology 10:169(1992) and in Biblia and Robinson Biotechnol. Prog. 11:1 (1995) which are incorporated in their entirities by reference herein.

The host cell may be co-transfected with two expression vectors of the invention, the first vector encoding a heavy chain derived polypeptide and the second vector encoding a light chain derived polypeptide. The two vectors may contain identical selectable markers which enable equal expression of heavy and light chain polypeptides. Alternatively, a single vector may be used which encodes, and is capable of expressing, both heavy and light chain polypeptides. In such situations, the light chain should be placed before the heavy chain to avoid an excess of toxic free heavy chain (Proudfoot, Nature 322:52 (1986); Kohler, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 77:2197 (1980)). The coding sequences for the heavy and light chains may comprise cDNA or genomic DNA.

Once an antibody molecule of the invention has been produced by an animal, chemically synthesized, or recombinantly expressed, it may be purified by any method known in the art for purification of an immunoglobulin molecule, for example, by chromatography (e.g., ion exchange, affinity, particularly by affinity for the specific antigen after Protein A, and sizing column chromatography), centrifugation, differential solubility, or by any other standard technique for the purification of proteins. In addition, the antibodies of the present invention or fragments thereof can be fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences described herein or otherwise known in the art, to facilitate purification.

The present invention encompasses antibodies recombinantly fused or chemically conjugated (including both covalently and non-covalently conjugations) to a polypeptide (or portion thereof, preferably at least 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 or 100 amino acids of the polypeptide) of the present invention to generate fusion proteins. The fusion does not necessarily need to be direct, but may occur through linker sequences. The antibodies may be specific for antigens other than polypeptides (or portion thereof, preferably at least 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 or 100 amino acids of the polypeptide) of the present invention. For example, antibodies may be used to target the polypeptides of the present invention to particular cell types, either in vitro or in vivo, by fusing or conjugating the polypeptides of the present invention to antibodies specific for particular cell surface receptors. Antibodies fused or conjugated to the polypeptides of the present invention may also be used in in vitro immunoassays and purification methods using methods known in the art. See e.g., Harbor et al., supra, and PCT publication WO 93/21232; EP 439,095; Naramura et al., Immunol. Lett. 39:91-99 (1994); U.S. Pat. No. 5,474,981; Gillies et al., PNAS 89:1428-1432 (1992); Fell et al., J. Immunol. 146:2446-2452 (1991), which are incorporated by reference in their entireties.

The present invention further includes compositions comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused or conjugated to antibody domains other than the variable regions. For example, the polypeptides of the present invention may be fused or conjugated to an antibody Fc region, or portion thereof. The antibody portion fused to a polypeptide of the present invention may comprise the constant region, hinge region, CH1 domain, CH2 domain, and CH3 domain or any combination of whole domains or portions thereof. The polypeptides may also be fused or conjugated to the above antibody portions to form multimers. For example, Fc portions fused to the polypeptides of the present invention can form dimers through disulfide bonding between the Fc portions. Higher multimeric forms can be made by fusing the polypeptides to portions of IgA and IgM. Methods for fusing or conjugating the polypeptides of the present invention to antibody portions are known in the art. See, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,336,603; 5,622,929; 5,359,046; 5,349,053; 5,447,851; 5,112,946; EP 307,434; EP 367,166; PCT publications WO 96/04388; WO 91/06570; Ashkenazi et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 88:10535-10539 (1991); Zheng et al., J. Immunol. 154:5590-5600 (1995); and Vil et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 89:11337-11341 (1992) (said references incorporated by reference in their entireties).

As discussed, supra, the polypeptides corresponding to a polypeptide, polypeptide fragment, or a variant of SEQ ID NO:Y may be fused or conjugated to the above antibody portions to increase the in vivo half life of the polypeptides or for use in immunoassays using methods known in the art. Further, the polypeptides corresponding to SEQ ID NO:Y may be fused or conjugated to the above antibody portions to facilitate purification. One reported example describes chimeric proteins consisting of the first two domains of the human CD4-polypeptide and various domains of the constant regions of the heavy or light chains of mammalian immunoglobulins. See EP 394,827; and Traunecker et al., Nature 331:84-86 (1988). The polypeptides of the present invention fused or conjugated to an antibody having disulfide-linked dimeric structures (due to the IgG) may also be more efficient in binding and neutralizing other molecules, than the monomeric secreted protein or protein fragment alone. See, for example, Fountoulakis et al., J. Biochem. 270:3958-3964 (1995). In many cases, the Fc part in a fusion protein is beneficial in therapy and diagnosis, and thus can result in, for example, improved pharmacokinetic properties. See, for example, EP A 232,262. Alternatively, deleting the Fc part after the fusion protein has been expressed, detected, and purified, would be desired. For example, the Fc portion may hinder therapy and diagnosis if the fusion protein is used as an antigen for immunizations. In drug discovery, for example, human proteins, such as hIL-5, have been fused with Fc portions for the purpose of high-throughput screening assays to identify antagonists of hIL-5. (See, Bennett et al., J. Molecular Recognition 8:52-58 (1995); Johanson et al., J. Biol. Chem. 270:9459-9471 (1995)).

Moreover, the antibodies or fragments thereof of the present invention can be fused to marker sequences, such as a peptide to facilitate purification. In preferred embodiments, the marker amino acid sequence is a hexa-histidine peptide, such as the tag provided in a pQE vector (QIAGEN, Inc., 9259 Eton Avenue, Chatsworth, Calif., 91311), among others, many of which are commercially available. As described in Gentz et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86:821-824 (1989), for instance, hexa-histidine provides for convenient purification of the fusion protein. Other peptide tags useful for purification include, but are not limited to, the “HA” tag, which corresponds to an epitope derived from the influenza hemagglutinin protein (Wilson et al., Cell 37:767 (1984)) and the “flag” tag.

The present invention further encompasses antibodies or fragments thereof conjugated to a diagnostic or therapeutic agent. The antibodies can be used diagnostically to, for example, monitor the development or progression of a tumor as part of a clinical testing procedure to, e.g., determine the efficacy of a given treatment regimen. Detection can be facilitated by coupling the antibody to a detectable substance. Examples of detectable substances include various enzymes, prosthetic groups, fluorescent materials, luminescent materials, bioluminescent materials, radioactive materials, positron emitting metals using various positron emission tomographies, and nonradioactive paramagnetic metal ions. The detectable substance may be coupled or conjugated either directly to the antibody (or fragment thereof) or indirectly, through an intermediate (such as, for example, a linker known in the art) using techniques known in the art. See, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,741,900 for metal ions which can be conjugated to antibodies for use as diagnostics according to the present invention. Examples of suitable enzymes include horseradish peroxidase, alkaline phosphatase, beta-galactosidase, or acetylcholinesterase; examples of suitable prosthetic group complexes include streptavidin/biotin and avidin/biotin; examples of suitable fluorescent materials include umbelliferone, fluorescein, fluorescein isothiocyanate, rhodamine, dichlorotriazinylamine fluorescein, dansyl chloride or phycoerythrin; an example of a luminescent material includes luminol; examples of bioluminescent materials include luciferase, luciferin, and aequorin; and examples of suitable radioactive material include 125I, 131I, 111In or 99Tc.

Further, an antibody or fragment thereof may be conjugated to a therapeutic moiety such as a cytotoxin, e.g., a cytostatic or cytocidal agent, a therapeutic agent or a radioactive metal ion, e.g., alpha-emitters such as, for example, 213BI. A cytotoxin or cytotoxic agent includes any agent that is detrimental to cells. Examples include paclitaxol, cytochalasin B, gramicidin D, ethidium bromide, emetine, mitomycin, etoposide, tenoposide, vincristine, vinblastine, colchicin, doxorubicin, daunorubicin, dihydroxy anthracin dione, mitoxantrone, mithramycin, actinomycin D, 1-dehydrotestosterone, glucocorticoids, procaine, tetracaine, lidocaine, propranolol, and puromycin and analogs or homologs thereof. Therapeutic agents include, but are not limited to, antimetabolites (e.g., methotrexate, 6-mercaptopurine, 6-thioguanine, cytarabine, 5-fluorouracil decarbazine), alkylating agents (e.g., mechlorethamine, thioepa chlorambucil, melphalan, carmustine (BSNU) and lomustine (CCNU), cyclothosphamide, busulfan, dibromomannitol, streptozotocin, mitomycin C, and cis-dichlorodiamine platinum (II) (DDP) cisplatin), anthracyclines (e.g., daunorubicin (formerly daunomycin) and doxorubicin), antibiotics (e.g., dactinomycin (formerly actinomycin), bleomycin, mithramycin, and anthramycin (AMC)), and anti-mitotic agents (e.g., vincristine and vinblastine).

The conjugates of the invention can be used for modifying a given biological response, the therapeutic agent or drug moiety is not to be construed as limited to classical chemical therapeutic agents. For example, the drug moiety may be a protein or polypeptide possessing a desired biological activity. Such proteins may include, for example, a toxin such as abrin, ricin A, pseudomonas exotoxin, or diphtheria toxin; a protein such as tumor necrosis factor, a-interferon, β-interferon, nerve growth factor, platelet derived growth factor, tissue plasminogen activator, an apoptotic agent, e.g., TNF-alpha, TNF-beta, AIM I (See, International Publication No. WO 97/33899), AIM II (See, International Publication No. WO 97/34911), Fas Ligand (Takahashi et al., Int. Immunol., 6:1567-1574 (1994)), VEGI (See, International Publication No. WO 99/23105), a thrombotic agent or an anti-angiogenic agent, e.g., angiostatin or endostatin; or, biological response modifiers such as, for example, lymphokines, interleukin-1 (“IL-1”), interleukin-2 (“IL-2”), interleukin-6 (“IL-6”), granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (“GM-CSF”), granulocyte colony stimulating factor (“G-CSF”), or other growth factors.

Antibodies may also be attached to solid supports, which are particularly useful for immunoassays or purification of the target antigen. Such solid supports include, but are not limited to, glass, cellulose, polyacrylamide, nylon, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride or polypropylene.

Techniques for conjugating such therapeutic moiety to antibodies are well known. See, for example, Amon et al., “Monoclonal Antibodies For Immunotargeting Of Drugs In Cancer Therapy”, in Monoclonal Antibodies And Cancer Therapy, Reisfeld et al. (eds.), pp. 243-56 (Alan R. Liss, Inc. 1985); Hellstrom et al., “Antibodies For Drug Delivery”, in Controlled Drug Delivery (2nd Ed.), Robinson et al. (eds.), pp. 623-53 (Marcel Dekker, Inc. 1987); Thorpe, “Antibody Carriers Of Cytotoxic Agents In Cancer Therapy: A Review”, in Monoclonal Antibodies '84: Biological And Clinical Applications, Pinchera et al. (eds.), pp. 475-506 (1985); “Analysis, Results, And Future Prospective Of The Therapeutic Use Of Radiolabeled Antibody In Cancer Therapy”, in Monoclonal Antibodies For Cancer Detection And Therapy, Baldwin et al. (eds.), pp. 303-16 (Academic Press 1985), and Thorpe et al., “The Preparation And Cytotoxic Properties Of Antibody-Toxin Conjugates”, Immunol. Rev. 62:119-58 (1982).

Alternatively, an antibody can be conjugated to a second antibody to form an antibody heteroconjugate as described by Segal in U.S. Pat. No. 4,676,980, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

An antibody, with or without a therapeutic moiety conjugated to it, administered alone or in combination with cytotoxic factor(s) and/or cytokine(s) can be used as a therapeutic.

Immunophenotyping

The antibodies of the invention may be utilized for immunophenotyping of cell lines and biological samples. Translation products of the gene of the present invention may be useful as cell-specific markers, or more specifically as cellular markers that are differentially expressed at various stages of differentiation and/or maturation of particular cell types. Monoclonal antibodies directed against a specific epitope, or combination of epitopes, will allow for the screening of cellular populations expressing the marker. Various techniques can be utilized using monoclonal antibodies to screen for cellular populations expressing the marker(s), and include magnetic separation using antibody-coated magnetic beads, “panning” with antibody attached to a solid matrix (i.e., plate), and flow cytometry (See, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,985,660; and Morrison et al., Cell, 96:737-49 (1999)).

These techniques allow for the screening of particular populations of cells, such as might be found with hematological malignancies (i.e. minimal residual disease (MRD) in acute leukemic patients) and “non-self” cells in transplantations to prevent Graft-versus-Host Disease (GVHD). Alternatively, these techniques allow for the screening of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells capable of undergoing proliferation and/or differentiation, as might be found in human umbilical cord blood.

Assays for Antibody Binding

The antibodies of the invention may be assayed for immunospecific binding by any method known in the art. The immunoassays which can be used include but are not limited to competitive and non-competitive assay systems using techniques such as western blots, radioimmunoassays, ELISA (enzyme linked immunosorbent assay), “sandwich” immunoassays, immunoprecipitation assays, precipitin reactions, gel diffusion precipitin reactions, immunodiffusion assays, agglutination assays, complement-fixation assays, immunoradiometric assays, fluorescent immunoassays, and protein A immunoassays, to name but a few. Such assays are routine and well known in the art (see, e.g., Ausubel et al, eds, 1994, Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, Vol. 1, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety). Exemplary immunoassays are described briefly below (but are not intended by way of limitation).

Immunoprecipitation protocols generally comprise lysing a population of cells in a lysis buffer such as RIPA buffer (1% NP-40 or Triton X-100, 1% sodium deoxycholate, 0.1% SDS, 0.15 M NaCl, 0.01 M sodium phosphate at pH 7.2, 1% Trasylol) supplemented with protein phosphatase and/or protease inhibitors (e.g., EDTA, PMSF, aprotinin, sodium vanadate), adding the antibody of interest to the cell lysate, incubating for a period of time (e.g., 1-4 hours) at 4° C., adding protein A and/or protein G sepharose beads to the cell lysate, incubating for about an hour or more at 4° C., washing the beads in lysis buffer and resuspending the beads in SDS/sample buffer. The ability of the antibody of interest to immunoprecipitate a particular antigen can be assessed by, e.g., western blot analysis. One of skill in the art would be knowledgeable as to the parameters that can be modified to increase the binding of the antibody to an antigen and decrease the background (e.g., pre-clearing the cell lysate with sepharose beads). For further discussion regarding immunoprecipitation protocols see, e.g., Ausubel et al., eds., (1994), Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, Vol. 1, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, section 10.16.1.

Western blot analysis generally comprises preparing protein samples, electrophoresis of the protein samples in a polyacrylamide gel (e.g., 8%-20% SDS-PAGE depending on the molecular weight of the antigen), transferring the protein sample from the polyacrylamide gel to a membrane such as nitrocellulose, PVDF or nylon, blocking the membrane in blocking solution (e.g., PBS with 3% BSA or non-fat milk), washing the membrane in washing buffer (e.g., PBS-Tween 20), blocking the membrane with primary antibody (the antibody of interest) diluted in blocking buffer, washing the membrane in washing buffer, blocking the membrane with a secondary antibody (which recognizes the primary antibody, e.g., an anti-human antibody) conjugated to an enzymatic substrate (e.g., horseradish peroxidase or alkaline phosphatase) or radioactive molecule (e.g., 32P or 125I) diluted in blocking buffer, washing the membrane in wash buffer, and detecting the presence of the antigen. One of skill in the art would be knowledgeable as to the parameters that can be modified to increase the signal detected and to reduce the background noise. For further discussion regarding western blot protocols see, e.g., Ausubel et al, eds, (1994), Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, Vol. 1, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, section 10.8.1.

ELISAs comprise preparing antigen, coating the well of a 96 well microtiter plate with the antigen, adding the antibody of interest conjugated to a detectable compound such as an enzymatic substrate (e.g., horseradish peroxidase or alkaline phosphatase) to the well and incubating for a period of time, and detecting the presence of the antigen. In ELISAs the antibody of interest does not have to be conjugated to a detectable compound; instead, a second antibody (which recognizes the antibody of interest) conjugated to a detectable compound may be added to the well. Further, instead of coating the well with the antigen, the antibody may be coated to the well. In this case, a second antibody conjugated to a detectable compound may be added following the addition of the antigen of interest to the coated well. One of skill in the art would be knowledgeable as to the parameters that can be modified to increase the signal detected as well as other variations of ELISAs known in the art. For further discussion regarding ELISAs see, e.g., Ausubel et al, eds, (1994), Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, Vol. 1, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, section 11.2.1.

The binding affinity of an antibody to an antigen and the off-rate of an antibody-antigen interaction can be determined by competitive binding assays. One example of a competitive binding assay is a radioimmunoassay comprising the incubation of labeled antigen (e.g., 3H or 125I) with the antibody of interest in the presence of increasing amounts of unlabeled antigen, and the detection of the antibody bound to the labeled antigen. The affinity of the antibody of interest for a particular antigen and the binding off-rates can be determined from the data by scatchard plot analysis. Competition with a second antibody can also be determined using radioimmunoassays. In this case, the antigen is incubated with antibody of interest conjugated to a labeled compound (e.g., 3H or 125I) in the presence of increasing amounts of an unlabeled second antibody.

Antibodies of the invention may be characterized using immunocytochemistry methods on cells (e.g., mammalian cells, such as CHO cells) transfected with a vector enabling the expression of an antigen or with vector alone using techniques commonly known in the art. Antibodies that bind antigen transfected cells, but not vector-only transfected cells, are antigen specific.

Therapeutic Uses

Table 1D: In preferred embodiments, the present invention encompasses a method of treating a disease or disorder listed in the “Preferred Indications” column of Table 1D; comprising administering to a patient in which such treatment, prevention, or amelioration is desired a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) represented by Table 1A and Table 1D (in the same row as the disease or disorder to be treated is listed in the “Preferred Indications” column of Table 1D) in an amount effective to treat, prevent, or ameliorate the disease or disorder.

As indicated in Table 1D, the polynucleotides, polypeptides, agonists, or antagonists of the present invention (including antibodies) can be used in assays to test for one or more biological activities. If these polynucleotides and polypeptides do exhibit activity in a particular assay, it is likely that these molecules may be involved in the diseases associated with the biological activity. Thus, the polynucleotides or polypeptides, or agonists or antagonists thereof (including antibodies) could be used to treat the associated disease.

The present invention encompasses methods of preventing, treating, diagnosing, or ameliorating a disease or disorder. In preferred embodiments, the present invention encompasses a method of treating a disease or disorder listed in the “Preferred Indications” column of Table 1D; comprising administering to a patient in which such treatment, prevention, or amelioration is desired a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) in an amount effective to treat, prevent, diagnose, or ameliorate the disease or disorder. The first and second columns of Table 1D show the “Gene No.” and “cDNA Clone ID No.”, respectively, indicating certain nucleic acids and proteins (or antibodies against the same) of the invention (including polynucleotide, polypeptide, and antibody fragments or variants thereof) that may be used in preventing, treating, diagnosing, or ameliorating the disease(s) or disorder(s) indicated in the corresponding row in Column 3 of Table 1D.

In another embodiment, the present invention also encompasses methods of preventing, treating, diagnosing, or ameliorating a disease or disorder listed in the “Preferred Indications” column of Table 1D; comprising administering to a patient combinations of the proteins, nucleic acids, or antibodies of the invention (or fragments or variants thereof), sharing similar indications as shown in the corresponding rows in Column 3 of Table 1D.

The “Preferred Indication” column describes diseases, disorders, and/or conditions that may be treated, prevented, diagnosed, or ameliorated by a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof).

The recitation of “Cancer” in the “Preferred Indication” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., leukemias, cancers, and/or as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”).

In specific embodiments, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having a “Cancer” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a neoplasm located in a tissue selected from the group consisting of: colon, abdomen, bone, breast, digestive system, liver, pancreas, prostate, peritoneum, lung, blood (e.g., leukemia), endocrine glands (adrenal, parathyroid, pituitary, testicles, ovary, thymus, thyroid), uterus, eye, head and neck, nervous (central and peripheral), lymphatic system, pelvic, skin, soft tissue, spleen, thoracic, and urogenital.

In specific embodiments, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having a “Cancer” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D, may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a pre-neoplastic condition, selected from the group consisting of: hyperplasia (e.g., endometrial hyperplasia and/or as described in the section entitled “Hyperproliferative Disorders”), metaplasia (e.g., connective tissue metaplasia, atypical metaplasia, and/or as described in the section entitled “Hyperproliferative Disorders”), and/or dysplasia (e.g., cervical dysplasia, and bronchopulmonary dysplasia).

In another specific embodiment, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having a “Cancer” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D, may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a benign dysproliferative disorder selected from the group consisting of: benign tumors, fibrocystic conditions, tissue hypertrophy, and/or as described in the section entitled “Hyperproliferative Disorders”.

The recitation of “Immune/Hematopoietic” in the “Preferred Indication” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”), blood disorders (e.g., as described below under “Immune Activity” “Cardiovascular Disorders” and/or “Blood-Related Disorders”), and infections (e.g., as described below under “Infectious Disease”).

In specific embodiments, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having the “Immune/Hematopoietic” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D, may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a disease or disorder selected from the group consisting of: anemia, pancytopenia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, leukemias, Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, acute lymphocytic anemia (ALL), plasmacytomas, multiple myeloma, Burkitt's lymphoma, arthritis, asthma, AIDS, autoimmune disease, rheumatoid arthritis, granulomatous disease, immune deficiency, inflammatory bowel disease, sepsis, neutropenia, neutrophilia, psoriasis, immune reactions to transplanted organs and tissues, systemic lupus erythematosis, hemophilia, hypercoagulation, diabetes mellitus, endocarditis, meningitis, Lyme Disease, and allergies.

The recitation of “Reproductive” in the “Preferred Indication” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”), and disorders of the reproductive system (e.g., as described below under “Reproductive System Disorders”).

In specific embodiments, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having a “Reproductive” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D, may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a disease or disorder selected from the group consisting of: cryptorchism, prostatitis, inguinal hernia, varicocele, leydig cell tumors, verrucous carcinoma, prostatitis, malacoplakia, Peyronie's disease, penile carcinoma, squamous cell hyperplasia, dysmenorrhea, ovarian adenocarcinoma, Turner's syndrome, mucopurulent cervicitis, Sertoli-leydig tumors, ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, pelvic inflammatory disease, testicular cancer, prostate cancer, Klinefelter's syndrome, Young's syndrome, premature ejaculation, diabetes mellitus, cystic fibrosis, Kartagener's syndrome, testicular atrophy, testicular feminization, anorchia, ectopic testis, epididymitis, orchitis, gonorrhea, syphilis, testicular torsion, vasitis nodosa, germ cell tumors, stromal tumors, dysmenorrhea, retroverted uterus, endometriosis, fibroids, adenomyosis, anovulatory bleeding, amenorrhea, Cushing's syndrome, hydatidiform moles, Asherman's syndrome, premature menopause, precocious puberty, uterine polyps, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, cervicitis, chronic cervicitis, mucopurulent cervicitis, cervical dysplasia, cervical polyps, Nabothian cysts, cervical erosion, cervical incompetence, cervical neoplasms, pseudohermaphroditism, and premenstrual syndrome.

The recitation of “Musculoskeletal” in the “Preferred Indication” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”), and disorders of the immune system (e.g., as described below under “Immune Activity”).

In specific embodiments, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having a “Musculoskeletal” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D, may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a disease or disorder selected from the group consisting of: bone cancers (e.g., osteochondromas, benign chondromas, chondroblastoma, chondromyxoid fibromas, osteoid osteomas, giant cell tumors, multiple myeloma, osteosarcomas), Paget's Disease, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, osteomyelitis, Lyme Disease, gout, bursitis, tendonitis, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, muscular dystrophy, mitochondrial myopathy, cachexia, and multiple sclerosis.

The recitation of “Cardiovascular” in the “Preferred Indication” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”), and disorders of the cardiovascular system (e.g., as described below under “Cardiovascular Disorders”).

In specific embodiments, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having a “Cardiovascular” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D, may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a disease or disorder selected from the group consisting of: myxomas, fibromas, rhabdomyomas, cardiovascular abnormalities (e.g., congenital heart defects, cerebral arteriovenous malformations, septal defects), heart disease (e.g., heart failure, congestive heart disease, arrhythmia, tachycardia, fibrillation, pericardial Disease, endocarditis), cardiac arrest, heart valve disease (e.g., stenosis, regurgitation, prolapse), vascular disease (e.g., hypertension, coronary artery disease, angina, aneurysm, arteriosclerosis, peripheral vascular disease), hyponatremia, hypematremia, hypokalemia, and hyperkalemia.

The recitation of “Mixed Fetal” in the “Preferred Indication” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”).

In specific embodiments, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having a “Mixed Fetal” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D, may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a disease or disorder selected from the group consisting of: spina bifida, hydranencephaly, neurofibromatosis, fetal alcohol syndrome, diabetes mellitus, PKU, Down's syndrome, Patau syndrome, Edwards syndrome, Turner syndrome, Apert syndrome, Carpenter syndrome, Conradi syndrome, Crouzon syndrome, cutis laxa, Cornelia de Lange syndrome, Ellis-van Creveld syndrome, Holt-Oram syndrome, Kartagener syndrome, Meckel-Gruber syndrome, Noonan syndrome, Pallister-Hall syndrome, Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome, Scimitar syndrome, Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome, thromocytopenia-absent radius (TAR) syndrome, Treacher Collins syndrome, Williams syndrome, Hirschsprung's disease, Meckel's diverticulum, polycystic kidney disease, Turner's syndrome, and gonadal dysgenesis, Klippel-Feil syndrome, Ostogenesis imperfecta, muscular dystrophy, Tay-Sachs disease, Wilm's tumor, neuroblastoma, and retinoblastoma.

The recitation of “Excretory” in the “Preferred Indication” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”) and renal disorders (e.g., as described below under “Renal Disorders”).

In specific embodiments, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having a “Excretory” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D, may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a disease or disorder selected from the group consisting of: bladder cancer, prostate cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia, bladder disorders (e.g., urinary incontinence, urinary retention, urinary obstruction, urinary tract Infections, interstitial cystitis, prostatitis, neurogenic bladder, hematuria), renal disorders (e.g., hydronephrosis, proteinuria, renal failure, pyelonephritis, urolithiasis, reflux nephropathy, and unilateral obstructive uropathy).

The recitation of “Neural/Sensory” in the “Preferred Indication” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”) and diseases or disorders of the nervous system (e.g., as described below under “Neural Activity and Neurological Diseases”).

In specific embodiments, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having a “Neural/Sensory” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D, may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a disease or disorder selected from the group consisting of: brain cancer (e.g., brain stem glioma, brain tumors, central nervous system (Primary) lymphoma, central nervous system lymphoma, cerebellar astrocytoma, and cerebral astrocytoma, neurodegenerative disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's Disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Parkinson's Disease, and Idiopathic Presenile Dementia), encephalomyelitis, cerebral malaria, meningitis, metabolic brain diseases (e.g., phenylketonuria and pyruvate carboxylase deficiency), cerebellar ataxia, ataxia telangiectasia, and AIDS Dementia Complex, schizophrenia, attention deficit disorder, hyperactive attention deficit disorder, autism, and obsessive compulsive disorders.

The recitation of “Respiratory” in the “Preferred Indication” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”) and diseases or disorders of the respiratory system (e.g., as described below under “Respiratory Disorders”).

In specific embodiments, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having a “Respiratory” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D, may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a disease or disorder selected from the group consisting of: cancers of the respiratory system such as larynx cancer, pharynx cancer, trachea cancer, epiglottis cancer, lung cancer, squamous cell carcinomas, small cell (oat cell) carcinomas, large cell carcinomas, and adenocarcinomas. Allergic reactions, cystic fibrosis, sarcoidosis, histiocytosis X, infiltrative lung diseases (e.g., pulmonary fibrosis and lymphoid interstitial pneumonia), obstructive airway diseases (e.g., asthma, emphysema, chronic or acute bronchitis), occupational lung diseases (e.g., silicosis and asbestosis), pneumonia, and pleurisy.

The recitation of “Endocrine” in the “Preferred Indication” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”) and diseases or disorders of the respiratory system (e.g., as described below under “Respiratory Disorders”), renal disorders (e.g., as described below under “Renal Disorders”), and disorders of the endocrine system (e.g., as described below under “Endocrine Disorders”.

In specific embodiments, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having an “Endocrine” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D, may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a disease or disorder selected from the group consisting of: cancers of endocrine tissues and organs (e.g., cancers of the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, thyroid gland, parathyroid glands, pancreas, adrenal glands, ovaries, and testes), diabetes (e.g., diabetes insipidus, type I and type II diabetes mellitus), obesity, disorders related to pituitary glands (e.g., hyperpituitarism, hypopituitarism, and pituitary dwarfism), hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, goiter, reproductive disorders (e.g. male and female infertility), disorders related to adrenal glands (e.g., Addison's Disease, corticosteroid deficiency, and Cushing's Syndrome), kidney cancer (e.g., hypemephroma, transitional cell cancer, and Wilm's tumor), diabetic nephropathy, interstitial nephritis, polycystic kidney disease, glomerulonephritis (e.g., IgM mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis and glomerulonephritis caused by autoimmune disorders; such as Goodpasture's syndrome), and nephrocalcinosis.

The recitation of “Digestive” in the “Preferred Indication” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”) and diseases or disorders of the gastrointestinal system (e.g., as described below under “Gastrointestinal Disorders”.

In specific embodiments, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having a “Digestive” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D, may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a disease or disorder selected from the group consisting of: ulcerative colitis, appendicitis, Crohn's disease, hepatitis, hepatic encephalopathy, portal hypertension, cholelithiasis, cancer of the digestive system (e.g., biliary tract cancer, stomach cancer, colon cancer, gastric cancer, pancreatic cancer, cancer of the bile duct, tumors of the colon (e.g., polyps or cancers), and cirrhosis), pancreatitis, ulcerative disease, pyloric stenosis, gastroenteritis, gastritis, gastric atropy, benign tumors of the duodenum, distension, irritable bowel syndrome, malabsorption, congenital disorders of the small intestine, bacterial and parasitic infection, megacolon, Hirschsprung's disease, aganglionic megacolon, acquired megacolon, colitis, anorectal disorders (e.g., anal fistulas, hemorrhoids), congenital disorders of the liver (e.g., Wilson's disease, hemochromatosis, cystic fibrosis, biliary atresia, and alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency), portal hypertension, cholelithiasis, and jaundice.

The recitation of “Connective/Epithelial” in the “Preferred Indication” column indicates that the corresponding nucleic acid and protein, or antibody against the same, of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof), may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate diseases and/or disorders relating to neoplastic diseases (e.g., as described below under “Hyperproliferative Disorders”), cellular and genetic abnormalities (e.g., as described below under “Diseases at the Cellular Level”), angiogenesis (e.g., as described below under “Anti-Angiogenesis Activity”), and or to promote or inhibit regeneration (e.g., as described below under “Regeneration”), and wound healing (e.g., as described below under “Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation”).

In specific embodiments, a protein, nucleic acid, or antibody of the invention (or fragment or variant thereof) having a “Connective/Epithelial” recitation in the “Preferred Indication” column of Table 1D, may be used for example, to diagnose, treat, prevent, and/or ameliorate a disease or disorder selected from the group consisting of: connective tissue metaplasia, mixed connective tissue disease, focal epithelial hyperplasia, epithelial metaplasia, mucoepithelial dysplasia, graft v. host disease, polymyositis, cystic hyperplasia, cerebral dysplasia, tissue hypertrophy, Alzheimer's disease, lymphoproliferative disorder, Waldenstron's macroglobulinemia, Crohn's disease, pernicious anemia, idiopathic Addison's disease, glomerulonephritis, bullous pemphigoid, Sjogren's syndrome, diabetes mellitus, cystic fibrosis, osteoblastoma, osteoclastoma, osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, osteoporosis, osteocarthritis, periodontal disease, wound healing, relapsing polychondritis, vasculitis, polyarteritis nodosa, Wegener's granulomatosis, cellulitis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, discoid lupus erythematosus, systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, CREST syndrome, Sjogren's syndrome, polymyositis, dermatomyositis, mixed connective tissue disease, relapsing polychondritis, vasculitis, Henoch-Schonlein syndrome, erythema nodosum, polyarteritis nodosa, temporal (giant cell) arteritis, Takayasu's arteritis, Wegener's granulomatosis, Reiter's syndrome, Behcet's syndrome, ankylosing spondylitis, cellulitis, keloids, Ehler Danlos syndrome, Marfan syndrome, pseudoxantoma elasticum, osteogenese imperfecta, chondrodysplasias, epidermolysis bullosa, Alport syndrome, and cutis laxa.

Table 1E also provides information regarding biological activities and preferred therapeutic uses (i.e. see, “Preferred Indications” column) for polynucleotides and polypeptides of the invention (including antibodies, agonists, and/or antagonists thereof). Table 1E also provides information regarding assays which may be used to test polynucleotides and polypeptides of the invention (including antibodies, agonists, and/or antagonists thereof) for the corresponding biological activities. The first column (“Gene No.”) provides the gene number in the application for each clone identifier. The second column (“cDNA ATCC™ Deposit No:Z”) provides the unique clone identifier for each clone as previously described and indicated in Tables 1A, 1B, 1C, and 1D. The third column (“AA SEQ ID NO:Y”) indicates the Sequence Listing SEQ ID Number for polypeptide sequences encoded by the corresponding cDNA clones (also as indicated in Tables 1A, 1B, and 2). The fourth column (“Biological Activity”) indicates a biological activity corresponding to the indicated polypeptides (or polynucleotides encoding said polypeptides). The fifth column (“Exemplary Activity Assay”) further describes the corresponding biological activity and also provides information pertaining to the various types of assays which may be performed to test, demonstrate, or quantify the corresponding biological activity. The sixth column (“Preferred Indications”) describes particular embodiments of the invention as well as indications (e.g. pathologies, diseases, disorders, abnormalities, etc.) for which polynucleotides and polypeptides of the invention (including antibodies, agonists, and/or antagonists thereof) may be used in detecting, diagnosing, preventing, and/or treating.

The present invention is further directed to antibody-based therapies which involve administering antibodies of the invention to an animal, preferably a mammal, and most preferably a human, patient for treating one or more of the disclosed diseases, disorders, or conditions. Therapeutic compounds of the invention include, but are not limited to, antibodies of the invention (including fragments, analogs and derivatives thereof as described herein) and nucleic acids encoding antibodies of the invention (including fragments, analogs and derivatives thereof and anti-idiotypic antibodies as described herein). The antibodies of the invention can be used to treat, inhibit or prevent diseases, disorders or conditions associated with aberrant expression and/or activity of a polypeptide of the invention, including, but not limited to, any one or more of the diseases, disorders, or conditions described herein. The treatment and/or prevention of diseases, disorders, or conditions associated with aberrant expression and/or activity of a polypeptide of the invention includes, but is not limited to, alleviating symptoms associated with those diseases, disorders or conditions. Antibodies of the invention may be provided in pharmaceutically acceptable compositions as known in the art or as described herein.

In a specific and preferred embodiment, the present invention is directed to antibody-based therapies which involve administering antibodies of the invention to an animal, preferably a mammal, and most preferably a human, patient for treating one or more diseases, disorders, or conditions, including but not limited to: neural disorders, immune system disorders, muscular disorders, reproductive disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, pulmonary disorders, cardiovascular disorders, renal disorders, proliferative disorders, and/or cancerous diseases and conditions, and/or as described elsewhere herein. Therapeutic compounds of the invention include, but are not limited to, antibodies of the invention (e.g., antibodies directed to the full length protein expressed on the cell surface of a mammalian cell; antibodies directed to an epitope of a polypeptide of the invention (such as, for example, a predicted linear epitope shown in column 7 of Table 1B.1; or a conformational epitope, including fragments, analogs and derivatives thereof as described herein) and nucleic acids encoding antibodies of the invention (including fragments, analogs and derivatives thereof and anti-idiotypic antibodies as described herein). The antibodies of the invention can be used to treat, inhibit or prevent diseases, disorders or conditions associated with aberrant expression and/or activity of a polypeptide of the invention, including, but not limited to, any one or more of the diseases, disorders, or conditions described herein. The treatment and/or prevention of diseases, disorders, or conditions associated with aberrant expression and/or activity of a polypeptide of the invention includes, but is not limited to, alleviating symptoms associated with those diseases, disorders or conditions. Antibodies of the invention may be provided in pharmaceutically acceptable compositions as known in the art or as described herein.

A summary of the ways in which the antibodies of the present invention may be used therapeutically includes binding polynucleotides or polypeptides of the present invention locally or systemically in the body or by direct cytotoxicity of the antibody, e.g. as mediated by complement (CDC) or by effector cells (ADCC). Some of these approaches are described in more detail below. Armed with the teachings provided herein, one of ordinary skill in the art will know how to use the antibodies of the present invention for diagnostic, monitoring or therapeutic purposes without undue experimentation.

The antibodies of this invention may be advantageously utilized in combination with other monoclonal or chimeric antibodies, or with lymphokines or hematopoietic growth factors (such as, e.g., IL-2, IL-3 and IL-7), for example, which serve to increase the number or activity of effector cells which interact with the antibodies.

The antibodies of the invention may be administered alone or in combination with other types of treatments (e.g., radiation therapy, chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, immunotherapy and anti-tumor agents). Generally, administration of products of a species origin or species reactivity (in the case of antibodies) that is the same species as that of the patient is preferred. Thus, in a preferred embodiment, human antibodies, fragments derivatives, analogs, or nucleic acids, are administered to a human patient for therapy or prophylaxis.

It is preferred to use high affinity and/or potent in vivo inhibiting and/or neutralizing antibodies against polypeptides or polynucleotides of the present invention, fragments or regions thereof, for both immunoassays directed to and therapy of disorders related to polynucleotides or polypeptides, including fragments thereof, of the present invention. Such antibodies, fragments, or regions, will preferably have an affinity for polynucleotides or polypeptides of the invention, including fragments thereof. Preferred binding affinities include those with a dissociation constant or Kd less than 5×10⁻² M, 10⁻² M, 5×10⁻³ M, 10⁻³ M, 5×10⁻⁴ M, 10⁻⁴ M, 5×10⁻⁵ M, 10⁻⁵ M, 5×10⁻⁶ M, 10⁻⁶ M, 5×10⁻⁷ M, 10⁻⁷ M, 5×10⁻⁸ M, 10⁻⁸ M, 5×10⁻⁹ M, 10⁻⁹ M, 5×10⁻¹⁰ M, 10⁻¹⁰ M, 5×10⁻¹¹ M, 10⁻¹¹ M, 5×10⁻¹² M, 10⁻¹² M, 5×10⁻¹³ M, 10⁻¹³ M, 5×10⁻¹⁴ M, 10⁻¹⁴ M, 5×10⁻¹⁵ M, and 10⁻¹⁵ M.

Gene Therapy

In a specific embodiment, nucleic acids comprising sequences encoding antibodies or functional derivatives thereof, are administered to treat, inhibit or prevent a disease or disorder associated with aberrant expression and/or activity of a polypeptide of the invention, by way of gene therapy. Gene therapy refers to therapy performed by the administration to a subject of an expressed or expressible nucleic acid. In this embodiment of the invention, the nucleic acids produce their encoded protein that mediates a therapeutic effect.

Any of the methods for gene therapy available in the art can be used according to the present invention. Exemplary methods are described below.

For general reviews of the methods of gene therapy, see Goldspiel et al., Clinical Pharmacy 12:488-505 (1993); Wu and Wu, Biotherapy 3:87-95 (1991); Tolstoshev, Ann. Rev. Pharmacol. Toxicol. 32:573-596 (1993); Mulligan, Science 260:926-932 (1993); and Morgan and Anderson, Ann. Rev. Biochem. 62:191-217 (1993); May, TIBTECH 11(5):155-215 (1993). Methods commonly known in the art of recombinant DNA technology which can be used are described in Ausubel et al. (eds.), Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, John Wiley & Sons, NY (1993); and Kriegler, Gene Transfer and Expression, A Laboratory Manual, Stockton Press, NY (1990).

In a preferred embodiment, the compound comprises nucleic acid sequences encoding an antibody, said nucleic acid sequences being part of expression vectors that express the antibody or fragments or chimeric proteins or heavy or light chains thereof in a suitable host. In particular, such nucleic acid sequences have promoters operably linked to the antibody coding region, said promoter being inducible or constitutive, and, optionally, tissue-specific. In another particular embodiment, nucleic acid molecules are used in which the antibody coding sequences and any other desired sequences are flanked by regions that promote homologous recombination at a desired site in the genome, thus providing for intrachromosomal expression of the antibody encoding nucleic acids (Koller and Smithies, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86:8932-8935 (1989); Zijlstra et al., Nature 342:435-438 (1989). In specific embodiments, the expressed antibody molecule is a single chain antibody; alternatively, the nucleic acid sequences include sequences encoding both the heavy and light chains, or fragments thereof, of the antibody.

Delivery of the nucleic acids into a patient may be either direct, in which case the patient is directly exposed to the nucleic acid or nucleic acid-carrying vectors, or indirect, in which case, cells are first transformed with the nucleic acids in vitro, then transplanted into the patient. These two approaches are known, respectively, as in vivo or ex vivo gene therapy.

In a specific embodiment, the nucleic acid sequences are directly administered in vivo, where it is expressed to produce the encoded product. This can be accomplished by any of numerous methods known in the art, e.g., by constructing them as part of an appropriate nucleic acid expression vector and administering it so that they become intracellular, e.g., by infection using defective or attenuated retrovirals or other viral vectors (see U.S. Pat. No. 4,980,286), or by direct injection of naked DNA, or by use of microparticle bombardment (e.g., a gene gun; Biolistic, Dupont), or coating with lipids or cell-surface receptors or transfecting agents, encapsulation in liposomes, microparticles, or microcapsules, or by administering them in linkage to a peptide which is known to enter the nucleus, by administering it in linkage to a ligand subject to receptor-mediated endocytosis (see, e.g., Wu and Wu, J. Biol. Chem. 262:4429-4432 (1987)) (which can be used to target cell types specifically expressing the receptors), etc. In another embodiment, nucleic acid-ligand complexes can be formed in which the ligand comprises a fusogenic viral peptide to disrupt endosomes, allowing the nucleic acid to avoid lysosomal degradation. In yet another embodiment, the nucleic acid can be targeted in vivo for cell specific uptake and expression, by targeting a specific receptor (see, e.g., PCT Publications WO 92/06180; WO 92/22635; WO92/20316; WO93/14188, WO 93/20221). Alternatively, the nucleic acid can be introduced intracellularly and incorporated within host cell DNA for expression, by homologous recombination (Koller and Smithies, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86:8932-8935 (1989); Zijlstra et al., Nature 342:435-438 (1989)).

In a specific embodiment, viral vectors that contains nucleic acid sequences encoding an antibody of the invention are used. For example, a retroviral vector can be used (see Miller et al., Meth. Enzymol. 217:581-599 (1993)). These retroviral vectors contain the components necessary for the correct packaging of the viral genome and integration into the host cell DNA. The nucleic acid sequences encoding the antibody to be used in gene therapy are cloned into one or more vectors, which facilitates delivery of the gene into a patient. More detail about retroviral vectors can be found in Boesen et al., Biotherapy 6:291-302 (1994), which describes the use of a retroviral vector to deliver the mdr1 gene to hematopoietic stem cells in order to make the stem cells more resistant to chemotherapy. Other references illustrating the use of retroviral vectors in gene therapy are: Clowes et al., J. Clin. Invest. 93:644-651 (1994); Kiem et al., Blood 83:1467-1473 (1994); Salmons and Gunzberg, Human Gene Therapy 4:129-141 (1993); and Grossman and Wilson, Curr. Opin. in Genetics and Devel. 3:110-114 (1993).

Adenoviruses are other viral vectors that can be used in gene therapy. Adenoviruses are especially attractive vehicles for delivering genes to respiratory epithelia. Adenoviruses naturally infect respiratory epithelia where they cause a mild disease. Other targets for adenovirus-based delivery systems are liver, the central nervous system, endothelial cells, and muscle. Adenoviruses have the advantage of being capable of infecting non-dividing cells. Kozarsky and Wilson, Current Opinion in Genetics and Development 3:499-503 (1993) present a review of adenovirus-based gene therapy. Bout et al., Human Gene Therapy 5:3-10 (1994) demonstrated the use of adenovirus vectors to transfer genes to the respiratory epithelia of rhesus monkeys. Other instances of the use of adenoviruses in gene therapy can be found in Rosenfeld et al., Science 252:431-434 (1991); Rosenfeld et al., Cell 68:143-155 (1992); Mastrangeli et al., J. Clin. Invest. 91:225-234 (1993); PCT Publication WO94/12649; and Wang, et al., Gene Therapy 2:775-783 (1995). In a preferred embodiment, adenovirus vectors are used.

Adeno-associated virus (AAV) has also been proposed for use in, gene therapy (Walsh et al., Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 204:289-300 (1993); U.S. Pat. No. 5,436,146).

Another approach to gene therapy involves transferring a gene to cells in tissue culture by such methods as electroporation, lipofection, calcium phosphate mediated transfection, or viral infection. Usually, the method of transfer includes the transfer of a selectable marker to the cells. The cells are then placed under selection to isolate those cells that have taken up and are expressing the transferred gene. Those cells are then delivered to a patient.

In this embodiment, the nucleic acid is introduced into a cell prior to administration in vivo of the resulting recombinant cell. Such introduction can be carried out by any method known in the art, including but not limited to transfection, electroporation, microinjection, infection with a viral or bacteriophage vector containing the nucleic acid sequences, cell fusion, chromosome-mediated gene transfer, microcell-mediated gene transfer, spheroplast fusion, etc. Numerous techniques are known in the art for the introduction of foreign genes into cells (see, e.g., Loeffler and Behr, Meth. Enzymol. 217:599-618 (1993); Cohen et al., Meth. Enzymol. 217:618-644 (1993); Cline, Pharmac. Ther. 29:69-92m (1985) and may be used in accordance with the present invention, provided that the necessary developmental and physiological functions of the recipient cells are not disrupted. The technique should provide for the stable transfer of the nucleic acid to the cell, so that the nucleic acid is expressible by the cell and preferably heritable and expressible by its cell progeny.

The resulting recombinant cells can be delivered to a patient by various methods known in the art. Recombinant blood cells (e.g., hematopoietic stem or progenitor cells) are preferably administered intravenously. The amount of cells envisioned for use depends on the desired effect, patient state, etc., and can be determined by one skilled in the art.

Cells into which a nucleic acid can be introduced for purposes of gene therapy encompass any desired, available cell type, and include but are not limited to epithelial cells, endothelial cells, keratinocytes, fibroblasts, muscle cells, hepatocytes; blood cells such as T lymphocytes, B lymphocytes, monocytes, macrophages, neutrophils, eosinophils, megakaryocytes, granulocytes; various stem or progenitor cells, in particular hematopoietic stem or progenitor cells, e.g., as obtained from bone marrow, umbilical cord blood, peripheral blood, fetal liver, etc.

In a preferred embodiment, the cell used for gene therapy is autologous to the patient.

In an embodiment in which recombinant cells are used in gene therapy, nucleic acid sequences encoding an antibody are introduced into the cells such that they are expressible by the cells or their progeny, and the recombinant cells are then administered in vivo for therapeutic effect. In a specific embodiment, stem or progenitor cells are used. Any stem and/or progenitor cells which can be isolated and maintained in vitro can potentially be used in accordance with this embodiment of the present invention (see e.g. PCT Publication WO 94/08598; Stemple and Anderson, Cell 71:973-985 (1992); Rheinwald, Meth. Cell Bio. 21A:229 (1980); and Pittelkow and Scott, Mayo Clinic Proc. 61:771 (1986)).

In a specific embodiment, the nucleic acid to be introduced for purposes of gene therapy comprises an inducible promoter operably linked to the coding region, such that expression of the nucleic acid is controllable by the presence or absence of an appropriate inducer of transcription.

Demonstration of Therapeutic or Prophylactic Activity

The compounds or pharmaceutical compositions of the invention are preferably tested in vitro, and then in vivo for the desired therapeutic or prophylactic activity, prior to use in humans. For example, in vitro assays to demonstrate the therapeutic or prophylactic utility of a compound or pharmaceutical composition include, the effect of a compound on a cell line or a patient tissue sample. The effect of the compound or composition on the cell line and/or tissue sample can be determined utilizing techniques known to those of skill in the art including, but not limited to, rosette formation assays and cell lysis assays. In accordance with the invention, in vitro assays which can be used to determine whether administration of a specific compound is indicated, include in vitro cell culture assays in which a patient tissue sample is grown in culture, and exposed to or otherwise administered a compound, and the effect of such compound upon the tissue sample is observed.

Therapeutic/Prophylactic Administration and Composition

The invention provides methods of treatment, inhibition and prophylaxis by administration to a subject of an effective amount of a compound or pharmaceutical composition of the invention, preferably a polypeptide or antibody of the invention. In a preferred embodiment, the compound is substantially purified (e.g., substantially free from substances that limit its effect or produce undesired side-effects). The subject is preferably an animal, including but not limited to animals such as cows, pigs, horses, chickens, cats, dogs, etc., and is preferably a mammal, and most preferably human.

Formulations and methods of administration that can be employed when the compound comprises a nucleic acid or an immunoglobulin are described above; additional appropriate formulations and routes of administration can be selected from among those described herein below.

Various delivery systems are known and can be used to administer a compound of the invention, e.g., encapsulation in liposomes, microparticles, microcapsules, recombinant cells capable of expressing the compound, receptor-mediated endocytosis (see, e.g., Wu and Wu, J. Biol. Chem. 262:4429-4432 (1987)), construction of a nucleic acid as part of a retroviral or other vector, etc. Methods of introduction include but are not limited to intradermal, intramuscular, intraperitoneal, intravenous, subcutaneous, intranasal, epidural, and oral routes. The compounds or compositions may be administered by any convenient route, for example by infusion or bolus injection, by absorption through epithelial or mucocutaneous linings (e.g., oral mucosa, rectal and intestinal mucosa, etc.) and may be administered together with other biologically active agents. Administration can be systemic or local. In addition, it may be desirable to introduce the pharmaceutical compounds or compositions of the invention into the central nervous system by any suitable route, including intraventricular and intrathecal injection; intraventricular injection may be facilitated by an intraventricular catheter, for example, attached to a reservoir, such as an Ommaya reservoir. Pulmonary administration can also be employed, e.g., by use of an inhaler or nebulizer, and formulation with an aerosolizing agent.

In a specific embodiment, it may be desirable to administer the pharmaceutical compounds or compositions of the invention locally to the area in need of treatment; this may be achieved by, for example, and not by way of limitation, local infusion during surgery, topical application, e.g., in conjunction with a wound dressing after surgery, by injection, by means of a catheter, by means of a suppository, or by means of an implant, said implant being of a porous, non-porous, or gelatinous material, including membranes, such as sialastic membranes, or fibers. Preferably, when administering a protein, including an antibody, of the invention, care must be taken to use materials to which the protein does not absorb.

In another embodiment, the compound or composition can be delivered in a vesicle, in particular a liposome (see Langer, Science 249:1527-1533 (1990); Treat et al., in Liposomes in the Therapy of Infectious Disease and Cancer, Lopez-Berestein and Fidler (eds.), Liss, New York, pp. 353-365 (1989); Lopez-Berestein, ibid., pp. 317-327; see generally ibid.)

In yet another embodiment, the compound or composition can be delivered in a controlled release system. In one embodiment, a pump may be used (see Langer, supra; Sefton, CRC Crit. Ref. Biomed. Eng. 14:201 (1987); Buchwald et al., Surgery 88:507 (1980); Saudek et al., N. Engl. J. Med. 321:574 (1989)). In another embodiment, polymeric materials can be used (see Medical Applications of Controlled Release, Langer and Wise (eds.), CRC Pres., Boca Raton, Fla. (1974); Controlled Drug Bioavailability, Drug Product Design and Performance, Smolen and Ball (eds.), Wiley, New York (1984); Ranger and Peppas, J., Macromol. Sci. Rev. Macromol. Chem. 23:61 (1983); see also Levy et al., Science 228:190 (1985); During et al., Ann. Neurol. 25:351 (1989); Howard et al., J. Neurosurg. 71:105 (1989)). In yet another embodiment, a controlled release system can be placed in proximity of the therapeutic target, e.g., the brain, thus requiring only a fraction of the systemic dose (see, e.g., Goodson, in Medical Applications of Controlled Release, supra, vol. 2, pp. 115-138 (1984)).

Other controlled release systems are discussed in the review by Langer (Science 249:1527-1533 (1990)).

In a specific embodiment where the compound of the invention is a nucleic acid encoding a protein, the nucleic acid can be administered in vivo to promote expression of its encoded protein, by constructing it as part of an appropriate nucleic acid expression vector and administering it so that it becomes intracellular, e.g., by use of a retroviral vector (see U.S. Pat. No. 4,980,286), or by direct injection, or by use of microparticle bombardment (e.g., a gene gun; Biolistic, Dupont), or coating with lipids or cell-surface receptors or transfecting agents, or by administering it in linkage to a homeobox-like peptide which is known to enter the nucleus (see e.g., Joliot et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 88:1864-4868 (1991)), etc. Alternatively, a nucleic acid can be introduced intracellularly and incorporated within host cell DNA for expression, by homologous recombination.

The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions. Such compositions comprise a therapeutically effective amount of a compound, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. In a specific embodiment, the term “pharmaceutically acceptable” means approved by a regulatory agency of the Federal or a state government or listed in the U.S. Pharmacopeia or other generally recognized pharmacopeia for use in animals, and more particularly in humans. The term “carrier” refers to a diluent, adjuvant, excipient, or vehicle with which the therapeutic is administered. Such pharmaceutical carriers can be sterile liquids, such as water and oils, including those of petroleum, animal, vegetable or synthetic origin, such as peanut oil, soybean oil, mineral oil, sesame oil and the like. Water is a preferred carrier when the pharmaceutical composition is administered intravenously. Saline solutions and aqueous dextrose and glycerol solutions can also be employed as liquid carriers, particularly for injectable solutions. Suitable pharmaceutical excipients include starch, glucose, lactose, sucrose, gelatin, malt, rice, flour, chalk, silica gel, sodium stearate, glycerol monostearate, talc, sodium chloride, dried skim milk, glycerol, propylene, glycol, water, ethanol and the like. The composition, if desired, can also contain minor amounts of wetting or emulsifying agents, or pH buffering agents. These compositions can take the form of solutions, suspensions, emulsion, tablets, pills, capsules, powders; sustained-release formulations and the like. The composition can be formulated as a suppository, with traditional binders and carriers such as triglycerides. Oral formulation can include standard carriers such as pharmaceutical grades of mannitol, lactose, starch, magnesium stearate, sodium saccharine, cellulose, magnesium carbonate, etc. Examples of suitable pharmaceutical carriers are described in “Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences” by E. W. Martin. Such compositions will contain a therapeutically effective amount of the compound, preferably in purified form, together with a suitable amount of carrier so as to provide the form for proper administration to the patient. The formulation should suit the mode of administration.

In a preferred embodiment, the composition is formulated in accordance with routine procedures as a pharmaceutical composition adapted for intravenous administration to human beings. Typically, compositions for intravenous administration are solutions in sterile isotonic aqueous buffer. Where necessary, the composition may also include a solubilizing agent and a local anesthetic such as lignocaine to ease pain at the site of the injection. Generally, the ingredients are supplied either separately or mixed together in unit dosage form, for example, as a dry lyophilized powder or water free concentrate in a hermetically sealed container such as an ampoule or sachette indicating the quantity of active agent. Where the composition is to be administered by infusion, it can be dispensed with an infusion bottle containing sterile pharmaceutical grade water or saline. Where the composition is administered by injection, an ampoule of sterile water for injection or saline can be provided so that the ingredients may be mixed prior to administration.

The compounds of the invention can be formulated as neutral or salt forms. Pharmaceutically acceptable salts include those formed with anions such as those derived from hydrochloric, phosphoric, acetic, oxalic, tartaric acids, etc., and those formed with cations such as those derived from sodium, potassium, ammonium, calcium, ferric hydroxides, isopropylamine, triethylamine, 2-ethylamino ethanol, histidine, procaine, etc.

The amount of the compound of the invention which will be effective in the treatment, inhibition and prevention of a disease or disorder associated with aberrant expression and/or activity of a polypeptide of the invention can be determined by standard clinical techniques. In addition, in vitro assays may optionally be employed to help identify optimal dosage ranges. The precise dose to be employed in the formulation will also depend on the route of administration, and the seriousness of the disease or disorder, and should be decided according to the judgment of the practitioner and each patient's circumstances. Effective doses may be extrapolated from dose-response curves derived from in vitro or animal model test systems.

For antibodies, the dosage administered to a patient is typically 0.1 mg/kg to 100 mg/kg of the patient's body weight. Preferably, the dosage administered to a patient is between 0.1 mg/kg and 20 mg/kg of the patient's body weight, more preferably 1 mg/kg to 10 mg/kg of the patient's body weight. Generally, human antibodies have a longer half-life within the human body than antibodies from other species due to the immune response to the foreign polypeptides. Thus, lower dosages of human antibodies and less frequent administration is often possible. Further, the dosage and frequency of administration of antibodies of the invention may be reduced by enhancing uptake and tissue penetration (e.g., into the brain) of the antibodies by modifications such as, for example, lipidation.

The invention also provides a pharmaceutical pack or kit comprising one or more containers filled with one or more of the ingredients of the pharmaceutical compositions of the invention. Optionally associated with such container(s) can be a notice in the form prescribed by a governmental agency regulating the manufacture, use or sale of pharmaceuticals or biological products, which notice reflects approval by the agency of manufacture, use or sale for human administration.

Diagnosis and Imaging

Labeled antibodies, and derivatives and analogs thereof, which specifically bind to a polypeptide of interest can be used for diagnostic purposes to detect, diagnose, or monitor diseases, disorders, and/or conditions associated with the aberrant expression and/or activity of a polypeptide of the invention. The invention provides for the detection of aberrant expression of a polypeptide of interest, comprising (a) assaying the expression of the polypeptide of interest in cells or body fluid of an individual using one or more antibodies specific to the polypeptide interest and (b) comparing the level of gene expression with a standard gene expression level, whereby an increase or decrease in the assayed polypeptide gene expression level compared to the standard expression level is indicative of aberrant expression.

The invention provides a diagnostic assay for diagnosing a disorder, comprising (a) assaying the expression of the polypeptide of interest in cells or body fluid of an individual using one or more antibodies specific to the polypeptide interest and (b) comparing the level of gene expression with a standard gene expression level, whereby an increase or decrease in the assayed polypeptide gene expression level compared to the standard expression level is indicative of a particular disorder. With respect to cancer, the presence of a relatively high amount of transcript in biopsied tissue from an individual may indicate a predisposition for the development of the disease, or may provide a means for detecting the disease prior to the appearance of actual clinical symptoms. A more definitive diagnosis of this type may allow health professionals to employ preventative measures or aggressive treatment earlier thereby preventing the development or further progression of the cancer.

Antibodies of the invention can be used to assay protein levels in a biological sample using classical immunohistological methods known to those of skill in the art (e.g., see Jalkanen et al., J. Cell. Biol. 101:976-985 (1985); Jalkanen et al., J. Cell. Biol. 105:3087-3096 (1987)). Other antibody-based methods useful for detecting protein gene expression include immunoassays, such as the enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and the radioimmunoassay (RIA). Suitable antibody assay labels are known in the art and include enzyme labels, such as, glucose oxidase; radioisotopes, such as iodine (125I, 121I), carbon (14C), sulfur (35S), tritium (3H), indium (112In), and technetium (99Tc); luminescent labels, such as luminol; and fluorescent labels, such as fluorescein and rhodamine, and biotin.

One facet of the invention is the detection and diagnosis of a disease or disorder associated with aberrant expression of a polypeptide of interest in an animal, preferably a mammal and most preferably a human. In one embodiment, diagnosis comprises: a) administering (for example, parenterally, subcutaneously, or intraperitoneally) to a subject an effective amount of a labeled molecule which specifically binds to the polypeptide of interest; b) waiting for a time interval following the administering for permitting the labeled molecule to preferentially concentrate at sites in the subject where the polypeptide is expressed (and for unbound labeled molecule to be cleared to background level); c) determining background level; and d) detecting the labeled molecule in the subject, such that detection of labeled molecule above the background level indicates that the subject has a particular disease or disorder associated with aberrant expression of the polypeptide of interest. Background level can be determined by various methods including, comparing the amount of labeled molecule detected to a standard value previously determined for a particular system.

It will be understood in the art that the size of the subject and the imaging system used will determine the quantity of imaging moiety needed to produce diagnostic images. In the case of a radioisotope moiety, for a human subject, the quantity of radioactivity injected will normally range from about 5 to 20 millicuries of 99mTc. The labeled antibody or antibody fragment will then preferentially accumulate at the location of cells which contain the specific protein. In vivo tumor imaging is described in S. W. Burchiel et al., “Immunopharmacokinetics of Radiolabeled Antibodies and Their Fragments.” (Chapter 13 in Tumor Imaging: The Radiochemical Detection of Cancer, S. W. Burchiel and B. A. Rhodes, eds., Masson Publishing Inc. (1982)).

Depending on several variables, including the type of label used and the mode of administration, the time interval following the administration for permitting the labeled molecule to preferentially concentrate at sites in the subject and for unbound labeled molecule to be cleared to background level is 6 to 48 hours or 6 to 24 hours or 6 to 12 hours. In another embodiment the time interval following administration is 5 to 20 days or 5 to 10 days.

In an embodiment, monitoring of the disease or disorder is carried out by repeating the method for diagnosing the disease or disease, for example, one month after initial diagnosis, six months after initial diagnosis, one year after initial diagnosis, etc.

Presence of the labeled molecule can be detected in the patient using methods known in the art for in vivo scanning. These methods depend upon the type of label used. Skilled artisans will be able to determine the appropriate method for detecting a particular label. Methods and devices that may be used in the diagnostic methods of the invention include, but are not limited to, computed tomography (CT), whole body scan such as position emission tomography (PET), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and sonography.

In a specific embodiment, the molecule is labeled with a radioisotope and is detected in the patient using a radiation responsive surgical instrument (Thurston et al., U.S. Pat. No. 5,441,050). In another embodiment, the molecule is labeled with a fluorescent compound and is detected in the patient using a fluorescence responsive scanning instrument. In another embodiment, the molecule is labeled with a positron emitting metal and is detected in the patent using positron emission-tomography. In yet another embodiment, the molecule is labeled with a paramagnetic label and is detected in a patient using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Kits

The present invention provides kits that can be used in the above methods. In one embodiment, a kit comprises an antibody of the invention, preferably a purified antibody, in one or more containers. In a specific embodiment, the kits of the present invention contain a substantially isolated polypeptide comprising an epitope which is specifically immunoreactive with an antibody included in the kit. Preferably, the kits of the present invention further comprise a control antibody which does not react with the polypeptide of interest. In another specific embodiment, the kits of the present invention contain a means for detecting the binding of an antibody to a polypeptide of interest (e.g., the antibody may be conjugated to a detectable substrate such as a fluorescent compound, an enzymatic substrate, a radioactive compound or a luminescent compound, or a second antibody which recognizes the first antibody may be conjugated to a detectable substrate).

In another specific embodiment of the present invention, the kit is a diagnostic kit for use in screening serum containing antibodies specific against proliferative and/or cancerous polynucleotides and polypeptides. Such a kit may include a control antibody that does not react with the polypeptide of interest. Such a kit may include a substantially isolated polypeptide antigen comprising an epitope which is specifically immunoreactive with at least one anti-polypeptide antigen antibody. Further, such a kit includes means for detecting the binding of said antibody to the antigen (e.g., the antibody may be conjugated to a fluorescent compound such as fluorescein or rhodamine which can be detected by flow cytometry). In specific embodiments, the kit may include a recombinantly produced or chemically synthesized polypeptide antigen. The polypeptide antigen of the kit may also be attached to a solid support.

In a more specific embodiment the detecting means of the above-described kit includes a solid support to which said polypeptide antigen is attached. Such a kit may also include a non-attached reporter-labeled anti-human antibody. In this embodiment, binding of the antibody to the polypeptide antigen can be detected by binding of the said reporter-labeled antibody.

In an additional embodiment, the invention includes a diagnostic kit for use in screening serum containing antigens of the polypeptide of the invention. The diagnostic kit includes a substantially isolated antibody specifically immunoreactive with polypeptide or polynucleotide antigens, and means for detecting the binding of the polynucleotide or polypeptide antigen to the antibody. In one embodiment, the antibody is attached to a solid support. In a specific embodiment, the antibody may be a monoclonal antibody. The detecting means of the kit may include a second, labeled monoclonal antibody. Alternatively, or in addition, the detecting means may include a labeled, competing antigen.

In one diagnostic configuration, test serum is reacted with a solid phase reagent having a surface-bound antigen obtained by the methods of the present invention. After binding with specific antigen antibody to the reagent and removing unbound serum components by washing, the reagent is reacted with reporter-labeled anti-human antibody to bind reporter to the reagent in proportion to the amount of bound anti-antigen antibody on the solid support. The reagent is again washed to remove unbound labeled antibody, and the amount of reporter associated with the reagent is determined. Typically, the reporter is an enzyme which is detected by incubating the solid phase in the presence of a suitable fluorometric, luminescent or colorimetric substrate (Sigma, St. Louis, Mo.).

The solid surface reagent in the above assay is prepared by known techniques for attaching protein material to solid support material, such as polymeric beads, dip sticks, 96-well plate or filter material. These attachment methods generally include non-specific adsorption of the protein to the support or covalent attachment of the protein, typically through a free amine group, to a chemically reactive group on the solid support, such as an activated carboxyl, hydroxyl, or aldehyde group. Alternatively, streptavidin coated plates can be used in conjunction with biotinylated antigen(s).

Thus, the invention provides an assay system or kit for carrying out this diagnostic method. The kit generally includes a support with surface-bound recombinant antigens, and a reporter-labeled anti-human antibody for detecting surface-bound anti-antigen antibody.

Uses of the Polynucleotides

Each of the polynucleotides identified herein can be used in numerous ways as reagents. The following description should be considered exemplary and utilizes known techniques.

The polynucleotides of the present invention are useful for chromosome identification. There exists an ongoing need to identify new chromosome markers, since few chromosome marking reagents, based on actual sequence data (repeat polymorphisms), are presently available. Each sequence is specifically targeted to and can hybridize with a particular location on an individual human chromosome, thus each polynucleotide of the present invention can routinely be used as a chromosome marker using techniques known in the art. Table 1B.1, column 8 provides the chromosome location of some of the polynucleotides of the invention.

Briefly, sequences can be mapped to chromosomes by preparing PCR primers (preferably at least 15 bp (e.g., 15-25 bp) from the sequences shown in SEQ ID NO:X. Primers can optionally be selected using computer analysis so that primers do not span more than one predicted exon in the genomic DNA. These primers are then used for PCR screening of somatic cell hybrids containing individual human chromosomes. Only those hybrids containing the human gene corresponding to SEQ ID NO:X will yield an amplified fragment.

Similarly, somatic hybrids provide a rapid method of PCR mapping the polynucleotides to particular chromosomes. Three or more clones can be assigned per day using a single thermal cycler. Moreover, sublocalization of the polynucleotides can be achieved with panels of specific chromosome fragments. Other gene mapping strategies that can be used include in situ hybridization, prescreening with labeled flow-sorted chromosomes, preselection by hybridization to construct chromosome specific-cDNA libraries, and computer mapping techniques (See, e.g., Shuler, Trends Biotechnol 16:456-459 (1998) which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety).

Precise chromosomal location of the polynucleotides can also be achieved using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) of a metaphase chromosomal spread. This technique uses polynucleotides as short as 500 or 600 bases; however, polynucleotides 2,000-4,000 bp are preferred. For a review of this technique, see Verma et al., “Human Chromosomes: a Manual of Basic Techniques,” Pergamon Press, New York (1988).

For chromosome mapping, the polynucleotides can be used individually (to mark a single chromosome or a single site on that chromosome) or in panels (for marking multiple sites and/or multiple chromosomes).

Thus, the present invention also provides a method for chromosomal localization which involves (a) preparing PCR primers from the polynucleotide sequences in Table 1B and/or Table 2 and SEQ ID NO:X and (b) screening somatic cell hybrids containing individual chromosomes.

The polynucleotides of the present invention would likewise be useful for radiation hybrid mapping, HAPPY mapping, and long range restriction mapping. For a review of these techniques and others known in the art, see, e.g. Dear, “Genome Mapping: A Practical Approach,” IRL Press at Oxford University Press, London (1997); Aydin, J. Mol. Med. 77:691-694 (1999); Hacia et al., Mol. Psychiatry 3:483-492 (1998); Herrick et al., Chromosome Res. 7:409-423 (1999); Hamilton et al., Methods Cell Biol. 62:265-280 (2000); and/or Ott, J. Hered. 90:68-70 (1999) each of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

Once a polynucleotide has been mapped to a precise chromosomal location, the physical position of the polynucleotide can be used in linkage analysis. Linkage analysis establishes coinheritance between a chromosomal location and presentation of a particular disease. (Disease mapping data are found, for example, in V. McKusick, Mendelian Inheritance in Man (available on line through Johns Hopkins University Welch Medical Library)). Column 9 of Table 1B.1 provides an OMIM reference identification number of diseases associated with the cytologic band disclosed in column 8 of Table 1B.1, as determined using techniques described herein and by reference to Table 5. Assuming 1 megabase mapping resolution and one gene per 20 kb, a cDNA precisely localized to a chromosomal region associated with the disease could be one of 50-500 potential causative genes.

Thus, once coinheritance is established, differences in a polynucleotide of the invention and the corresponding gene between affected and unaffected individuals can be examined. First, visible structural alterations in the chromosomes, such as deletions or translocations, are examined in chromosome spreads or by PCR. If no structural alterations exist, the presence of point mutations are ascertained. Mutations observed in some or all affected individuals, but not in normal individuals, indicates that the mutation may cause the disease. However, complete sequencing of the polypeptide and the corresponding gene from several normal individuals is required to distinguish the mutation from a polymorphism. If a new polymorphism is identified, this polymorphic polypeptide can be used for further linkage analysis.

Furthermore, increased or decreased expression of the gene in affected individuals as compared to unaffected individuals can be assessed using the polynucleotides of the invention. Any of these alterations (altered expression, chromosomal rearrangement, or mutation) can be used as a diagnostic or prognostic marker. Diagnostic and prognostic methods, kits and reagents encompassed by the present invention are briefly described below and more thoroughly elsewhere herein (see e.g., the sections labeled “Antibodies”, “Diagnostic Assays”, and “Methods for Detecting Diseases”).

Thus, the invention also provides a diagnostic method useful during diagnosis of a disorder, involving measuring the expression level of polynucleotides of the present invention in cells or body fluid from an individual and comparing the measured gene expression level with a standard level of polynucleotide expression level, whereby an increase or decrease in the gene expression level compared to the standard is indicative of a disorder. Additional non-limiting examples of diagnostic methods encompassed by the present invention are more thoroughly described elsewhere herein (see, e.g., Example 12).

In still another embodiment, the invention includes a kit for analyzing samples for the presence of proliferative and/or cancerous polynucleotides derived from a test subject. In a general embodiment, the kit includes at least one polynucleotide probe containing a nucleotide sequence that will specifically hybridize with a polynucleotide of the invention and a suitable container. In a specific embodiment, the kit includes two polynucleotide probes defining an internal region of the polynucleotide of the invention, where each probe has one strand containing a 31′mer-end internal to the region. In a further embodiment, the probes may be useful as primers for polymerase chain reaction amplification.

Where a diagnosis of a related disorder, including, for example, diagnosis of a tumor, has already been made according to conventional methods, the present invention is useful as a prognostic indicator, whereby patients exhibiting enhanced or depressed polynucleotide of the invention expression will experience a worse clinical outcome relative to patients expressing the gene at a level nearer the standard level.

By “measuring the expression level of polynucleotides of the invention” is intended qualitatively or quantitatively measuring or estimating the level of the polypeptide of the invention or the level of the mRNA encoding the polypeptide of the invention in a first biological sample either directly (e.g., by determining or estimating absolute protein level or mRNA level) or relatively (e.g., by comparing to the polypeptide level or mRNA level in a second biological sample). Preferably, the polypeptide level or mRNA level in the first biological sample is measured or estimated and compared to a standard polypeptide level or mRNA level, the standard being taken from a second biological sample obtained from an individual not having the related disorder or being determined by averaging levels from a population of individuals not having a related disorder. As will be appreciated in the art, once a standard polypeptide level or mRNA level is known, it can be used repeatedly as a standard for comparison.

By “biological sample” is intended any biological sample obtained from an individual, body fluid, cell line, tissue culture, or other source which contains polypeptide of the present invention or the corresponding mRNA. As indicated, biological samples include body fluids (such as semen, lymph, vaginal pool, sera, plasma, urine, synovial fluid and spinal fluid) which contain the polypeptide of the present invention, and tissue sources found to express the polypeptide of the present invention. Methods for obtaining tissue biopsies and body fluids from mammals are well known in the art. Where the biological sample is to include mRNA, a tissue biopsy is the preferred source.

The method(s) provided above may preferably be applied in a diagnostic method and/or kits in which polynucleotides and/or polypeptides of the invention are attached to a solid support. In one exemplary method, the support may be a “gene chip” or a “biological chip” as described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,837,832, 5,874,219, and 5,856,174. Further, such a gene chip with polynucleotides of the invention attached may be used to identify polymorphisms between the isolated polynucleotide sequences of the invention, with polynucleotides isolated from a test subject. The knowledge of such polymorphisms (i.e. their location, as well as, their existence) would be beneficial in identifying disease loci for many disorders, such as for example, in neural disorders, immune system disorders, muscular disorders, reproductive disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, pulmonary disorders, digestive disorders, metabolic disorders, cardiovascular disorders, renal disorders, proliferative disorders, and/or cancerous diseases and conditions. Such a method is described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,858,659 and 5,856,104. The US patents referenced supra are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety herein.

The present invention encompasses polynucleotides of the present invention that are chemically synthesized, or reproduced as peptide nucleic acids (PNA), or according to other methods known in the art. The use of PNAs would serve as the preferred form if the polynucleotides of the invention are incorporated onto a solid support, or gene chip. For the purposes of the present invention, a peptide nucleic acid (PNA) is a polyamide type of DNA analog and the monomeric units for adenine, guanine, thymine and cytosine are available commercially (Perceptive Biosystems). Certain components of DNA, such as phosphorus, phosphorus oxides, or deoxyribose derivatives, are not present in PNAs. As disclosed by Nielsen et al., Science 254, 1497 (1991); and Egholm et al., Nature 365, 666 (1993), PNAs bind specifically and tightly to complementary DNA strands and are not degraded by nucleases. In fact, PNA binds more strongly to DNA than DNA itself does. This is probably because there is no electrostatic repulsion between the two strands, and also the polyamide backbone is more flexible. Because of this, PNA/DNA duplexes bind under a wider range of stringency conditions than DNA/DNA duplexes, making it easier to perform multiplex hybridization. Smaller probes can be used than with DNA due to the strong binding. In addition, it is more likely that single base mismatches can be determined with PNA/DNA hybridization because a single mismatch in a PNA/DNA 15-mer lowers the melting point (T.sub.m) by 8°-20° C., vs. 4°-16° C. for the DNA/DNA 15-mer duplex. Also, the absence of charge groups in PNA means that hybridization can be done at low ionic strengths and reduce possible interference by salt during the analysis.

The compounds of the present invention have uses which include, but are not limited to, detecting cancer in mammals. In particular the invention is useful during diagnosis of pathological cell proliferative neoplasias which include, but are not limited to: acute myelogenous leukemias including acute monocytic leukemia, acute myeloblastic leukemia, acute promyelocytic leukemia, acute myelomonocytic leukemia, acute erythroleukemia, acute megakaryocytic leukemia, and acute undifferentiated leukemia, etc.; and chronic myelogenous leukemias including chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, chronic granulocytic leukemia, etc. Preferred mammals include monkeys, apes, cats, dogs, cows, pigs, horses, rabbits and humans. Particularly preferred are humans.

Pathological cell proliferative disorders are often associated with inappropriate activation of proto-oncogenes. (Gelmann, E. P. et al., “The Etiology of Acute Leukemia: Molecular Genetics and Viral Oncology,” in Neoplastic Diseases of the Blood, Vol 1., Wiernik, P. H. et al. eds., 161-182 (1985)). Neoplasias are now believed to result from the qualitative alteration of a normal cellular gene product, or from the quantitative modification of gene expression by insertion into the chromosome of a viral sequence, by chromosomal translocation of a gene to a more actively transcribed region, or by some other mechanism. (Gelmann et al., supra) It is likely that mutated or altered expression of specific genes is involved in the pathogenesis of some leukemias, among other tissues and cell types. (Gelmann et al., supra) Indeed, the human counterparts of the oncogenes involved in some animal neoplasias have been amplified or translocated in some cases of human leukemia and carcinoma. (Gelmann et al., supra)

For example, c-myc expression is highly amplified in the non-lymphocytic leukemia cell line HL-60. When HL-60 cells are chemically induced to stop proliferation, the level of c-myc is found to be downregulated. (International Publication Number WO 91/15580). However, it has been shown that exposure of HL-60 cells to a DNA construct that is complementary to the 5′ end of c-myc or c-myb blocks translation of the corresponding mRNAs which downregulates expression of the c-myc or c-myb proteins and causes arrest of cell proliferation and differentiation of the treated cells. (International Publication Number WO 91/15580; Wickstrom et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 85:1028 (1988); Anfossi et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 86:3379 (1989)). However, the skilled artisan would appreciate the present invention's usefulness is not be limited to treatment, prevention, and/or prognosis of proliferative disorders of cells and tissues of hematopoietic origin, in light of the numerous cells and cell types of varying origins which are known to exhibit proliferative phenotypes.

In addition to the foregoing, a polynucleotide of the present invention can be used to control gene expression through triple helix formation or through antisense DNA or RNA. Antisense techniques are discussed, for example, in Okano, J. Neurochem. 56: 560 (1991); “Oligodeoxynucleotides as Antisense Inhibitors of Gene Expression, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fla. (1988). Triple helix formation is discussed in, for instance Lee et al., Nucleic Acids Research 6: 3073 (1979); Cooney et al., Science 241: 456 (1988); and Dervan et al., Science 251: 1360 (1991). Both methods rely on binding of the polynucleotide to a complementary DNA or RNA. For these techniques, preferred polynucleotides are usually oligonucleotides 20 to 40 bases in length and complementary to either the region of the gene involved in transcription (triple helix—see Lee et al., Nucl. Acids Res. 6:3073 (1979); Cooney et al., Science 241:456 (1988); and Dervan et al., Science 251:1360 (1991)) or to the mRNA itself (antisense—Okano, J. Neurochem. 56:560 (1991); Oligodeoxy-nucleotides as Antisense Inhibitors of Gene Expression, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fla. (1988)). Triple helix formation optimally results in a shut-off of RNA transcription from DNA, while antisense RNA hybridization blocks translation of an mRNA molecule into polypeptide. The oligonucleotide described above can also be delivered to cells such that the antisense RNA or DNA may be expressed in vivo to inhibit production of polypeptide of the present invention antigens. Both techniques are effective in model systems, and the information disclosed herein can be used to design antisense or triple helix polynucleotides in an effort to treat disease, and in particular, for the treatment of proliferative diseases and/or conditions. Non-limiting antisense and triple helix methods encompassed by the present invention are more thoroughly described elsewhere herein (see, e.g., the section labeled “Antisense and Ribozyme (Antagonists)”).

Polynucleotides of the present invention are also useful in gene therapy. One goal of gene therapy is to insert a normal gene into an organism having a defective gene, in an effort to correct the genetic defect. The polynucleotides disclosed in the present invention offer a means of targeting such genetic defects in a highly accurate manner. Another goal is to insert a new gene that was not present in the host genome, thereby producing a new trait in the host cell. Additional non-limiting examples of gene therapy methods encompassed by the present invention are more thoroughly described elsewhere herein (see, e.g., the sections labeled “Gene Therapy Methods”, and Examples 16, 17 and 18).

The polynucleotides are also useful for identifying individuals from minute biological samples. The United States military, for example, is considering the use of restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) for identification of its personnel. In this technique, an individual's genomic DNA is digested with one or more restriction enzymes, and probed on a Southern blot to yield unique bands for identifying personnel. This method does not suffer from the current limitations of “Dog Tags” which can be lost, switched, or stolen, making positive identification difficult. The polynucleotides of the present invention can be used as additional DNA markers for RFLP.

The polynucleotides of the present invention can also be used as an alternative to RFLP, by determining the actual base-by-base DNA sequence of selected portions of an individual's genome. These sequences can be used to prepare PCR primers for amplifying and isolating such selected DNA, which can then be sequenced. Using this technique, individuals can be identified because each individual will have a unique set of DNA sequences. Once an unique ID database is established for an individual, positive identification of that individual, living or dead, can be made from extremely small tissue samples.

Forensic biology also benefits from using DNA-based identification techniques as disclosed herein. DNA sequences taken from very small biological samples such as tissues, e.g., hair or skin, or body fluids, e.g., blood, saliva, semen, synovial fluid, amniotic fluid, breast milk, lymph, pulmonary sputum or surfactant, urine, fecal matter, etc., can be amplified using PCR. In one prior art technique, gene sequences amplified from polymorphic loci, such as DQa class II HLA gene, are used in forensic biology to identify individuals. (Erlich, H., PCR Technology, Freeman and Co. (1992)). Once these specific polymorphic loci are amplified, they are digested with one or more restriction enzymes, yielding an identifying set of bands on a Southern blot probed with DNA corresponding to the DQa class II HLA gene. Similarly, polynucleotides of the present invention can be used as polymorphic markers for forensic purposes.

There is also a need for reagents capable of identifying the source of a particular tissue. Such need arises, for example, in forensics when presented with tissue of unknown origin. Appropriate reagents can comprise, for example, DNA probes or primers prepared from the sequences of the present invention, specific to tissues, including but not limited to those shown in Table 1B. Panels of such reagents can identify tissue by species and/or by organ type. In a similar fashion, these reagents can be used to screen tissue cultures for contamination. Additional non-limiting examples of such uses are further described herein.

The polynucleotides of the present invention are also useful as hybridization probes for differential identification of the tissue(s) or cell type(s) present in a biological sample. Similarly, polypeptides and antibodies directed to polypeptides of the present invention are useful to provide immunological probes for differential identification of the tissue(s) (e.g., immunohistochemistry assays) or cell type(s) (e.g., immunocytochemistry assays). In addition, for a number of disorders of the above tissues or cells, significantly higher or lower levels of gene expression of the polynucleotides/polypeptides of the present invention may be detected in certain tissues (e.g., tissues expressing polypeptides and/or polynucleotides of the present invention, for example, those disclosed in column 5 of Table 1B.2, and/or cancerous and/or wounded tissues) or bodily fluids (e.g., semen, lymph, vaginal pool, serum, plasma, urine, synovial fluid or spinal fluid) taken from an individual having such a disorder, relative to a “standard” gene expression level, i.e., the expression level in healthy tissue from an individual not having the disorder.

Thus, the invention provides a diagnostic method of a disorder, which involves: (a) assaying gene expression level in cells or body fluid of an individual; (b) comparing the gene expression level with a standard gene expression level, whereby an increase or decrease in the assayed gene expression level compared to the standard expression level is indicative of a disorder.

In the very least, the polynucleotides of the present invention can be used as molecular weight markers on Southern gels, as diagnostic probes for the presence of a specific mRNA in a particular cell type, as a probe to “subtract-out” known sequences in the process of discovering novel polynucleotides, for selecting and making oligomers for attachment to a “gene chip” or other support, to raise anti-DNA antibodies using DNA immunization techniques, and as an antigen to elicit an immune response.

Uses of the Polypeptides

Each of the polypeptides identified herein can be used in numerous ways. The following description should be considered exemplary and utilizes known techniques.

Polypeptides and antibodies directed to polypeptides of the present invention are useful to provide immunological probes for differential identification of the tissue(s) (e.g., immunohistochemistry assays such as, for example, ABC immunoperoxidase (Hsu et al., J. Histochem. Cytochem. 29:577-580 (1981)) or cell type(s) (e.g., immunocytochemistry assays).

Antibodies can be used to assay levels of polypeptides encoded by polynucleotides of the invention in a biological sample using classical immunohistological methods known to those of skill in the art (e.g., see Jalkanen, et al., J. Cell. Biol. 101:976-985 (1985); Jalkanen, et al., J. Cell. Biol. 105:3087-3096 (1987)). Other antibody-based methods useful for detecting protein gene expression include immunoassays, such as the enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and the radioimmunoassay (RIA). Suitable antibody assay labels are known in the art and include enzyme labels, such as, glucose oxidase; radioisotopes, such as iodine (¹³¹I, ¹²⁵I, ¹²³I, ¹²¹I), carbon (¹⁴C), sulfur (³⁵S), tritium (³H), indium (^(15m)In, ^(13m)In, ¹¹²In, ¹¹¹In), and technetium (⁹⁹Tc, ^(99m)Tc), thallium (²⁰¹Ti), gallium (⁶⁸Ga, ⁶⁷Ga), palladium (¹⁰³Pd), molybdenum (⁹⁹Mo), xenon (¹³³Xe), fluorine (¹⁸F), ¹⁵³Sm, ¹⁷⁷Lu, ¹⁵⁹Gd, ¹⁴⁹Pm, ¹⁴⁰La, ¹⁷⁵Yb, ¹⁶⁶Ho, ⁹⁰Y, ⁴⁷Sc, ¹⁸⁶Re, ¹⁸⁸Re, ¹⁴²Pr, ¹⁰⁵Rh, ⁹⁷Ru; luminescent labels, such as luminol; and fluorescent labels, such as fluorescein and rhodamine, and biotin.

In addition to assaying levels of polypeptide of the present invention in a biological sample, proteins can also be detected in vivo by imaging. Antibody labels or markers for in vivo imaging of protein include those detectable by X-radiography, NMR or ESR. For X-radiography, suitable labels include radioisotopes such as barium or cesium, which emit detectable radiation but are not overtly harmful to the subject. Suitable markers for NMR and ESR include those with a detectable characteristic spin, such as deuterium, which may be incorporated into the antibody by labeling of nutrients for the relevant hybridoma.

A protein-specific antibody or antibody fragment which has been labeled with an appropriate detectable imaging moiety, such as a radioisotope (for example, ¹³¹I, ¹¹²In, ^(99m)Tc, (¹³¹I, ¹²⁵I, ¹²³I, ¹²¹I), carbon (¹⁴C), sulfur (³⁵S), tritium (³H), indium (^(115m)In, ^(113m)In, ¹¹²In, ¹¹¹In), and technetium (⁹⁹Tc, ^(99m)Tc), thallium (²⁰¹Ti), gallium (⁶⁸Ga, ⁶⁷Ga), palladium (¹⁰³Pd), molybdenum (⁹⁹Mo), xenon (¹³³Xe), fluorine (¹⁸F, ¹⁵³Sm, ¹⁷⁷Lu, ¹⁵⁹Gd, ¹⁴⁹Pm, ¹⁴⁰La, ¹⁷⁵Yb, ¹⁶⁶Ho, ⁹⁰Y, ⁴⁷Sc, ¹⁸⁶Re, ¹⁸⁸Re, ¹⁴²Pr, ¹⁰⁵Rh, ⁹⁷Ru), a radio-opaque substance, or a material detectable by nuclear magnetic resonance, is introduced (for example, parenterally, subcutaneously or intraperitoneally) into the mammal to be examined for immune system disorder. It will be understood in the art that the size of the subject and the imaging system used will determine the quantity of imaging moiety needed to produce diagnostic images. In the case of a radioisotope moiety, for a human subject, the quantity of radioactivity injected will normally range from about 5 to 20 millicuries of ^(99m)Tc. The labeled antibody or antibody fragment will then preferentially accumulate at the location of cells which express the polypeptide encoded by a polynucleotide of the invention. In vivo tumor imaging is described in S. W. Burchiel et al., “Immunopharmacokinetics of Radiolabeled Antibodies and Their Fragments” (Chapter 13 in Tumor Imaging: The Radiochemical Detection of Cancer, S. W. Burchiel and B. A. Rhodes, eds., Masson Publishing Inc. (1982)).

In one embodiment, the invention provides a method for the specific delivery of compositions of the invention to cells by administering polypeptides of the invention (e.g., polypeptides encoded by polynucleotides of the invention and/or antibodies) that are associated with heterologous polypeptides or nucleic acids. In one example, the invention provides a method for delivering a therapeutic protein into the targeted cell. In another example, the invention provides a method for delivering a single stranded nucleic acid (e.g., antisense or ribozymes) or double stranded nucleic acid (e.g., DNA that can integrate into the cell's genome or replicate episomally and that can be transcribed) into the targeted cell.

In another embodiment, the invention provides a method for the specific destruction of cells (e.g., the destruction of tumor cells) by administering polypeptides of the invention in association with toxins or cytotoxic prodrugs.

By “toxin” is meant one or more compounds that bind and activate endogenous cytotoxic effector systems, radioisotopes, holotoxins, modified toxins, catalytic subunits of toxins, or any molecules or enzymes not normally present in or on the surface of a cell that under defined conditions cause the cell's death. Toxins that may be used according to the methods of the invention include, but are not limited to, radioisotopes known in the art, compounds such as, for example, antibodies (or complement fixing containing portions thereof) that bind an inherent or induced endogenous cytotoxic effector system, thymidine kinase, endonuclease, RNAse, alpha toxin, ricin, abrin, Pseudomonas exotoxin A, diphtheria toxin, saporin, momordin, gelonin, pokeweed antiviral protein, alpha-sarcin and cholera toxin. “Toxin” also includes a cytostatic or cytocidal agent, a therapeutic agent or a radioactive metal ion, e.g., alpha-emitters such as, for example, ²¹³Bi, or other radioisotopes such as, for example, ¹⁰³Pd, ¹³³Xe, ¹³¹I, ⁶⁸Ge, ⁵⁷Co, ⁶⁵Zn, ⁸⁵Sr, ³²P, ³⁵S, ⁹⁰Y, ¹⁵³Sm, ¹⁵³Gd, ¹⁶⁹Yb, ⁵¹Cr, ⁵⁴Mn, ⁷⁵Se, ¹¹³Sn, ⁹⁰Yttrium, ¹¹⁷Tin, ¹⁸⁶Rhenium, ¹⁶⁶Holmium, and ¹⁸⁸Rhenium; luminescent labels, such as luminol; and fluorescent labels, such as fluorescein and rhodamine, and biotin. In a specific embodiment, the invention provides a method for the specific destruction of cells (e.g., the destruction of tumor cells) by administering polypeptides of the invention or antibodies of the invention in association with the radioisotope ⁹⁰Y. In another specific embodiment, the invention provides a method for the specific destruction of cells (e.g., the destruction of tumor cells) by administering polypeptides of the invention or antibodies of the invention in association with the radioisotope ¹¹¹In. In a further specific embodiment, the invention provides a method for the specific destruction of cells (e.g., the destruction of tumor cells) by administering polypeptides of the invention or antibodies of the invention in association with the radioisotope ¹³¹I.

Techniques known in the art may be applied to label polypeptides of the invention (including antibodies). Such techniques include, but are not limited to, the use of bifunctional conjugating agents (see e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,756,065; 5,714,631; 5,696,239; 5,652,361; 5,505,931; 5,489,425; 5,435,990; 5,428,139; 5,342,604; 5,274,119; 4,994,560; and 5,808,003; the contents of each of which are hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety).

Thus, the invention provides a diagnostic method of a disorder, which involves (a) assaying the expression level of a polypeptide of the present invention in cells or body fluid of an individual; and (b) comparing the assayed polypeptide expression level with a standard polypeptide expression level, whereby an increase or decrease in the assayed polypeptide expression level compared to the standard expression level is indicative of a disorder. With respect to cancer, the presence of a relatively high amount of transcript in biopsied tissue from an individual may indicate a predisposition for the development of the disease, or may provide a means for detecting the disease prior to the appearance of actual clinical symptoms. A more definitive diagnosis of this type may allow health professionals to employ preventative measures or aggressive treatment earlier thereby preventing the development or further progression of the cancer.

Moreover, polypeptides of the present invention can be used to treat or prevent diseases or conditions such as, for example, neural disorders, immune system disorders, muscular disorders, reproductive disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, pulmonary disorders, cardiovascular disorders, renal disorders, proliferative disorders, and/or cancerous diseases and conditions. For example, patients can be administered a polypeptide of the present invention in an effort to replace absent or decreased levels of the polypeptide (e.g., insulin), to supplement absent or decreased levels of a different polypeptide (e.g., hemoglobin S for hemoglobin B, SOD, catalase, DNA repair proteins), to inhibit the activity of a polypeptide (e.g., an oncogene or tumor supressor), to activate the activity of a polypeptide (e.g., by binding to a receptor), to reduce the activity of a membrane bound receptor by competing with it for free ligand (e.g., soluble TNF receptors used in reducing inflammation), or to bring about a desired response (e.g., blood vessel growth inhibition, enhancement of the immune response to proliferative cells or tissues).

Similarly, antibodies directed to a polypeptide of the present invention can also be used to treat disease (as described supra, and elsewhere herein). For example, administration of an antibody directed to a polypeptide of the present invention can bind, and/or neutralize the polypeptide, and/or reduce overproduction of the polypeptide. Similarly, administration of an antibody can activate the polypeptide, such as by binding to a polypeptide bound to a membrane (receptor).

At the very least, the polypeptides of the present invention can be used as molecular weight markers on SDS-PAGE gels or on molecular sieve gel filtration columns using methods well known to those of skill in the art. Polypeptides can also be used to raise antibodies, which in turn are used to measure protein expression from a recombinant cell, as a way of assessing transformation of the host cell. Moreover, the polypeptides of the present invention can be used to test the biological activities described herein.

Diagnostic Assays

The compounds of the present invention are useful for diagnosis, treatment, prevention and/or prognosis of various disorders in mammals, preferably humans. Such disorders include, but are not limited to, those described in the legends for Tables 1D and 1E and as indicated in the “Preferred Indications” columns in Table 1D and Table 1E; and, also as described herein under the section heading “Biological Activities”.

For a number of disorders, substantially altered (increased or decreased) levels of gene expression can be detected in tissues, cells or bodily fluids (e.g., sera, plasma, urine, semen, synovial fluid or spinal fluid) taken from an individual having such a disorder, relative to a “standard” gene expression level, that is, the expression level in tissues or bodily fluids from an individual not having the disorder. Thus, the invention provides a diagnostic method useful during diagnosis of a disorder, which involves measuring the expression level of the gene encoding the polypeptide in tissues, cells or body fluid from an individual and comparing the measured gene expression level with a standard gene expression level, whereby an increase or decrease in the gene expression level(s) compared to the standard is indicative of a disorder. These diagnostic assays may be performed in vivo or in vitro, such as, for example, on blood samples, biopsy tissue or autopsy tissue.

The present invention is also useful as a prognostic indicator, whereby patients exhibiting enhanced or depressed gene expression will experience a worse clinical outcome relative to patients expressing the gene at a level nearer the standard level.

In certain embodiments, a polypeptide of the invention, or polynucleotides, antibodies, agonists, or antagonists corresponding to that polypeptide, may be used to diagnose and/or prognose diseases and/or disorders associated with the tissue(s) in which the polypeptide of the invention is expressed, including one, two, three, four, five, or more tissues disclosed in Table 1B.2, column 5 (Tissue Distribution Library Code).

By “assaying the expression level of the gene encoding the polypeptide” is intended qualitatively or quantitatively measuring or estimating the level of the polypeptide of the invention or the level of the mRNA encoding the polypeptide of the invention in a first biological sample either directly (e.g., by determining or estimating absolute protein level or mRNA level) or relatively (e.g., by comparing to the polypeptide level or mRNA level in a second biological sample). Preferably, the polypeptide expression level or mRNA level in the first biological sample is measured or estimated and compared to a standard polypeptide level or mRNA level, the standard being taken from a second biological sample obtained from an individual not having the disorder or being determined by averaging levels from a population of individuals not having the disorder. As will be appreciated in the art, once a standard polypeptide level or mRNA level is known, it can be used repeatedly as a standard for comparison.

By “biological sample” is intended any biological sample obtained from an individual, cell line, tissue culture, or other source containing polypeptides of the invention (including portions thereof) or mRNA. As indicated, biological samples include body fluids (such as sera, plasma, urine, synovial fluid and spinal fluid) and tissue sources found to express the full length or fragments thereof of a polypeptide or mRNA. Methods for obtaining tissue biopsies and body fluids from mammals are well known in the art. Where the biological sample is to include mRNA, a tissue biopsy is the preferred source.

Total cellular RNA can be isolated from a biological sample using any suitable technique such as the single-step guanidinium-thiocyanate-phenol-chloroform method described in Chomczynski and Sacchi, Anal. Biochem. 162:156-159 (1987). Levels of mRNA encoding the polypeptides of the invention are then assayed using any appropriate method. These include Northern blot analysis, S1 nuclease mapping, the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), reverse transcription in combination with the polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), and reverse transcription in combination with the ligase chain reaction (RT-LCR).

The present invention also relates to diagnostic assays such as quantitative and diagnostic assays for detecting levels of polypeptides of the invention, in a biological sample (e.g., cells and tissues), including determination of normal and abnormal levels of polypeptides. Thus, for instance, a diagnostic assay in accordance with the invention for detecting over-expression of polypeptides of the invention compared to normal control tissue samples may be used to detect the presence of tumors. Assay techniques that can be used to determine levels of a polypeptide, such as a polypeptide of the present invention in a sample derived from a host are well-known to those of skill in the art. Such assay methods include radioimmunoassays, competitive-binding assays, Western Blot analysis and ELISA assays. Assaying polypeptide levels in a biological sample can occur using any art-known method.

Assaying polypeptide levels in a biological sample can occur using antibody-based techniques. For example, polypeptide expression in tissues can be studied with classical immunohistological methods (Jalkanen et al., J. Cell. Biol. 101:976-985 (1985); Jalkanen, M., et al., J. Cell. Biol. 105:3087-3096 (1987)). Other antibody-based methods useful for detecting polypeptide gene expression include immunoassays, such as the enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and the radioimmunoassay (RIA). Suitable antibody assay labels are known in the art and include enzyme labels, such as, glucose oxidase, and radioisotopes, such as iodine (¹²⁵I, ¹²¹I), carbon (¹⁴C), sulfur (³⁵S), tritium (³H), indium (¹¹²In), and technetium (^(99m)Tc), and fluorescent labels, such as fluorescein and rhodamine, and biotin.

The tissue or cell type to be analyzed will generally include those which are known, or suspected, to express the gene of interest (such as, for example, cancer). The protein isolation methods employed herein may, for example, be such as those described in Harlow and Lane (Harlow, E. and Lane, D., 1988, “Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual”, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.), which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. The isolated cells can be derived from cell culture or from a patient. The analysis of cells taken from culture may be a necessary step in the assessment of cells that could be used as part of a cell-based gene therapy technique or, alternatively, to test the effect of compounds on the expression of the gene.

For example, antibodies, or fragments of antibodies, such as those described herein, may be used to quantitatively or qualitatively detect the presence of gene products or conserved variants or peptide fragments thereof. This can be accomplished, for example, by immunofluorescence techniques employing a fluorescently labeled antibody coupled with light microscopic, flow cytometric, or fluorimetric detection.

In a preferred embodiment, antibodies, or fragments of antibodies directed to any one or all of the predicted epitope domains of the polypeptides of the invention (shown in column 7 of Table 1B.1) may be used to quantitatively or qualitatively detect the presence of gene products or conserved variants or peptide fragments thereof. This can be accomplished, for example, by immunofluorescence techniques employing a fluorescently labeled antibody coupled with light microscopic, flow cytometric, or fluorimetric detection.

In an additional preferred embodiment, antibodies, or fragments of antibodies directed to a conformational epitope of a polypeptide of the invention may be used to quantitatively or qualitatively detect the presence of gene products or conserved variants or peptide fragments thereof. This can be accomplished, for example, by immunofluorescence techniques employing a fluorescently labeled antibody coupled with light microscopic, flow cytometric, or fluorimetric detection.

The antibodies (or fragments thereof), and/or polypeptides of the present invention may, additionally, be employed histologically, as in immunofluorescence, immunoelectron microscopy or non-immunological assays, for in situ detection of gene products or conserved variants or peptide fragments thereof. In situ detection may be accomplished by removing a histological specimen from a patient, and applying thereto a labeled antibody or polypeptide of the present invention. The antibody (or fragment thereof) or polypeptide is preferably applied by overlaying the labeled antibody (or fragment) onto a biological sample. Through the use of such a procedure, it is possible to determine not only the presence of the gene product, or conserved variants or peptide fragments, or polypeptide binding, but also its distribution in the examined tissue. Using the present invention, those of ordinary skill will readily perceive that any of a wide variety of histological methods (such as staining procedures) can be modified in order to achieve such in situ detection.

Immunoassays and non-immunoassays for gene products or conserved variants or peptide fragments thereof will typically comprise incubating a sample, such as a biological fluid, a tissue extract, freshly harvested cells, or lysates of cells which have been incubated in cell culture, in the presence of a detectably labeled antibody capable of binding gene products or conserved variants or peptide fragments thereof, and detecting the bound antibody by any of a number of techniques well-known in the art.

The biological sample may be brought in contact with and immobilized onto a solid phase support or carrier such as nitrocellulose, or other solid support which is capable of immobilizing cells, cell particles or soluble proteins. The support may then be washed with suitable buffers followed by treatment with the detectably labeled antibody or detectable polypeptide of the invention. The solid phase support may then be washed with the buffer a second time to remove unbound antibody or polypeptide. Optionally the antibody is subsequently labeled. The amount of bound label on solid support may then be detected by conventional means.

By “solid phase support or carrier” is intended any support capable of binding an antigen or an antibody. Well-known supports or carriers include glass, polystyrene, polypropylene, polyethylene, dextran, nylon, amylases, natural and modified celluloses, polyacrylamides, gabbros, and magnetite. The nature of the carrier can be either soluble to some extent or insoluble for the purposes of the present invention. The support material may have virtually any possible structural configuration so long as the coupled molecule is capable of binding to an antigen or antibody. Thus, the support configuration may be spherical, as in a bead, or cylindrical, as in the inside surface of a test tube, or the external surface of a rod. Alternatively, the surface may be flat such as a sheet, test strip, etc. Preferred supports include polystyrene beads. Those skilled in the art will know many other suitable carriers for binding antibody or antigen, or will be able to ascertain the same by use of routine experimentation.

The binding activity of a given lot of antibody or antigen polypeptide may be determined according to well known methods. Those skilled in the art will be able to determine operative and optimal assay conditions for each determination by employing routine experimentation.

In addition to assaying polypeptide levels or polynucleotide levels in a biological sample obtained from an individual, polypeptide or polynucleotide can also be detected in vivo by imaging. For example, in one embodiment of the invention, polypeptides and/or antibodies of the invention are used to image diseased cells, such as neoplasms. In another embodiment, polynucleotides of the invention (e.g., polynucleotides complementary to all or a portion of an mRNA) and/or antibodies (e.g., antibodies directed to any one or a combination of the epitopes of a polypeptide of the invention, antibodies directed to a conformational epitope of a polypeptide of the invention, or antibodies directed to the full length polypeptide expressed on the cell surface of a mammalian cell) are used to image diseased or neoplastic cells.

Antibody labels or markers for in vivo imaging of polypeptides of the invention include those detectable by X-radiography, NMR, MRI, CAT-scans or ESR. For X-radiography, suitable labels include radioisotopes such as barium or cesium, which emit detectable radiation but are not overtly harmful to the subject. Suitable markers for NMR and ESR include those with a detectable characteristic spin, such as deuterium, which may be incorporated into the antibody by labeling of nutrients for the relevant hybridoma. Where in vivo imaging is used to detect enhanced levels of polypeptides for diagnosis in humans, it may be preferable to use human antibodies or “humanized” chimeric monoclonal antibodies. Such antibodies can be produced using techniques described herein or otherwise known in the art. For example methods for producing chimeric antibodies are known in the art. See, for review, Morrison, Science 229:1202 (1985); Oi et al., BioTechniques 4:214 (1986); Cabilly et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,816,567; Taniguchi et al., EP 171496; Morrison et al., EP 173494; Neuberger et al., WO 8601533; Robinson et al., WO 8702671; Boulianne et al., Nature 312:643 (1984); Neuberger et al., Nature 314:268 (1985).

Additionally, any polypeptides of the invention whose presence can be detected, can be administered. For example, polypeptides of the invention labeled with a radio-opaque or other appropriate compound can be administered and visualized in vivo, as discussed, above for labeled antibodies. Further, such polypeptides can be utilized for in vitro diagnostic procedures.

A polypeptide-specific antibody or antibody fragment which has been labeled with an appropriate detectable imaging moiety, such as a radioisotope (for example, ¹³¹I, ¹¹²In, ^(99m)Tc), a radio-opaque substance, or a material detectable by nuclear magnetic resonance, is introduced (for example, parenterally, subcutaneously or intraperitoneally) into the mammal to be examined for a disorder. It will be understood in the art that the size of the subject and the imaging system used will determine the quantity of imaging moiety needed to produce diagnostic images. In the case of a radioisotope moiety, for a human subject, the quantity of radioactivity injected will normally range from about 5 to 20 millicuries of ^(99m)Tc. The labeled antibody or antibody fragment will then preferentially accumulate at the location of cells which contain the antigenic protein. In vivo tumor imaging is described in S. W. Burchiel et al., “Immunopharmacokinetics of Radiolabeled Antibodies and Their Fragments” (Chapter 13 in Tumor Imaging: The Radiochemical Detection of Cancer, S. W. Burchiel and B. A. Rhodes, eds., Masson Publishing Inc. (1982)).

With respect to antibodies, one of the ways in which an antibody of the present invention can be detectably labeled is by linking the same to a reporter enzyme and using the linked product in an enzyme immunoassay (EIA) (Voller, A., “The Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)”, 1978, Diagnostic Horizons 2:1-7, Microbiological Associates Quarterly Publication, Walkersville, Md.); Voller et al., J. Clin. Pathol. 31:507-520 (1978); Butler, J. E., Meth. Enzymol. 73:482-523 (1981); Maggio, E. (ed.), 1980, Enzyme Immunoassay, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fla.; Ishikawa, E. et al., (eds.), 1981, Enzyme Immunoassay, Kgaku Shoin, Tokyo). The reporter enzyme which is bound to the antibody will react with an appropriate substrate, preferably a chromogenic substrate, in such a manner as to produce a chemical moiety which can be detected, for example, by spectrophotometric, fluorimetric or by visual means. Reporter enzymes which can be used to detectably label the antibody include, but are not limited to, malate dehydrogenase, staphylococcal nuclease, delta-5-steroid isomerase, yeast alcohol dehydrogenase, alpha-glycerophosphate, dehydrogenase, triose phosphate isomerase, horseradish peroxidase, alkaline phosphatase, asparaginase, glucose oxidase, beta-galactosidase, ribonuclease, urease, catalase, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, glucoamylase and acetylcholinesterase. Additionally, the detection can be accomplished by colorimetric methods which employ a chromogenic substrate for the reporter enzyme. Detection may also be accomplished by visual comparison of the extent of enzymatic reaction of a substrate in comparison with similarly prepared standards.

Detection may also be accomplished using any of a variety of other immunoassays. For example, by radioactively labeling the antibodies or antibody fragments, it is possible to detect polypeptides through the use of a radioimmunoassay (RIA) (see, for example, Weintraub, B., Principles of Radioimmunoassays, Seventh Training Course on Radioligand Assay Techniques, The Endocrine Society, March, 1986, which is incorporated by reference herein). The radioactive isotope can be detected by means including, but not limited to, a gamma counter, a scintillation counter, or autoradiography.

It is also possible to label the antibody with a fluorescent compound. When the fluorescently labeled antibody is exposed to light of the proper wave length, its presence can then be detected due to fluorescence. Among the most commonly used fluorescent labeling compounds are fluorescein isothiocyanate, rhodamine, phycoerythrin, phycocyanin, allophycocyanin, ophthaldehyde and fluorescamine.

The antibody can also be detectably labeled using fluorescence emitting metals such as ¹⁵²Eu, or others of the lanthanide series. These metals can be attached to the antibody using such metal chelating groups as diethylenetriaminepentacetic acid (DTPA) or ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA).

The antibody also can be detectably labeled by coupling it to a chemiluminescent compound. The presence of the chemiluminescent-tagged antibody is then determined by detecting the presence of luminescence that arises during the course of a chemical reaction. Examples of particularly useful chemiluminescent labeling compounds are luminol, isoluminol, theromatic acridinium ester, imidazole, acridinium salt and oxalate ester.

Likewise, a bioluminescent compound may be used to label the antibody of the present invention. Bioluminescence is a type of chemiluminescence found in biological systems in, which a catalytic protein increases the efficiency of the chemiluminescent reaction. The presence of a bioluminescent protein is determined by detecting the presence of luminescence. Important bioluminescent compounds for purposes of labeling are luciferin, luciferase and aequorin.

Methods for Detecting Diseases

In general, a disease may be detected in a patient based on the presence of one or more proteins of the invention and/or polynucleotides encoding such proteins in a biological sample (for example, blood, sera, urine, and/or tumor biopsies) obtained from the patient. In other words, such proteins may be used as markers to indicate the presence or absence of a disease or disorder, including cancer and/or as described elsewhere herein. In addition, such proteins may be useful for the detection of other diseases and cancers. The binding agents provided herein generally permit detection of the level of antigen that binds to the agent in the biological sample. Polynucleotide primers and probes may be used to detect the level of mRNA encoding polypeptides of the invention, which is also indicative of the presence or absence of a disease or disorder, including cancer. In general, polypeptides of the invention should be present at a level that is at least three fold higher in diseased tissue than in normal tissue.

There are a variety of assay formats known to those of ordinary skill in the art for using a binding agent to detect polypeptide markers in a sample. See, e.g., Harlow and Lane, supra. In general, the presence or absence of a disease in a patient may be determined by (a) contacting a biological sample obtained from a patient with a binding agent; (b) detecting in the sample a level of polypeptide that binds to the binding agent; and (c) comparing the level of polypeptide with a predetermined cut-off value.

In a preferred embodiment, the assay involves the use of a binding agent(s) immobilized on a solid support to bind to and remove the polypeptide of the invention from the remainder of the sample. The bound polypeptide may then be detected using a detection reagent that contains a reporter group and specifically binds to the binding agent/polypeptide complex. Such detection reagents may comprise, for example, a binding agent that specifically binds to the polypeptide or an antibody or other agent that specifically binds to the binding agent, such as an anti-immunoglobulin, protein G, protein A or a lectin. Alternatively, a competitive assay may be utilized, in which a polypeptide is labeled with a reporter group and allowed to bind to the immobilized binding agent after incubation of the binding agent with the sample. The extent to which components of the sample inhibit the binding of the labeled polypeptide to the binding agent is indicative of the reactivity of the sample with the immobilized binding agent. Suitable polypeptides for use within such assays include polypeptides of the invention and portions thereof, or antibodies, to which the binding agent binds, as described above.

The solid support may be any material known to those of skill in the art to which polypeptides of the invention may be attached. For example, the solid support may be a test well in a microtiter plate or a nitrocellulose or other suitable membrane. Alternatively, the support may be a bead or disc, such as glass fiberglass, latex or a plastic material such as polystyrene or polyvinylchloride. The support may also be a magnetic particle or a fiber optic sensor, such as those disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 5,359,681. The binding agent may be immobilized on the solid support using a variety of techniques known to those of skill in the art, which are amply described in the patent and scientific literature. In the context of the present invention, the term “immobilization” refers to both noncovalent association, such as adsorption, and covalent attachment (which may be a direct linkage between the agent and functional groups on the support or may be a linkage by way of a cross-linking agent). Immobilization by adsorption to a well in a microtiter plate or to a membrane is preferred. In such cases, adsorption may be achieved by contacting the binding agent, in a suitable buffer, with the solid support for the suitable amount of time. The contact time varies with temperature, but is typically between about 1 hour and about 1 day. In general, contacting a well of plastic microtiter plate (such as polystyrene or polyvinylchloride) with an amount of binding agent ranging from about 10 ng to about 10 ug, and preferably about 100 ng to about 1 ug, is sufficient to immobilize an adequate amount of binding agent.

Covalent attachment of binding agent to a solid support may generally be achieved by first reacting the support with a bifunctional reagent that will react with both the support and a functional group, such as a hydroxyl or amino group, on the binding agent. For example, the binding agent may be covalently attached to supports having an appropriate polymer coating using benzoquinone or by condensation of an aldehyde group on the support with an amine and an active hydrogen on the binding partner (see, e.g., Pierce Immunotechnology Catalog and Handbook, 1991, at A12-A13).

Gene Therapy Methods

Also encompassed by the invention are gene therapy methods for treating or preventing disorders, diseases and conditions. The gene therapy methods relate to the introduction of nucleic acid (DNA, RNA and antisense DNA or RNA) sequences into an animal to achieve expression of the polypeptide of the present invention. This method requires a polynucleotide which codes for a polypeptide of the present invention operatively linked to a promoter and any other genetic elements necessary for the expression of the polypeptide by the target tissue. Such gene therapy and delivery techniques are known in the art, see, for example, WO90/11092, which is herein incorporated by reference.

Thus, for example, cells from a patient may be engineered with a polynucleotide (DNA or RNA) comprising a promoter operably linked to a polynucleotide of the present invention ex vivo, with the engineered cells then being provided to a patient to be treated with the polypeptide of the present invention. Such methods are well-known in the art. For example, see Belldegrun, A., et al., J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 85: 207-216 (1993); Ferrantini, M. et al., Cancer Research 53: 1107-1112 (1993); Ferrantini, M. et al., J. Immunology 153: 4604-4615 (1994); Kaido, T., et al., Int. J. Cancer 60: 221-229 (1995); Ogura, H., et al., Cancer Research 50: 5102-5106 (1990); Santodonato, L., et al., Human Gene Therapy 7:1-10 (1996); Santodonato, L., et al., Gene Therapy 4:1246-1255 (1997); and Zhang, J.-F. et al., Cancer Gene Therapy 3: 31-38 (1996)), which are herein incorporated by reference. In one embodiment, the cells which are engineered are arterial cells. The arterial cells may be reintroduced into the patient through direct injection to the artery, the tissues surrounding the artery, or through catheter injection.

As discussed in more detail below, the polynucleotide constructs can be delivered by any method that delivers injectable materials to the cells of an animal, such as, injection into the interstitial space of tissues (heart, muscle, skin, lung, liver, and the like). The polynucleotide constructs may be delivered in a pharmaceutically acceptable liquid or aqueous carrier.

In one embodiment, the polynucleotide of the present invention is delivered as a naked polynucleotide. The term “naked” polynucleotide, DNA or RNA refers to sequences that are free from any delivery vehicle that acts to assist, promote or facilitate entry into the cell, including viral sequences, viral particles, liposome formulations, LIPOFECTIN™ or precipitating agents and the like. However, the polynucleotide of the present invention can also be delivered in liposome formulations and LIPOFECTIN™ formulations and the like can be prepared by methods well known to those skilled in the art. Such methods are described, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,593,972, 5,589,466, and 5,580,859, which are herein incorporated by reference.

The polynucleotide vector constructs used in the gene therapy method are preferably constructs that will not integrate into the host genome nor will they contain sequences that allow for replication. Appropriate vectors include pWLNEO, pSV2CAT, pOG44, pXT1 and pSG available from Stratagene; pSVK3, pBPV, pMSG and pSVL available from Pharmacia; and pEF1V5, pcDNA3.1, and pRc/CMV2 available from Invitrogen. Other suitable vectors will be readily apparent to the skilled artisan.

Any strong promoter known to those skilled in the art can be used for driving the expression of the polynucleotide sequence. Suitable promoters include adenoviral promoters, such as the adenoviral major late promoter; or heterologous promoters, such as the cytomegalovirus (CMV) promoter; the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) promoter; inducible promoters, such as the MMT promoter, the metallothionein promoter; heat shock promoters; the albumin promoter; the ApoAI promoter; human globin promoters; viral thymidine kinase promoters, such as the Herpes Simplex thymidine kinase promoter; retroviral LTRs; the b-actin promoter; and human growth hormone promoters. The promoter also may be the native promoter for the polynucleotide of the present invention.

Unlike other gene therapy techniques, one major advantage of introducing naked nucleic acid sequences into target cells is the transitory nature of the polynucleotide synthesis in the cells. Studies have shown that non-replicating DNA sequences can be introduced into cells to provide production of the desired polypeptide for periods of up to six months.

The polynucleotide construct can be delivered to the interstitial space of tissues within the an animal, including of muscle, skin, brain, lung, liver, spleen, bone marrow, thymus, heart, lymph, blood, bone, cartilage, pancreas, kidney, gall bladder, stomach, intestine, testis, ovary, uterus, rectum, nervous system, eye, gland, and connective tissue. Interstitial space of the tissues comprises the intercellular, fluid, mucopolysaccharide matrix among the reticular fibers of organ tissues, elastic fibers in the walls of vessels or chambers, collagen fibers of fibrous tissues, or that same matrix within connective tissue ensheathing muscle cells or in the lacunae of bone. It is similarly the space occupied by the plasma of the circulation and the lymph fluid of the lymphatic channels. Delivery to the interstitial space of muscle tissue is preferred for the reasons discussed below. They may be conveniently delivered by injection into the tissues comprising these cells. They are preferably delivered to and expressed in persistent, non-dividing cells which are differentiated, although delivery and expression may be achieved in non-differentiated or less completely differentiated cells, such as, for example, stem cells of blood or skin fibroblasts. In vivo muscle cells are particularly competent in their ability to take up and express polynucleotides.

For the naked nucleic acid sequence injection, an effective dosage amount of DNA or RNA will be in the range of from about 0.05 mg/kg body weight to about 50 mg/kg body weight. Preferably the dosage will be from about 0.005 mg/kg to about 20 mg/kg and more preferably from about 0.05 mg/kg to about 5 mg/kg. Of course, as the artisan of ordinary skill will appreciate, this dosage will vary according to the tissue site of injection. The appropriate and effective dosage of nucleic acid sequence can readily be determined by those of ordinary skill in the art and may depend on the condition being treated and the route of administration.

The preferred route of administration is by the parenteral route of injection into the interstitial space of tissues. However, other parenteral routes may also be used, such as, inhalation of an aerosol formulation particularly for delivery to lungs or bronchial tissues, throat or mucous membranes of the nose. In addition, naked DNA constructs can be delivered to arteries during angioplasty by the catheter used in the procedure.

The naked polynucleotides are delivered by any method known in the art, including, but not limited to, direct needle injection at the delivery site, intravenous injection, topical administration, catheter infusion, and so-called “gene guns”. These delivery methods are known in the art.

The constructs may also be delivered with delivery vehicles such as viral sequences, viral particles, liposome formulations, LIPOFECTIN™, precipitating agents, etc. Such methods of delivery are known in the art.

In certain embodiments, the polynucleotide constructs are complexed in a liposome preparation. Liposomal preparations for use in the instant invention include cationic (positively charged), anionic (negatively charged) and neutral preparations. However, cationic liposomes are particularly preferred because a tight charge complex can be formed between the cationic liposome and the polyanionic nucleic acid. Cationic liposomes have been shown to mediate intracellular delivery of plasmid DNA (Felgner et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA (1987) 84:7413-7416, which is herein incorporated by reference); mRNA (Malone et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA (1989) 86:6077-6081, which is herein incorporated by reference); and purified transcription factors (Debs et al., J. Biol. Chem. (1990) 265:10189-10192, which is herein incorporated by reference), in functional form.

Cationic liposomes are readily available. For example, N[1-2,3-dioleyloxy)propyl]-N,N,N-triethylammonium (DOTMA) liposomes are particularly useful and are available under the trademark LIPOFECTIN™, from GIBCO BRL, Grand Island, N.Y. (See, also, Felgner et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA (1987) 84:7413-7416, which is herein incorporated by reference). Other commercially available liposomes include transfectace (DDAB/DOPE) and DOTAP/DOPE (Boehringer).

Other cationic liposomes can be prepared from readily available materials using techniques well known in the art. See, e.g. PCT Publication No. WO 90/11092 (which is herein incorporated by reference) for a description of the synthesis of DOTAP (1,2-bis(oleoyloxy)-3-(trimethylammonio)propane) liposomes. Preparation of DOTMA liposomes is explained in the literature, see, e.g., P. Felgner et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 84:7413-7417, which is herein incorporated by reference. Similar methods can be used to prepare liposomes from other cationic lipid materials.

Similarly, anionic and neutral liposomes are readily available, such as from Avanti Polar Lipids (Birmingham, Ala.), or can be easily prepared using readily available materials. Such materials include phosphatidyl, choline, cholesterol, phosphatidyl ethanolamine, dioleoylphosphatidyl choline (DOPC), dioleoylphosphatidyl glycerol (DOPG), dioleoylphoshatidyl ethanolamine (DOPE), among others. These materials can also be mixed with the DOTMA and DOTAP starting materials in appropriate ratios. Methods for making liposomes using these materials are well known in the art.

For example, commercially dioleoylphosphatidyl choline (DOPC), dioleoylphosphatidyl glycerol (DOPG), and dioleoylphosphatidyl ethanolamine (DOPE) can be used in various combinations to make conventional liposomes, with or without the addition of cholesterol. Thus, for example, DOPG/DOPC vesicles can be prepared by drying 50 mg each of DOPG and DOPC under a stream of nitrogen gas into a sonication vial. The sample is placed under a vacuum pump overnight and is hydrated the following day with deionized water. The sample is then sonicated for 2 hours in a capped vial, using a Heat Systems model 350 sonicator equipped with an inverted cup (bath type) probe at the maximum setting while the bath is circulated at 15EC. Alternatively, negatively charged vesicles can be prepared without sonication to produce multilamellar vesicles or by extrusion through nucleopore membranes to produce unilamellar vesicles of discrete size. Other methods are known and available to those of skill in the art.

The liposomes can comprise multilamellar vesicles (MLVs), small unilamellar vesicles (SUVs), or large unilamellar vesicles (LUVs), with SUVs being preferred. The various liposome-nucleic acid complexes are prepared using methods well known in the art. See, e.g., Straubinger et al., Methods of Immunology (1983), 101:512-527, which is herein incorporated by reference. For example, MLVs containing nucleic acid can be prepared by depositing a thin film of phospholipid on the walls of a glass tube and subsequently hydrating with a solution of the material to be encapsulated. SUVs are prepared by extended sonication of MLVs to produce a homogeneous population of unilamellar liposomes. The material to be entrapped is added to a suspension of preformed MLVs and then sonicated. When using liposomes containing cationic lipids, the dried lipid film is resuspended in an appropriate solution such as sterile water or an isotonic buffer solution such as 10 mM Tris/NaCl, sonicated, and then the preformed liposomes are mixed directly with the DNA. The liposome and DNA form a very stable complex due to binding of the positively charged liposomes to the cationic DNA. SUVs find use with small nucleic acid fragments. LUVs are prepared by a number of methods, well known in the art. Commonly used methods include Ca²⁺-EDTA chelation (Papahadjopoulos et al., Biochim. Biophys. Acta (1975) 394:483; Wilson et al., Cell 17:77 (1979)); ether injection (Deamer, D. and Bangham, A., Biochim. Biophys. Acta 443:629 (1976); Ostro et al., Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 76:836 (1977); Fraley et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 76:3348 (1979)); detergent dialysis (Enoch, H. and Strittmatter, P., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 76:145 (1979)); and reverse-phase evaporation (REV) (Fraley et al., J. Biol. Chem. 255:10431 (1980); Szoka, F. and Papahadjopoulos, D., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 75:145 (1978); Schaefer-Ridder et al., Science 215:166 (1982)), which are herein incorporated by reference.

Generally, the ratio of DNA to liposomes will be from about 10:1 to about 1:10. Preferably, the ration will be from about 5:1 to about 1:5. More preferably, the ration will be about 3:1 to about 1:3. Still more preferably, the ratio will be about 1:1.

U.S. Pat. No. 5,676,954 (which is herein incorporated by reference) reports on the injection of genetic material, complexed with cationic liposomes carriers, into mice. U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,897,355, 4,946,787, 5,049,386, 5,459,127, 5,589,466, 5,693,622, 5,580,859, 5,703,055, and international publication no. WO 94/9469 (which are herein incorporated by reference) provide cationic lipids for use in transfecting DNA into cells and mammals. U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,589,466, 5,693,622, 5,580,859, 5,703,055, and international publication no. WO 94/9469 provide methods for delivering DNA-cationic lipid complexes to mammals.

In certain embodiments, cells are engineered, ex vivo or in vivo, using a retroviral particle containing RNA which comprises a sequence encoding a polypeptide of the present invention. Retroviruses from which the retroviral plasmid vectors may be derived include, but are not limited to, Moloney Murine Leukemia Virus, spleen necrosis virus, Rous sarcoma Virus, Harvey Sarcoma Virus, avian leukosis virus, gibbon ape leukemia virus, human immunodeficiency virus, Myeloproliferative Sarcoma Virus, and mammary tumor virus.

The retroviral plasmid vector is employed to transduce packaging cell lines to form producer cell lines. Examples of packaging cells which may be transfected include, but are not limited to, the PE501, PA317, R-2, R-AM, PA12, T19-14X, VT-19-17-H2, RCRE, RCRIP, GP+E-86, GP+envAm12, and DAN cell lines as described in Miller, Human Gene Therapy 1:5-14 (1990), which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. The vector may transduce the packaging cells through any means known in the art. Such means include, but are not limited to, electroporation, the use of liposomes, and CaPO₄ precipitation. In one alternative, the retroviral plasmid vector may be encapsulated into a liposome, or coupled to a lipid, and then administered to a host.

The producer cell line generates infectious retroviral vector particles which include polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide of the present invention. Such retroviral vector particles then may be employed, to transduce eukaryotic cells, either in vitro or in vivo. The transduced eukaryotic cells will express a polypeptide of the present invention.

In certain other embodiments, cells are engineered, ex vivo or in vivo, with polynucleotide contained in an adenovirus vector. Adenovirus can be manipulated such that it encodes and expresses a polypeptide of the present invention, and at the same time is inactivated in terms of its ability to replicate in a normal lytic viral life cycle. Adenovirus expression is achieved without integration of the viral DNA into the host cell chromosome, thereby alleviating concerns about insertional mutagenesis. Furthermore, adenoviruses have been used as live enteric vaccines for many years with an excellent safety profile (Schwartz et al. Am. Rev. Respir. Dis. 109:233-238 (1974)). Finally, adenovirus mediated gene transfer has been demonstrated in a number of instances including transfer of alpha-1-antitrypsin and CFTR to the lungs of cotton rats (Rosenfeld, M. A. et al. (1991) Science 252:431-434; Rosenfeld et al., (1992) Cell 68:143-155). Furthermore, extensive studies to attempt to establish adenovirus as a causative agent in human cancer were uniformly negative (Green, M. et al. (1979) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 76:6606).

Suitable adenoviral vectors useful in the present invention are described, for example, in Kozarsky and Wilson, Curr. Opin. Genet. Devel. 3:499-503 (1993); Rosenfeld et al., Cell 68:143-155 (1992); Engelhardt et al., Human Genet. Ther. 4:759-769 (1993); Yang et al., Nature Genet. 7:362-369 (1994); Wilson et al., Nature 365:691-692 (1993); and U.S. Pat. No. 5,652,224, which are herein incorporated by reference. For example, the adenovirus vector Ad2 is useful and can be grown in human 293 cells. These cells contain the E1 region of adenovirus and constitutively express E1a and E1b, which complement the defective adenoviruses by providing the products of the genes deleted from the vector. In addition to Ad2, other varieties of adenovirus (e.g., Ad3, Ad5, and Ad7) are also useful in the present invention.

Preferably, the adenoviruses used in the present invention are replication deficient. Replication deficient adenoviruses require the aid of a helper virus and/or packaging cell line to form infectious particles. The resulting virus is capable of infecting cells and can express a polynucleotide of interest which is operably linked to a promoter, but cannot replicate in most cells. Replication deficient adenoviruses may be deleted in one or more of all or a portion of the following genes: E1a, E1b, E3, E4, E2a, or L1 through L5.

In certain other embodiments, the cells are engineered, ex vivo or in vivo, using an adeno-associated virus (AAV). AAVs are naturally occurring defective viruses that require helper viruses to produce infectious particles (Muzyczka, N., Curr. Topics in Microbiol. Immunol. 158:97 (1992)). It is also one of the few viruses that may integrate its DNA into non-dividing cells. Vectors containing as little as 300 base pairs of AAV can be packaged and can integrate, but space for exogenous DNA is limited to about 4.5 kb. Methods for producing and using such AAVs are known in the art. See, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,139,941, 5,173,414, 5,354,678, 5,436,146, 5,474,935, 5,478,745, and 5,589,377.

For example, an appropriate AAV vector for use in the present invention will include all the sequences necessary for DNA replication, encapsidation, and host-cell integration. The polynucleotide construct is inserted into the AAV vector using standard cloning methods, such as those found in Sambrook et al., Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Press (1989). The recombinant AAV vector is then transfected into packaging cells which are infected with a helper virus, using any standard technique, including lipofection, electroporation, calcium phosphate precipitation, etc. Appropriate helper viruses include adenoviruses, cytomegaloviruses, vaccinia viruses, or herpes viruses. Once the packaging cells are transfected and infected, they will produce infectious AAV viral particles which contain the polynucleotide construct. These viral particles are then used to transduce eukaryotic cells, either ex vivo or in vivo. The transduced cells will contain the polynucleotide construct integrated into its genome, and will express a polypeptide of the invention.

Another method of gene therapy involves operably associating heterologous control regions and endogenous polynucleotide sequences (e.g. encoding a polypeptide of the present invention) via homologous recombination (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,641,670, issued Jun. 24, 1997; International Publication No. WO 96/29411, published Sep. 26, 1996; International Publication No. WO 94/12650, published Aug. 4, 1994; Koller et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86:8932-8935 (1989); and Zijlstra et al., Nature 342:435-438 (1989), which are herein encorporated by reference. This method involves the activation of a gene which is present in the target cells, but which is not normally expressed in the cells, or is expressed at a lower level than desired.

Polynucleotide constructs are made, using standard techniques known in the art, which contain the promoter with targeting sequences flanking the promoter. Suitable promoters are described herein. The targeting sequence is sufficiently complementary to an endogenous sequence to permit homologous recombination of the promoter-targeting sequence with the endogenous sequence. The targeting sequence will be sufficiently near the 5′ end of the desired endogenous polynucleotide sequence so the promoter will be operably linked to the endogenous sequence upon homologous recombination.

The promoter and the targeting sequences can be amplified using PCR. Preferably, the amplified promoter contains distinct restriction enzyme sites on the 5′ and 3′ ends. Preferably, the 3′ end of the first targeting sequence contains the same restriction enzyme site as the 5′ end of the amplified promoter and the 5′ end of the second targeting sequence contains the same restriction site as the 3′ end of the amplified promoter. The amplified promoter and targeting sequences are digested and ligated together.

The promoter-targeting sequence construct is delivered to the cells, either as naked polynucleotide, or in conjunction with transfection-facilitating agents, such as liposomes, viral sequences, viral particles, whole viruses, lipofection, precipitating agents, etc., described in more detail above. The P promoter-targeting sequence can be delivered by any method, included direct needle injection, intravenous injection, topical administration, catheter infusion, particle accelerators, etc. The methods are described in more detail below.

The promoter-targeting sequence construct is taken up by cells. Homologous recombination between the construct and the endogenous sequence takes place, such that an endogenous sequence is placed under the control of the promoter. The promoter then drives the expression of the endogenous sequence.

The polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide of the present invention may contain a secretory signal sequence that facilitates secretion of the protein. Typically, the signal sequence is positioned in the coding region of the polynucleotide to be expressed towards or at the 5′ enc of the coding region. The signal sequence may be homologous or heterologous to the polynucleotide of interest and may be homologous or heterologous to the cells to be transfected. Additionally, the signal sequence may be chemically synthesized using methods known in the art.

Any mode of administration of any of the above-described polynucleotides constructs can be used so long as the mode results in the expression of one or more molecules in an amount sufficient to provide a therapeutic effect. This includes direct needle injection, systemic injection, catheter infusion, biolistic injectors, particle accelerators (i.e., “gene guns”), gelfoam sponge depots, other commercially available depot materials, osmotic pumps (e.g., Alza minipumps), oral or suppositorial solid (tablet or pill) pharmaceutical formulations, and decanting or topical applications during surgery. For example, direct injection of naked calcium phosphate-precipitated plasmid into rat liver and rat spleen or a protein-coated plasmid into the portal vein has resulted in gene expression of the foreign gene in the rat livers (Kaneda et al., Science 243:375 (1989)).

A preferred method of local administration is by direct injection. Preferably, a recombinant molecule of the present invention complexed with a delivery vehicle is administered by direct injection into or locally within the area of arteries. Administration of a composition locally within the area of arteries refers to injecting the composition centimeters and preferably, millimeters within arteries.

Another method of local administration is to contact a polynucleotide construct of the present invention in or around a surgical wound. For example, a patient can undergo surgery and the polynucleotide construct can be coated on the surface of tissue inside the wound or the construct can be injected into areas of tissue inside the wound.

Therapeutic compositions useful in systemic administration, include recombinant molecules of the present invention complexed to a targeted delivery vehicle of the present invention. Suitable delivery vehicles for use with systemic administration comprise liposomes comprising ligands for targeting the vehicle to a particular site. In specific embodiments, suitable delivery vehicles for use with systemic administration comprise liposomes comprising polypeptides of the invention for targeting the vehicle to a particular site.

Preferred methods of systemic administration, include intravenous injection, aerosol, oral and percutaneous (topical) delivery. Intravenous injections can be performed using methods standard in the art. Aerosol delivery can also be performed using methods standard in the art (see, for example, Stribling et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 189:11277-11281, 1992, which is incorporated herein by reference). Oral delivery can be performed by complexing a polynucleotide construct of the present invention to a carrier capable of withstanding degradation by digestive enzymes in the gut of an animal. Examples of such carriers, include plastic capsules or tablets, such as those known in the art. Topical delivery can be performed by mixing a polynucleotide construct of the present invention with a lipophilic reagent (e.g., DMSO) that is capable of passing into the skin.

Determining an effective amount of substance to be delivered can depend upon a number of factors including, for example, the chemical structure and biological activity of the substance, the age and weight of the animal, the precise condition requiring treatment and its severity, and the route of administration. The frequency of treatments depends upon a number of factors, such as the amount of polynucleotide constructs administered per dose, as well as the health and history of the subject. The precise amount, number of doses, and timing of doses will be determined by the attending physician or veterinarian.

Therapeutic compositions of the present invention can be administered to any animal, preferably to mammals and birds. Preferred mammals include humans, dogs, cats, mice, rats, rabbits sheep, cattle, horses and pigs, with humans being particularly preferred.

Biological Activities

Polynucleotides or polypeptides, or agonists or antagonists of the present invention, can be used in assays to test for one or more biological activities. If these polynucleotides or polypeptides, or agonists or antagonists of the present invention, do exhibit activity in a particular assay, it is likely that these molecules may be involved in the diseases associated with the biological activity. Thus, the polynucleotides and polypeptides, and agonists or antagonists could be used to treat the associated disease.

Members of the secreted family of proteins are believed to be involved in biological activities associated with, for example, cellular signaling. Accordingly, compositions of the invention (including polynucleotides, polypeptides and antibodies of the invention, and fragments and variants thereof) may be used in diagnosis, prognosis, prevention and/or treatment of diseases and/or disorders associated with aberrant activity of secreted polypeptides.

In preferred embodiments, compositions of the invention (including polynucleotides, polypeptides and antibodies of the invention, and fragments and variants thereof) may be used in the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention and/or treatment of diseases and/or disorders relating to diseases and disorders of the endocrine system, the nervous system (See, for example, “Neurological Disorders” section below), and the immune system (See, for example, “Immune Activity” section below).

In certain embodiments, a polypeptide of the invention, or polynucleotides, antibodies, agonists, or antagonists corresponding to that polypeptide, may be used to diagnose and/or prognose diseases and/or disorders associated with the tissue(s) in which the polypeptide of the invention is expressed including one, two, three, four, five, or more tissues disclosed in Table 1B.2, column 5 (Tissue Distribution Library Code).

Thus, polynucleotides, translation products and antibodies of the invention are useful in the diagnosis, detection and/or treatment of diseases and/or disorders associated with activities that include, but are not limited to, prohormone activation, neurotransmitter activity, cellular signaling, cellular proliferation, cellular differentiation, and cell migration.

More generally, polynucleotides, translation products and antibodies corresponding to this gene may be useful for the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention and/or treatment of diseases and/or disorders associated with the following systems.

Immune Activity

Polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be useful in treating, preventing, diagnosing and/or prognosing diseases, disorders, and/or conditions of the immune system, by, for example, activating or inhibiting the proliferation, differentiation, or mobilization (chemotaxis) of immune cells. Immune cells develop through a process called hematopoiesis, producing myeloid (platelets, red blood cells, neutrophils, and macrophages) and lymphoid (B and T lymphocytes) cells from pluripotent stem cells. The etiology of these immune diseases, disorders, and/or conditions may be genetic, somatic, such as cancer and some autoimmune diseases, acquired (e.g., by chemotherapy or toxins), or infectious. Moreover, polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention can be used as a marker or detector of a particular immune system disease or disorder.

In another embodiment, a polypeptide of the invention, or polynucleotides, antibodies, agonists, or antagonists corresponding to that polypeptide, may be used to treat diseases and disorders of the immune system and/or to inhibit or enhance an immune response generated by cells associated with the tissue(s) in which the polypeptide of the invention is expressed, including one, two, three, four, five, or more tissues disclosed in Table 1B.2, column 5 (Tissue Distribution Library Code).

Polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be useful in treating, preventing, diagnosing, and/or prognosing immunodeficiencies, including both congenital and acquired immunodeficiencies. Examples of B cell immunodeficiencies in which immunoglobulin levels B cell function and/or B cell numbers are decreased include: X-linked agammaglobulinemia (Bruton's disease), X-linked infantile agammaglobulinemia, X-linked immunodeficiency with hyper IgM, non X-linked immunodeficiency with hyper IgM, X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome (XLP), agammaglobulinemia including congenital and acquired agammaglobulinemia, adult onset agammaglobulinemia, late-onset agammaglobulinemia, dysgammaglobulinemia, hypogammaglobulinemia, unspecified hypogammaglobulinemia, recessive agammaglobulinemia (Swiss type), Selective IgM deficiency, selective IgA deficiency, selective IgG subclass deficiencies, IgG subclass deficiency (with or without IgA deficiency), Ig deficiency with increased IgM, IgG and IgA deficiency with increased IgM, antibody deficiency with normal or elevated Igs, Ig heavy chain deletions, kappa chain deficiency, B cell lymphoproliferative disorder (BLPD), common variable immunodeficiency (CVID), common variable immunodeficiency (CVI) (acquired), and transient hypogammaglobulinemia of infancy.

In specific embodiments, ataxia-telangiectasia or conditions associated with ataxia-telangiectasia are treated, prevented, diagnosed, and/or prognosing using the polypeptides or polynucleotides of the invention, and/or agonists or antagonists thereof.

Examples of congenital immunodeficiencies in which T cell and/or B cell function and/or number is decreased include, but are not limited to: DiGeorge anomaly, severe combined immunodeficiencies (SCID) (including, but not limited to, X-linked SCID, autosomal recessive SCID, adenosine deaminase deficiency, purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP) deficiency, Class II MHC deficiency (Bare lymphocyte syndrome), Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, and ataxia telangiectasia), thymic hypoplasia, third and fourth pharyngeal pouch syndrome, 22q11.2 deletion, chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis, natural killer cell deficiency (NK), idiopathic CD4+ T-lymphocytopenia, immunodeficiency with predominant T cell defect (unspecified), and unspecified immunodeficiency of cell mediated immunity.

In specific embodiments, DiGeorge anomaly or conditions associated with DiGeorge anomaly are treated, prevented, diagnosed, and/or prognosed using polypeptides or polynucleotides of the invention, or antagonists or agonists thereof.

Other immunodeficiencies that may be treated, prevented, diagnosed, and/or prognosed using polypeptides or polynucleotides of the invention, and/or agonists or antagonists thereof, include, but are not limited to, chronic granulomatous disease, Chediak-Higashi syndrome, myeloperoxidase deficiency, leukocyte glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome (XLP), leukocyte adhesion deficiency, complement component deficiencies (including C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8 and/or C9 deficiencies), reticular dysgenesis, thymic alymphoplasia-aplasia, immunodeficiency with thymoma, severe congenital leukopenia, dysplasia with immunodeficiency, neonatal neutropenia, short limbed dwarfism, and Nezelof syndrome-combined immunodeficiency with Igs.

In a preferred embodiment, the immunodeficiencies and/or conditions associated with the immunodeficiencies recited above are treated, prevented, diagnosed and/or prognosed using polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention.

In a preferred embodiment polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention could be used as an agent to boost immunoresponsiveness among immunodeficient individuals. In specific embodiments, polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention could be used as an agent to boost immunoresponsiveness among B cell and/or T cell immunodeficient individuals.

The polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be useful in treating, preventing, diagnosing and/or prognosing autoimmune disorders. Many autoimmune disorders result from inappropriate recognition of self as foreign material by immune cells. This inappropriate recognition results in an immune response leading to the destruction of the host tissue. Therefore, the administration of polynucleotides and polypeptides of the invention that can inhibit an immune response, particularly the proliferation, differentiation, or chemotaxis of T-cells, may be an effective therapy in preventing autoimmune disorders.

Autoimmune diseases or disorders that may be treated, prevented, diagnosed and/or prognosed by polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, multiple sclerosis, autoimmune thyroiditis, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, autoimmune thrombocytopenia purpura, autoimmune neonatal thrombocytopenia, idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura, purpura (e.g., Henloch-Scoenlein purpura), autoimmunocytopenia, Goodpasture's syndrome, Pemphigus vulgaris, myasthenia gravis, Grave's disease (hyperthyroidism), and insulin-resistant diabetes mellitus.

Additional disorders that are likely to have an autoimmune component that may be treated, prevented, and/or diagnosed with the compositions of the invention include, but are not limited to, type II collagen-induced arthritis, antiphospholipid syndrome, dermatitis, allergic encephalomyelitis, myocarditis, relapsing polychondritis, rheumatic heart disease, neuritis, uveitis ophthalmia, polyendocrinopathies, Reiter's Disease, Stiff-Man Syndrome, autoimmune pulmonary inflammation, autism, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, and autoimmune inflammatory eye disorders.

Additional disorders that are likely to have an autoimmune component that may be treated, prevented, diagnosed and/or prognosed with the compositions of the invention include, but are not limited to, scleroderma with anti-collagen antibodies (often characterized, e.g., by nucleolar and other nuclear antibodies), mixed connective tissue disease (often characterized, e.g., by antibodies to extractable nuclear antigens (e.g., ribonucleoprotein)), polymyositis (often characterized, e.g., by nonhistone ANA), pernicious anemia (often characterized, e.g., by antiparietal cell, microsomes, and intrinsic factor antibodies), idiopathic Addison's disease (often characterized, e.g., by humoral and cell-mediated adrenal cytotoxicity, infertility (often characterized, e.g., by antispermatozoal antibodies), glomerulonephritis (often characterized, e.g., by glomerular basement membrane antibodies or immune complexes), bullous pemphigoid (often characterized, e.g., by IgG and complement in basement membrane), Sjogren's syndrome (often characterized, e.g., by multiple tissue antibodies, and/or a specific nonhistone ANA (SS-B)), diabetes mellitus (often characterized, e.g., by cell-mediated and humoral islet cell antibodies), and adrenergic drug resistance (including adrenergic drug resistance with asthma or cystic fibrosis) (often characterized, e.g., by beta-adrenergic receptor antibodies).

Additional disorders that may have an autoimmune component that may be treated, prevented, diagnosed and/or prognosed with the compositions of the invention include, but are not limited to, chronic active hepatitis (often characterized, e.g., by smooth muscle antibodies), primary biliary cirrhosis (often characterized, e.g., by mitochondria antibodies), other endocrine gland failure (often characterized, e.g., by specific tissue antibodies in some cases), vitiligo (often characterized, e.g., by melanocyte antibodies), vasculitis (often characterized, e.g., by Ig and complement in vessel walls and/or low serum complement), post-MI (often characterized, e.g., by myocardial antibodies), cardiotomy syndrome (often characterized, e.g., by myocardial antibodies), urticaria (often characterized, e.g., by IgG and IgM antibodies to IgE), atopic dermatitis (often characterized, e.g., by IgG and IgM antibodies to IgE), asthma (often characterized, e.g., by IgG and IgM antibodies to IgE), and many other inflammatory, granulomatous, degenerative, and atrophic disorders.

In a preferred embodiment, the autoimmune diseases and disorders and/or conditions associated with the diseases and disorders recited above are treated, prevented, diagnosed and/or prognosed using for example, antagonists or agonists, polypeptides or polynucleotides, or antibodies of the present invention. In a specific preferred embodiment, rheumatoid arthritis is treated, prevented, and/or diagnosed using polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention.

In another specific preferred embodiment, systemic lupus erythematosus is treated, prevented, and/or diagnosed using polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention. In another specific preferred embodiment, idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura is treated, prevented, and/or diagnosed using polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention.

In another specific preferred embodiment IgA nephropathy is treated, prevented, and/or diagnosed using polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention.

In a preferred embodiment, the autoimmune diseases and disorders and/or conditions associated with the diseases and disorders recited above are treated, prevented, diagnosed and/or prognosed using polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention

In preferred embodiments, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention are used as a immunosuppressive agent(s).

Polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be useful in treating, preventing, prognosing, and/or diagnosing diseases, disorders, and/or conditions of hematopoietic cells. Polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention could be used to increase differentiation and proliferation of hematopoietic cells, including the pluripotent stem cells, in an effort to treat or prevent those diseases, disorders, and/or conditions associated with a decrease in certain (or many) types hematopoietic cells, including but not limited to, leukopenia, neutropenia, anemia, and thrombocytopenia. Alternatively, Polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention could be used to increase differentiation and proliferation of hematopoietic cells, including the pluripotent stem cells, in an effort to treat or prevent those diseases, disorders, and/or conditions associated with an increase in certain (or many) types of hematopoietic cells, including but not limited to, histiocytosis.

Allergic reactions and conditions, such as asthma (particularly allergic asthma) or other respiratory problems, may also be treated, prevented, diagnosed and/or prognosed using polypeptides, antibodies, or polynucleotides of the invention, and/or agonists or antagonists thereof. Moreover, these molecules can be used to treat, prevent, prognose, and/or diagnose anaphylaxis, hypersensitivity to an antigenic molecule, or blood group incompatibility.

Additionally, polypeptides or polynucleotides of the invention, and/or agonists or antagonists thereof, may be used to treat, prevent, diagnose and/or prognose IgE-mediated allergic reactions. Such allergic reactions include, but are not limited to, asthma, rhinitis, and eczema. In specific embodiments, polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be used to modulate IgE concentrations in vitro or in vivo.

Moreover, polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention have uses in the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, and/or treatment of inflammatory conditions. For example, since polypeptides, antibodies, or polynucleotides of the invention, and/or agonists or antagonists of the invention may inhibit the activation, proliferation and/or differentiation of cells involved in an inflammatory response, these molecules can be used to prevent and/or treat chronic and acute inflammatory conditions. Such inflammatory conditions include, but are not limited to, for example, inflammation associated with infection (e.g., septic shock, sepsis, or systemic inflammatory response syndrome), ischemia-reperfusion injury, endotoxin lethality, complement-mediated hyperacute rejection, nephritis, cytokine or chemokine induced lung injury, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, over production of cytokines (e.g., TNF or IL-1.), respiratory disorders (e.g., asthma and allergy); gastrointestinal disorders (e.g., inflammatory bowel disease); cancers (e.g., gastric, ovarian, lung, bladder, liver, and breast); CNS disorders (e.g., multiple sclerosis; ischemic brain injury and/or stroke, traumatic brain injury, neurodegenerative disorders (e.g., Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease); AIDS-related dementia; and prion disease); cardiovascular disorders (e.g., atherosclerosis, myocarditis, cardiovascular disease, and cardiopulmonary bypass complications); as well as many additional diseases, conditions, and disorders that are characterized by inflammation (e.g., hepatitis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, trauma, pancreatitis, sarcoidosis, dermatitis, renal ischemia-reperfusion injury, Grave's disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, diabetes mellitus, and allogenic transplant rejection).

Because inflammation is a fundamental defense mechanism, inflammatory disorders can effect virtually any tissue of the body. Accordingly, polynucleotides, polypeptides, and antibodies of the invention, as well as agonists or antagonists thereof, have uses in the treatment of tissue-specific inflammatory disorders, including, but not limited to, adrenalitis, alveolitis, angiocholecystitis, appendicitis, balanitis, blepharitis, bronchitis, bursitis, carditis, cellulitis, cervicitis, cholecystitis, chorditis, cochlitis, colitis, conjunctivitis, cystitis, dermatitis, diverticulitis, encephalitis, endocarditis, esophagitis, eustachitis, fibrositis, folliculitis, gastritis, gastroenteritis, gingivitis, glossitis, hepatosplenitis, keratitis, labyrinthitis, laryngitis, lymphangitis, mastitis, media otitis, meningitis, metritis, mucitis, myocarditis, myosititis, myringitis, nephritis, neuritis, orchitis, osteochondritis, otitis, pericarditis, peritendonitis, peritonitis, pharyngitis, phlebitis, poliomyelitis, prostatitis, pulpitis, retinitis, rhinitis, salpingitis, scleritis, sclerochoroiditis, scrotitis, sinusitis, spondylitis, steatitis, stomatitis, synovitis, syringitis, tendonitis, tonsillitis, urethritis, and vaginitis.

In specific embodiments, polypeptides, antibodies, or polynucleotides of the invention, and/or agonists or antagonists thereof, are useful to diagnose, prognose, prevent, and/or treat organ transplant rejections and graft-versus-host disease. Organ rejection occurs by host immune cell destruction of the transplanted tissue through an immune response. Similarly, an immune response is also involved in GVHD, but, in this case, the foreign transplanted immune cells destroy the host tissues. Polypeptides, antibodies, or polynucleotides of the invention, and/or agonists or antagonists thereof, that inhibit an immune response, particularly the activation, proliferation, differentiation, or chemotaxis of T-cells, may be an effective therapy in preventing organ rejection or GVHD. In specific embodiments, polypeptides, antibodies, or polynucleotides of the invention, and/or agonists or antagonists thereof, that inhibit an immune response, particularly the activation, proliferation, differentiation, or chemotaxis of T-cells, may be an effective therapy in preventing experimental allergic and hyperacute xenograft rejection.

In other embodiments, polypeptides, antibodies, or polynucleotides of the invention, and/or agonists or antagonists thereof, are useful to diagnose, prognose, prevent, and/or treat immune complex diseases, including, but not limited to, serum sickness, post streptococcal glomerulonephritis, polyarteritis nodosa, and immune complex-induced vasculitis.

Polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the invention can be used to treat, detect, and/or prevent infectious agents. For example, by increasing the immune response, particularly increasing the proliferation activation and/or differentiation of B and/or T cells, infectious diseases may be treated, detected, and/or prevented. The immune response may be increased by either enhancing an existing immune response, or by initiating a new immune response. Alternatively, polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may also directly inhibit the infectious agent (refer to section of application listing infectious agents, etc), without necessarily eliciting an immune response.

In another embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention are used as a vaccine adjuvant that enhances immune responsiveness to an antigen. In a specific embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention are used as an adjuvant to enhance tumor-specific immune responses.

In another specific embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention are used as an adjuvant to enhance anti-viral immune responses. Anti-viral immune responses that may be enhanced using the compositions of the invention as an adjuvant, include virus and virus associated diseases or symptoms described herein or otherwise known in the art. In specific embodiments, the compositions of the invention are used as an adjuvant to enhance an immune response to a virus, disease, or symptom selected from the group consisting of: AIDS, meningitis, Dengue, EBV, and hepatitis (e.g., hepatitis B). In another specific embodiment, the compositions of the invention are used as an adjuvant to enhance an immune response to a virus, disease, or symptom selected from the group consisting of: HIV/AIDS, respiratory syncytial virus, Dengue, rotavirus, Japanese B encephalitis, influenza A and B, parainfluenza, measles, cytomegalovirus, rabies, Junin, Chikungunya, Rift Valley Fever, herpes simplex, and yellow fever.

In another specific embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention are used as an adjuvant to enhance anti-bacterial or anti-fungal immune responses. Anti-bacterial or anti-fungal immune responses that may be enhanced using the compositions of the invention as an adjuvant, include bacteria or fungus and bacteria or fungus associated diseases or symptoms described herein or otherwise known in the art. In specific embodiments, the compositions of the invention are used as an adjuvant to enhance an immune response to a bacteria or fungus, disease, or symptom selected from the group consisting of: tetanus, Diphtheria, botulism, and meningitis type B.

In another specific embodiment, the compositions of the invention are used as an adjuvant to enhance an immune response to a bacteria or fungus, disease, or symptom selected from the group consisting of: Vibrio cholerae, Mycobacterium leprae, Salmonella typhi, Salmonella paratyphi, Meisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Group B streptococcus, Shigella spp., Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, Enterohemorrhagic E. coli, and Borrelia burgdorferi.

In another specific embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention are used as an adjuvant to enhance anti-parasitic immune responses. Anti-parasitic immune responses that may be enhanced using the compositions of the invention as an adjuvant, include parasite and parasite associated diseases or symptoms described herein or otherwise known in the art. In specific embodiments, the compositions of the invention are used as an adjuvant to enhance an immune response to a parasite. In another specific embodiment, the compositions of the invention are used as an adjuvant to enhance an immune response to Plasmodium (malaria) or Leishmania.

In another specific embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may also be employed to treat infectious diseases including silicosis, sarcoidosis, and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; for example, by preventing the recruitment and activation of mononuclear phagocytes.

In another specific embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention are used as an antigen for the generation of antibodies to inhibit or enhance immune mediated responses against polypeptides of the invention.

In one embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention are administered to an animal (e.g., mouse, rat, rabbit, hamster, guinea pig, pigs, micro-pig, chicken, camel, goat, horse, cow, sheep, dog, cat, non-human primate, and human, most preferably human) to boost the immune system to produce increased quantities of one or more antibodies (e.g., IgG, IgA, IgM, and IgE), to induce higher affinity antibody production and immunoglobulin class switching (e.g., IgG, IgA, IgM, and IgE), and/or to increase an immune response.

In another specific embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention are used as a stimulator of B cell responsiveness to pathogens.

In another specific embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention are used as an activator of T cells.

In another specific embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention are used as an agent that elevates the immune status of an individual prior to their receipt of immunosuppressive therapies.

In another specific embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention are used as an agent to induce higher affinity antibodies.

In another specific embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention are used as an agent to increase serum immunoglobulin concentrations.

In another specific embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention are used as an agent to accelerate recovery of immunocompromised individuals.

In another specific embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention are used as an agent to boost immunoresponsiveness among aged populations and/or neonates.

In another specific embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention are used as an immune system enhancer prior to, during, or after bone marrow transplant and/or other transplants (e.g., allogeneic or xenogeneic organ transplantation). With respect to transplantation, compositions of the invention may be administered prior to, concomitant with, and/or after transplantation. In a specific embodiment, compositions of the invention are administered after transplantation, prior to the beginning of recovery of T-cell populations. In another specific embodiment, compositions of the invention are first administered after transplantation after the beginning of recovery of T cell populations, but prior to full recovery of B cell populations.

In another specific embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention are used as an agent to boost immunoresponsiveness among individuals having an acquired loss of B cell function. Conditions resulting in an acquired loss of B cell function that may be ameliorated or treated by administering the polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists thereof, include, but are not limited to, HIV Infection, AIDS, bone marrow transplant, and B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).

In another specific embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention are used as an agent to boost immunoresponsiveness among individuals having a temporary immune deficiency. Conditions resulting in a temporary immune deficiency that may be ameliorated or treated by administering the polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists thereof, include, but are not limited to, recovery from viral infections (e.g., influenza), conditions associated with malnutrition, recovery from infectious mononucleosis, or conditions associated with stress, recovery from measles, recovery from blood transfusion, and recovery from surgery.

In another specific embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention are used as a regulator of antigen presentation by monocytes, dendritic cells, and/or B-cells. In one embodiment, polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention enhance antigen presentation or antagonizes antigen presentation in vitro or in vivo. Moreover, in related embodiments, said enhancement or antagonism of antigen presentation may be useful as an anti-tumor treatment or to modulate the immune system.

In another specific embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention are used as an agent to direct an individual's immune system towards development of a humoral response (i.e. TH2) as opposed to a TH1 cellular response.

In another specific embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention are used as a means to induce tumor proliferation and thus make it more susceptible to anti-neoplastic agents. For example, multiple myeloma is a slowly dividing disease and is thus refractory to virtually all anti-neoplastic regimens. If these cells were forced to proliferate more rapidly their susceptibility profile would likely change.

In another specific embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention are used as a stimulator of B cell production in pathologies such as AIDS, chronic lymphocyte disorder and/or Common Variable Immunodificiency.

In another specific embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention are used as a therapy for generation and/or regeneration of lymphoid tissues following surgery, trauma or genetic defect. In another specific embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention are used in the pretreatment of bone marrow samples prior to transplant.

In another specific embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention are used as a gene-based therapy for genetically inherited disorders resulting in immuno-incompetence/immunodeficiency such as observed among SCID patients.

In another specific embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention are used as a means of activating monocytes/macrophages to defend against parasitic diseases that effect monocytes such as Leishmania.

In another specific embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention are used as a means of regulating secreted cytokines that are elicited by polypeptides of the invention.

In another embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention are used in one or more of the applications described herein, as they may apply to veterinary medicine.

In another specific embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention are used as a means of blocking various aspects of immune responses to foreign agents or self. Examples of diseases or conditions in which blocking of certain aspects of immune responses may be desired include autoimmune disorders such as lupus, and arthritis, as well as immunoresponsiveness to skin allergies, inflammation, bowel disease, injury and diseases/disorders associated with pathogens.

In another specific embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention are used as a therapy for preventing the B cell proliferation and Ig secretion associated with autoimmune diseases such as idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, systemic lupus erythematosus and multiple sclerosis.

In another specific embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention are used as a inhibitor of B and/or T cell migration in endothelial cells. This activity disrupts tissue architecture or cognate responses and is useful, for example in disrupting immune responses, and blocking sepsis.

In another specific embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention are used as a therapy for chronic hypergammaglobulinemia evident in such diseases as monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), Waldenstrom's disease, related idiopathic monoclonal gammopathies, and plasmacytomas.

In another specific embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be employed for instance to inhibit polypeptide chemotaxis and activation of macrophages and their precursors, and of neutrophils, basophils, B lymphocytes and some T-cell subsets, e.g., activated and CD8 cytotoxic T cells and natural killer cells, in certain autoimmune and chronic inflammatory and infective diseases. Examples of autoimmune diseases are described herein and include multiple sclerosis, and insulin-dependent diabetes.

The polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may also be employed to treat idiopathic hyper-eosinophilic syndrome by, for example, preventing eosinophil production and migration.

In another specific embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention are used to enhance or inhibit complement mediated cell lysis.

In another specific embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention are used to enhance or inhibit antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity.

In another specific embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may also be employed for treating atherosclerosis, for example, by preventing monocyte infiltration in the artery wall.

In another specific embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be employed to treat adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

In another specific embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be useful for stimulating wound and tissue repair, stimulating angiogenesis, and/or stimulating the repair of vascular or lymphatic diseases or disorders. Additionally, agonists and antagonists of the invention may be used to stimulate the regeneration of mucosal surfaces.

In a specific embodiment, polynucleotides or polypeptides, and/or agonists thereof are used to diagnose, prognose, treat, and/or prevent a disorder characterized by primary or acquired immunodeficiency, deficient serum immunoglobulin production, recurrent infections, and/or immune system dysfunction. Moreover, polynucleotides or polypeptides, and/or agonists thereof may be used to treat or prevent infections of the joints, bones, skin, and/or parotid glands, blood-borne infections (e.g., sepsis, meningitis, septic arthritis, and/or osteomyelitis), autoimmune diseases (e.g., those disclosed herein), inflammatory disorders, and malignancies, and/or any disease or disorder or condition associated with these infections, diseases, disorders and/or malignancies) including, but not limited to, CVID, other primary immune deficiencies, HIV disease, CLL, recurrent bronchitis, sinusitis, otitis media, conjunctivitis, pneumonia, hepatitis, meningitis, herpes zoster (e.g., severe herpes zoster), and/or pneumocystis carnii. Other diseases and disorders that may be prevented, diagnosed, prognosed, and/or treated with polynucleotides or polypeptides, and/or agonists of the present invention include, but are not limited to, HIV infection, HTLV-BLV infection, lymphopenia, phagocyte bactericidal dysfunction anemia, thrombocytopenia, and hemoglobinuria.

In another embodiment, polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention are used to treat, and/or diagnose an individual having common variable immunodeficiency disease (“CVID”; also known as “acquired agammaglobulinemia” and “acquired hypogammaglobulinemia”) or a subset of this disease.

In a specific embodiment, polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be used to diagnose, prognose, prevent, and/or treat cancers or neoplasms including immune cell or immune tissue-related cancers or neoplasms. Examples of cancers or neoplasms that may be prevented, diagnosed, or treated by polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention include, but are not limited to, acute myelogenous leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, acute lymphocytic anemia (ALL) Chronic lymphocyte leukemia, plasmacytomas, multiple myeloma, Burkitt's lymphoma, EBV-transformed diseases, and/or diseases and disorders described in the section entitled “Hyperproliferative Disorders” elsewhere herein.

In another specific embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention are used as a therapy for decreasing cellular proliferation of Large B-cell Lymphomas.

In another specific embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention are used as a means of decreasing the involvement of B cells and Ig associated with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia.

In specific embodiments, the compositions of the invention are used as an agent to boost immunoresponsiveness among B cell immunodeficient individuals, such as, for example, an individual who has undergone a partial or complete splenectomy.

Antagonists of the invention include, for example, binding and/or inhibitory antibodies, antisense nucleic acids, ribozymes or soluble forms of the polypeptides of the present invention (e.g., Fc fusion protein; see, e.g., Example 9). Agonists of the invention include, for example, binding or stimulatory antibodies, and soluble forms of the polypeptides (e.g., Fc fusion proteins; see, e.g., Example 9). polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be employed in a composition with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, e.g., as described herein.

In another embodiment, polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention are administered to an animal (including, but not limited to, those listed above, and also including transgenic animals) incapable of producing functional endogenous antibody molecules or having an otherwise compromised endogenous immune system, but which is capable of producing human immunoglobulin molecules by means of a reconstituted or partially reconstituted immune system from another animal (see, e.g., published PCT Application Nos. WO98/24893, WO/9634096, WO/9633735, and WO/9110741). Administration of polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention to such animals is useful for the generation of monoclonal antibodies against the polypeptides, antibodies, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention.

Blood-Related Disorders

The polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be used to modulate hemostatic (the stopping of bleeding) or thrombolytic (clot dissolving) activity. For example, by increasing hemostatic or thrombolytic activity, polynucleotides or polypeptides, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention could be used to treat or prevent blood coagulation diseases, disorders, and/or conditions (e.g., afibrinogenemia, factor deficiencies, hemophilia), blood platelet diseases, disorders, and/or conditions (e.g., thrombocytopenia), or wounds resulting from trauma, surgery, or other causes. Alternatively, polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention that can decrease hemostatic or thrombolytic activity could be used to inhibit or dissolve clotting. These molecules could be important in the treatment or prevention of heart attacks (infarction), strokes, or scarring.

In specific embodiments, the polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be used to prevent, diagnose, prognose, and/or treat thrombosis, arterial thrombosis, venous thrombosis, thromboembolism, pulmonary embolism, atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction, transient ischemic attack, unstable angina. In specific embodiments, the polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be used for the prevention of occulsion of saphenous grafts, for reducing the risk of periprocedural thrombosis as might accompany angioplasty procedures, for reducing the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation including nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation, for reducing the risk of embolism associated with mechanical heart valves and or mitral valves disease. Other uses for the polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention, include, but are not limited to, the prevention of occlusions in extrcorporeal devices (e.g., intravascular canulas, vascular access shunts in hemodialysis patients, hemodialysis machines, and cardiopulmonary bypass machines).

In another embodiment, a polypeptide of the invention, or polynucleotides, antibodies, agonists, or antagonists corresponding to that polypeptide, may be used to prevent, diagnose, prognose, and/or treat diseases and disorders of the blood and/or blood forming organs associated with the tissue(s) in which the polypeptide of the invention is expressed, including one, two, three, four, five, or more tissues disclosed in Table 1B.2, column 5 (Tissue Distribution Library Code).

The polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be used to modulate hematopoietic activity (the formation of blood cells). For example, the polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be used to increase the quantity of all or subsets of blood cells, such as, for example, erythrocytes, lymphocytes (B or T cells), myeloid cells (e.g., basophils, eosinophils, neutrophils, mast cells, macrophages) and platelets. The ability to decrease the quantity of blood cells or subsets of blood cells may be useful in the prevention, detection, diagnosis and/or treatment of anemias and leukopenias described below. Alternatively, the polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be used to decrease the quantity of all or subsets of blood cells, such as, for example, erythrocytes, lymphocytes (B or T cells), myeloid cells (e.g., basophils, eosinophils, neutrophils, mast cells, macrophages) and platelets. The ability to decrease the quantity of blood cells or subsets of blood cells may be useful in the prevention, detection, diagnosis and/or treatment of leukocytoses, such as, for example eosinophilia.

The polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be used to prevent, treat, or diagnose blood dyscrasia.

Anemias are conditions in which the number of red blood cells or amount of hemoglobin (the protein that carries oxygen) in them is below normal. Anemia may be caused by excessive bleeding, decreased red blood cell production, or increased red blood cell destruction (hemolysis). The polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be useful in treating, preventing, and/or diagnosing anemias. Anemias that may be treated prevented or diagnosed by the polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention include iron deficiency anemia, hypochromic anemia, microcytic anemia, chlorosis, hereditary siderob; astic anemia, idiopathic acquired sideroblastic anemia, red cell aplasia, megaloblastic anemia (e.g., pernicious anemia, (vitamin B12 deficiency) and folic acid deficiency anemia), aplastic anemia, hemolytic anemias (e.g., autoimmune helolytic anemia, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria). The polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be useful in treating, preventing, and/or diagnosing anemias associated with diseases including but not limited to, anemias associated with systemic lupus erythematosus, cancers, lymphomas, chronic renal disease, and enlarged spleens. The polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be useful in treating, preventing, and/or diagnosing anemias arising from drug treatments such as anemias associated with methyldopa, dapsone, and/or sulfadrugs. Additionally, the polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be useful in treating, preventing, and/or diagnosing anemias associated with abnormal red blood cell architecture including but not limited to, hereditary spherocytosis, hereditary elliptocytosis, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, and sickle cell anemia.

The polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be useful in treating, preventing, and/or diagnosing hemoglobin abnormalities, (e.g., those associated with sickle cell anemia, hemoglobin C disease, hemoglobin S-C disease, and hemoglobin E disease). Additionally, the polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be useful in diagnosing, prognosing, preventing, and/or treating thalassemias, including, but not limited to major and minor forms of alpha-thalassemia and beta-thalassemia.

In another embodiment, the polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be useful in diagnosing, prognosing, preventing, and/or treating bleeding disorders including, but not limited to, thrombocytopenia (e.g., idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura), Von Willebrand's disease, hereditary platelet disorders (e.g., storage pool disease such as Chediak-Higashi and Hermansky-Pudlak syndromes, thromboxane A2 dysfunction, thromboasthenia, and Bernard-Soulier syndrome), hemolytic-uremic syndrome, hemophelias such as hemophelia A or Factor VII deficiency and Christmas disease or Factor IX deficiency, Hereditary Hemorhhagic Telangiectsia, also known as Rendu-Osler-Weber syndrome, allergic purpura (Henoch Schonlein purpura) and disseminated intravascular coagulation.

The effect of the polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention on the clotting time of blood may be monitored using any of the clotting tests known in the art including, but not limited to, whole blood partial thromboplastin time (PTT), the activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), the activated clotting time (ACT), the recalcified activated clotting time, or the Lee-White Clotting time.

Several diseases and a variety of drugs can cause platelet dysfunction. Thus, in a specific embodiment, the polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be useful in diagnosing, prognosing, preventing, and/or treating acquired platelet dysfunction such as platelet dysfunction accompanying kidney failure, leukemia, multiple myeloma, cirrhosis of the liver, and systemic lupus erythematosus as well as platelet dysfunction associated with drug treatments, including treatment with aspirin, ticlopidine, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (used for arthritis, pain, and sprains), and penicillin in high doses.

In another embodiment, the polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be useful in diagnosing, prognosing, preventing, and/or treating diseases and disorders characterized by or associated with increased or decreased numbers of white blood cells. Leukopenia occurs when the number of white blood cells decreases below normal. Leukopenias include, but are not limited to, neutropenia and lymphocytopenia. An increase in the number of white blood cells compared to normal is known as leukocytosis. The body generates increased numbers of white blood cells during infection. Thus, leukocytosis may simply be a normal physiological parameter that reflects infection. Alternatively, leukocytosis may be an indicator of injury or other disease such as cancer. Leokocytoses, include but are not limited to, eosinophilia, and accumulations of macrophages. In specific embodiments, the polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be useful in diagnosing, prognosing, preventing, and/or treating leukopenia. In other specific embodiments, the polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be useful in diagnosing, prognosing, preventing, and/or treating leukocytosis.

Leukopenia may be a generalized decreased in all types of white blood cells, or may be a specific depletion of particular types of white blood cells. Thus, in specific embodiments, the polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be useful in diagnosing, prognosing, preventing, and/or treating decreases in neutrophil numbers, known as neutropenia. Neutropenias that may be diagnosed, prognosed, prevented, and/or treated by the polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention include, but are not limited to, infantile genetic agranulocytosis, familial neutropenia, cyclic neutropenia, neutropenias resulting from or associated with dietary deficiencies (e.g., vitamin B 12 deficiency or folic acid deficiency), neutropenias resulting from or associated with drug treatments (e.g., antibiotic regimens such as penicillin treatment, sulfonamide treatment, anticoagulant treatment, anticonvulsant drugs, anti-thyroid drugs, and cancer chemotherapy), and neutropenias resulting from increased neutrophil destruction that may occur in association with some bacterial or viral infections, allergic disorders, autoimmune diseases, conditions in which an individual has an enlarged spleen (e.g., Felty syndrome, malaria and sarcoidosis), and some drug treatment regimens.

The polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be useful in diagnosing, prognosing, preventing, and/or treating lymphocytopenias (decreased numbers of B and/or T lymphocytes), including, but not limited lymphocytopenias resulting from or associated with stress, drug treatments (e.g., drug treatment with corticosteroids, cancer chemotherapies, and/or radiation therapies), AIDS infection and/or other diseases such as, for example, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, chronic infections, some viral infections and/or hereditary disorders (e.g., DiGeorge syndrome, Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome, severe combined immunodeficiency, ataxia telangiectsia).

The polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be useful in diagnosing, prognosing, preventing, and/or treating diseases and disorders associated with macrophage numbers and/or macrophage function including, but not limited to, Gaucher's disease, Niemann-Pick disease, Letterer-Siwe disease and Hand-Schuller-Christian disease.

In another embodiment, the polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be useful in diagnosing, prognosing, preventing, and/or treating diseases and disorders associated with eosinophil numbers and/or eosinophil function including, but not limited to, idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome, eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome, and Hand-Schuller-Christian disease.

In yet another embodiment, the polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be useful in diagnosing, prognosing, preventing, and/or treating leukemias and lymphomas including, but not limited to, acute lymphocytic (lymphpblastic) leukemia (ALL), acute myeloid (myelocytic, myelogenous, myeloblastic, or myelomonocytic) leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (e.g., B cell leukemias, T cell leukemias, Sezary syndrome, and Hairy cell leukemia), chronic myelocytic (myeloid, myelogenous, or granulocytic) leukemia, Hodgkin's lymphoma, non-hodgkin's lymphoma, Burkitt's lymphoma, and mycosis fungoides.

In other embodiments, the polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be useful in diagnosing, prognosing, preventing, and/or treating diseases and disorders of plasma cells including, but not limited to, plasma cell dyscrasias, monoclonal gammaopathies, monoclonal gammopathies of undetermined significance, multiple myeloma, macroglobulinemia, Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia, cryoglobulinemia, and Raynaud's phenomenon.

In other embodiments, the polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be useful in treating, preventing, and/or diagnosing myeloproliferative disorders, including but not limited to, polycythemia vera, relative polycythemia, secondary polycythemia, myelofibrosis, acute myelofibrosis, agnogenic myelod metaplasia, thrombocythemia, (including both primary and secondary thrombocythemia) and chronic myelocytic leukemia.

In other embodiments, the polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be useful as a treatment prior to surgery, to increase blood cell production.

In other embodiments, the polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be useful as an agent to enhance the migration, phagocytosis, superoxide production, antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity of neutrophils, eosionophils and macrophages.

In other embodiments, the polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be useful as an agent to increase the number of stem cells in circulation prior to stem cells pheresis. In another specific embodiment, the polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be useful as an agent to increase the number of stem cells in circulation prior to platelet pheresis.

In other embodiments, the polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be useful as an agent to increase cytokine production.

In other embodiments, the polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be useful in preventing, diagnosing, and/or treating primary hematopoietic disorders.

Hyperproliferative Disorders

In certain embodiments, polynucleotides or polypeptides, or agonists or antagonists of the present invention can be used to treat or detect hyperproliferative disorders, including neoplasms. Polynucleotides or polypeptides, or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may inhibit the proliferation of the disorder through direct or indirect interactions. Alternatively, Polynucleotides or polypeptides, or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may proliferate other cells which can inhibit the hyperproliferative disorder.

For example, by increasing an immune response, particularly increasing antigenic qualities of the hyperproliferative disorder or by proliferating, differentiating, or mobilizing T-cells, hyperproliferative disorders can be treated. This immune response may be increased by either enhancing an existing immune response, or by initiating a new immune response. Alternatively, decreasing an immune response may also be a method of treating hyperproliferative disorders, such as a chemotherapeutic agent.

Examples of hyperproliferative disorders that can be treated, or detected by polynucleotides or polypeptides, or agonists or antagonists of the present invention include, but are not limited to neoplasms located in the: colon, abdomen, bone, breast, digestive system, liver, pancreas, peritoneum, endocrine glands (adrenal, parathyroid, pituitary, testicles, ovary, thymus, thyroid), eye, head and neck, nervous (central and peripheral), lymphatic system, pelvis, skin, soft tissue, spleen, thorax, and urogenital tract.

Similarly, other hyperproliferative disorders can also be treated or detected by polynucleotides or polypeptides, or agonists or antagonists of the present invention. Examples of such hyperproliferative disorders include, but are not limited to: Acute Childhood Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Adrenocortical Carcinoma, Adult (Primary) Hepatocellular Cancer, Adult (Primary) Liver Cancer, Adult Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Adult Hodgkin's Disease, Adult Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Adult Lymphocytic Leukemia, Adult Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Adult Primary Liver Cancer, Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, AIDS-Related Lymphoma, AIDS-Related Malignancies, Anal Cancer, Astrocytoma, Bile Duct Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Bone Cancer, Brain Stem Glioma, Brain Tumors, Breast Cancer, Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter, Central Nervous System (Primary) Lymphoma, Central Nervous System Lymphoma, Cerebellar Astrocytoma, Cerebral Astrocytoma, Cervical Cancer, Childhood (Primary) Hepatocellular Cancer, Childhood (Primary) Liver Cancer, Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Childhood Brain Stem Glioma, Childhood Cerebellar Astrocytoma, Childhood Cerebral Astrocytoma, Childhood Extracranial Germ Cell Tumors, Childhood Hodgkin's Disease, Childhood Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Childhood Hypothalamic and Visual Pathway Glioma, Childhood Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Childhood Medulloblastoma, Childhood Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Childhood Pineal and Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors, Childhood Primary Liver Cancer, Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma, Childhood Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Childhood Visual Pathway and Hypothalamic Glioma, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Colon Cancer, Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma, Endocrine Pancreas Islet Cell Carcinoma, Endometrial Cancer, Ependymoma, Epithelial Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Ewing's Sarcoma and Related Tumors, Exocrine Pancreatic Cancer, Extracranial Germ Cell Tumor, Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor, Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer, Eye Cancer, Female Breast Cancer, Gaucher's Disease, Gallbladder Cancer, Gastric Cancer, Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumor, Gastrointestinal Tumors, Germ Cell Tumors, Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor, Hairy Cell Leukemia, Head and Neck Cancer, Hepatocellular Cancer, Hodgkin's Disease, Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Hypergammaglobulinemia, Hypopharyngeal Cancer, Intestinal Cancers, Intraocular Melanoma, Islet Cell Carcinoma, Islet Cell Pancreatic Cancer, Kaposi's Sarcoma, Kidney Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer, Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer, Liver Cancer, Lung Cancer, Lymphoproliferative Disorders, Macroglobulinemia, Male Breast Cancer, Malignant Mesothelioma, Malignant Thymoma, Medulloblastoma, Melanoma, Mesothelioma, Metastatic Occult Primary Squamous Neck Cancer, Metastatic Primary Squamous Neck Cancer, Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer, Multiple Myeloma, Multiple Myeloma/Plasma Cell Neoplasm, Myelodysplastic Syndrome, Myelogenous Leukemia, Myeloid Leukemia, Myeloproliferative Disorders, Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Cancer, Nasopharyngeal Cancer, Neuroblastoma, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma During Pregnancy, Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Occult Primary Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer, Oropharyngeal Cancer, Osteo/Malignant Fibrous Sarcoma, Osteosarcoma/Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma, Osteosarcoma/Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of Bone, Ovarian Epithelial Cancer, Ovarian Germ Cell Tumor, Ovarian Low Malignant Potential Tumor, Pancreatic Cancer, Paraproteinemias, Purpura, Parathyroid Cancer, Penile Cancer, Pheochromocytoma, Pituitary Tumor, Plasma Cell Neoplasm/Multiple Myeloma, Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma, Primary Liver Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Rectal Cancer, Renal Cell Cancer, Renal Pelvis and Ureter Cancer, Retinoblastoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma, Salivary Gland Cancer, Sarcoidosis Sarcomas, Sezary Syndrome, Skin Cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer, Small Intestine Cancer, Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Squamous Neck Cancer, Stomach Cancer, Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal and Pineal Tumors, T-Cell Lymphoma, Testicular Cancer, Thymoma, Thyroid Cancer, Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter, Transitional Renal Pelvis and Ureter Cancer, Trophoblastic Tumors, Ureter and Renal Pelvis Cell Cancer, Urethral Cancer, Uterine Cancer, Uterine Sarcoma, Vaginal Cancer, Visual Pathway and Hypothalamic Glioma, Vulvar Cancer, Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia, Wilms' Tumor, and any other hyperproliferative disease, besides neoplasia, located in an organ system listed above.

In another preferred embodiment, polynucleotides or polypeptides, or agonists or antagonists of the present invention are used to diagnose, prognose, prevent, and/or treat premalignant conditions and to prevent progression to a neoplastic or malignant state, including but not limited to those disorders described above. Such uses are indicated in conditions known or suspected of preceding progression to neoplasia or cancer, in particular, where non-neoplastic cell growth consisting of hyperplasia, metaplasia, or most particularly, dysplasia has occurred (for review of such abnormal growth conditions, see Robbins and Angell, 1976, Basic Pathology, 2d Ed., W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, pp. 68-79.)

Hyperplasia is a form of controlled cell proliferation, involving an increase in cell number in a tissue or organ, without significant alteration in structure or function. Hyperplastic disorders which can be diagnosed, prognosed, prevented, and/or treated with compositions of the invention (including polynucleotides, polypeptides, agonists or antagonists) include, but are not limited to, angiofollicular mediastinal lymph node hyperplasia, angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia, atypical melanocytic hyperplasia, basal cell hyperplasia, benign giant lymph node hyperplasia, cementum hyperplasia, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, congenital sebaceous hyperplasia, cystic hyperplasia, cystic hyperplasia of the breast, denture hyperplasia, ductal hyperplasia, endometrial hyperplasia, fibromuscular hyperplasia, focal epithelial hyperplasia, gingival hyperplasia, inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia, inflammatory papillary hyperplasia, intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia, nodular hyperplasia of prostate, nodular regenerative hyperplasia, pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia, senile sebaceous hyperplasia, and verrucous hyperplasia.

Metaplasia is a form of controlled cell growth in which one type of adult or fully differentiated cell substitutes for another type of adult cell. Metaplastic disorders which can be diagnosed, prognosed, prevented, and/or treated with compositions of the invention (including polynucleotides, polypeptides, agonists or antagonists) include, but are not limited to, agnogenic myeloid metaplasia, apocrine metaplasia, atypical metaplasia, autoparenchymatous metaplasia, connective tissue metaplasia, epithelial metaplasia, intestinal metaplasia, metaplastic anemia, metaplastic ossification, metaplastic polyps, myeloid metaplasia, primary myeloid metaplasia, secondary myeloid metaplasia, squamous metaplasia, squamous metaplasia of amnion, and symptomatic myeloid metaplasia.

Dysplasia is frequently a forerunner of cancer, and is found mainly in the epithelia; it is the most disorderly form of non-neoplastic cell growth, involving a loss in individual cell uniformity and in the architectural orientation of cells. Dysplastic cells often have abnormally large, deeply stained nuclei, and exhibit pleomorphism. Dysplasia characteristically occurs where there exists chronic irritation or inflammation. Dysplastic disorders which can be diagnosed, prognosed, prevented, and/or treated with compositions of the invention (including polynucleotides, polypeptides, agonists or antagonists) include, but are not limited to, anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia, anterofacial dysplasia, asphyxiating thoracic dysplasia, atriodigital dysplasia, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, cerebral dysplasia, cervical dysplasia, chondroectodermal dysplasia, cleidocranial dysplasia, congenital ectodermal dysplasia, craniodiaphysial dysplasia, craniocarpotarsal dysplasia, craniometaphysial dysplasia, dentin dysplasia, diaphysial dysplasia, ectodermal dysplasia, enamel dysplasia, encephalo-ophthalmic dysplasia, dysplasia epiphysialis hemimelia, dysplasia epiphysialis multiplex, dysplasia epiphysialis punctata, epithelial dysplasia, faciodigitogenital dysplasia, familial fibrous dysplasia of jaws, familial white folded dysplasia, fibromuscular dysplasia, fibrous dysplasia of bone, florid osseous dysplasia, hereditary renal-retinal dysplasia, hidrotic ectodermal dysplasia, hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia, lymphopenic thymic dysplasia, mammary dysplasia, mandibulofacial dysplasia, metaphysial dysplasia, Mondini dysplasia, monostotic fibrous dysplasia, mucoepithelial dysplasia, multiple epiphysial dysplasia, oculoauriculovertebral dysplasia, oculodentodigital dysplasia, oculovertebral dysplasia, odontogenic dysplasia, ophthalmomandibulomelic dysplasia, periapical cemental dysplasia, polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, pseudoachondroplastic spondyloepiphysial dysplasia, retinal dysplasia, septo-optic dysplasia, spondyloepiphysial dysplasia, and ventriculoradial dysplasia.

Additional pre-neoplastic disorders which can be diagnosed, prognosed, prevented, and/or treated with compositions of the invention (including polynucleotides, polypeptides, agonists or antagonists) include, but are not limited to, benign dysproliferative disorders (e.g., benign tumors, fibrocystic conditions, tissue hypertrophy, intestinal polyps, colon polyps, and esophageal dysplasia), leukoplakia, keratoses, Bowen's disease, Farmer's Skin, solar cheilitis, and solar keratosis.

In another embodiment, a polypeptide of the invention, or polynucleotides, antibodies, agonists, or antagonists corresponding to that polypeptide, may be used to diagnose and/or prognose disorders associated with the tissue(s) in which the polypeptide of the invention is expressed, including one, two, three, four, five, or more tissues disclosed in Table 1B.2, column 5 (Tissue Distribution Library Code).

In another embodiment, polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention conjugated to a toxin or a radioactive isotope, as described herein, may be used to treat cancers and neoplasms, including, but not limited to those described herein. In a further preferred embodiment, polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention conjugated to a toxin or a radioactive isotope, as described herein, may be used to treat acute myelogenous leukemia.

Additionally, polynucleotides, polypeptides, and/or agonists or antagonists of the invention may affect apoptosis, and therefore, would be useful in treating a number of diseases associated with increased cell survival or the inhibition of apoptosis. For example, diseases associated with increased cell survival or the inhibition of apoptosis that could be diagnosed, prognosed, prevented, and/or treated by polynucleotides, polypeptides, and/or agonists or antagonists of the invention, include cancers (such as follicular lymphomas, carcinomas with p53 mutations, and hormone-dependent tumors, including, but not limited to colon cancer, cardiac tumors, pancreatic cancer, melanoma, retinoblastoma, glioblastoma, lung cancer, intestinal cancer, testicular cancer, stomach cancer, neuroblastoma, myxoma, myoma, lymphoma, endothelioma, osteoblastoma, osteoclastoma, osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, adenoma, breast cancer, prostate cancer, Kaposi's sarcoma and ovarian cancer); autoimmune disorders such as, multiple sclerosis, Sjogren's syndrome, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, biliary cirrhosis, Behcet's disease, Crohn's disease, polymyositis, systemic lupus erythematosus and immune-related glomerulonephritis and rheumatoid arthritis) and viral infections (such as herpes viruses, pox viruses and adenoviruses), inflammation, graft v. host disease, acute graft rejection, and chronic graft rejection.

In preferred embodiments, polynucleotides, polypeptides, and/or agonists or antagonists of the invention are used to inhibit growth, progression, and/or metastasis of cancers, in particular those listed above.

Additional diseases or conditions associated with increased cell survival that could be diagnosed, prognosed, prevented, and/or treated by polynucleotides, polypeptides, and/or agonists or antagonists of the invention, include, but are not limited to, progression, and/or metastases of malignancies and related disorders such as leukemia (including acute leukemias (e.g., acute lymphocytic leukemia, acute myelocytic leukemia (including myeloblastic, promyelocytic, myelomonocytic, monocytic, and erythroleukemia)) and chronic leukemias (e.g., chronic myelocytic (granulocytic) leukemia and chronic lymphocytic leukemia)), polycythemia vera, lymphomas (e.g., Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's disease), multiple myeloma, Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia, heavy chain disease, and solid tumors including, but not limited to, sarcomas and carcinomas such as fibrosarcoma, myxosarcoma, liposarcoma, chondrosarcoma, osteogenic sarcoma, chordoma, angiosarcoma, endotheliosarcoma, lymphangiosarcoma, lymphangioendotheliosarcoma, synovioma, mesothelioma, Ewing's tumor, leiomyosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, colon carcinoma, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, sweat gland carcinoma, sebaceous gland carcinoma, papillary carcinoma, papillary adenocarcinomas, cystadenocarcinoma, medullary carcinoma, bronchogenic carcinoma, renal cell carcinoma, hepatoma, bile duct carcinoma, choriocarcinoma, seminoma, embryonal carcinoma, Wilm's tumor, cervical cancer, testicular tumor, lung carcinoma, small cell lung carcinoma, bladder carcinoma, epithelial carcinoma, glioma, astrocytoma, medulloblastoma, craniopharyngioma, ependymoma, pinealoma, emangioblastoma, acoustic neuroma, oligodendroglioma, menangioma, melanoma, neuroblastoma, and retinoblastoma.

Diseases associated with increased apoptosis that could be diagnosed, prognosed, prevented, and/or treated by polynucleotides, polypeptides, and/or agonists or antagonists of the invention, include AIDS; neurodegenerative disorders (such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, retinitis pigmentosa, cerebellar degeneration and brain tumor or prior associated disease); autoimmune disorders (such as, multiple sclerosis, Sjogren's syndrome, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, biliary cirrhosis, Behcet's disease, Crohn's disease, polymyositis, systemic lupus erythematosus and immune-related glomerulonephritis and rheumatoid arthritis) myelodysplastic syndromes (such as aplastic anemia), graft v. host disease, ischemic injury (such as that caused by myocardial infarction, stroke and reperfusion injury), liver injury (e.g., hepatitis related liver injury, ischemia/reperfusion injury, cholestosis (bile duct injury) and liver cancer); toxin-induced liver disease (such as that caused by alcohol), septic shock, cachexia and anorexia.

Hyperproliferative diseases and/or disorders that could be diagnosed, prognosed, prevented, and/or treated by polynucleotides, polypeptides, and/or agonists or antagonists of the invention, include, but are not limited to, neoplasms located in the liver, abdomen, bone, breast, digestive system, pancreas, peritoneum, endocrine glands (adrenal, parathyroid, pituitary, testicles, ovary, thymus, thyroid), eye, head and neck, nervous system (central and peripheral), lymphatic system, pelvis, skin, soft tissue, spleen, thorax, and urogenital tract.

Similarly, other hyperproliferative disorders can also be diagnosed, prognosed, prevented, and/or treated by polynucleotides, polypeptides, and/or agonists or antagonists of the invention. Examples of such hyperproliferative disorders include, but are not limited to: hypergammaglobulinemia, lymphoproliferative disorders, paraproteinemias, purpura, sarcoidosis, Sezary Syndrome, Waldenstron's macroglobulinemia, Gaucher's Disease, histiocytosis, and any other hyperproliferative disease, besides neoplasia, located in an organ system listed above.

Another preferred embodiment utilizes polynucleotides of the present invention to inhibit aberrant cellular division, by gene therapy using the present invention, and/or protein fusions or fragments thereof.

Thus, the present invention provides a method for treating cell proliferative disorders by inserting into an abnormally proliferating cell a polynucleotide of the present invention, wherein said polynucleotide represses said expression.

Another embodiment of the present invention provides a method of treating cell-proliferative disorders in individuals comprising administration of one or more active gene copies of the present invention to an abnormally proliferating cell or cells. In a preferred embodiment, polynucleotides of the present invention is a DNA construct comprising a recombinant expression vector effective in expressing a DNA sequence encoding said polynucleotides. In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the DNA construct encoding the polynucleotides of the present invention is inserted into cells to be treated utilizing a retrovirus, or more preferably an adenoviral vector (See G J. Nabel, et. al., PNAS 1999 96: 324-326, which is hereby incorporated by reference). In a most preferred embodiment, the viral vector is defective and will not transform non-proliferating cells, only proliferating cells. Moreover, in a preferred embodiment, the polynucleotides of the present invention inserted into proliferating cells either alone, or in combination with or fused to other polynucleotides, can then be modulated via an external stimulus (i.e. magnetic, specific small molecule, chemical, or drug administration, etc.), which acts upon the promoter upstream of said polynucleotides to induce expression of the encoded protein product. As such the beneficial therapeutic affect of the present invention may be expressly modulated (i.e. to increase, decrease, or inhibit expression of the present invention) based upon said external stimulus.

Polynucleotides of the present invention may be useful in repressing expression of oncogenic genes or antigens. By “repressing expression of the oncogenic genes” is intended the suppression of the transcription of the gene, the degradation of the gene transcript (pre-message RNA), the inhibition of splicing, the destruction of the messenger RNA, the prevention of the post-translational modifications of the protein, the destruction of the protein, or the inhibition of the normal function of the protein.

For local administration to abnormally proliferating cells, polynucleotides of the present invention may be administered by any method known to those of skill in the art including, but not limited to transfection, electroporation, microinjection of cells, or in vehicles such as liposomes, LIPOFECTIN™, or as naked polynucleotides, or any other method described throughout the specification. The polynucleotide of the present invention may be delivered by known gene delivery systems such as, but not limited to, retroviral vectors (Gilboa, J. Virology 44:845 (1982); Hocke, Nature 320:275 (1986); Wilson, et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 85:3014), vaccinia virus system (Chakrabarty et al., Mol. Cell Biol. 5:3403 (1985) or other efficient DNA delivery systems (Yates et al., Nature 313:812 (1985)) known to those skilled in the art. These references are exemplary only and are hereby incorporated by reference. In order to specifically deliver or transfect cells which are abnormally proliferating and spare non-dividing cells, it is preferable to utilize a retrovirus, or adenoviral (as described in the art and elsewhere herein) delivery system known to those of skill in the art. Since host DNA replication is required for retroviral DNA to integrate and the retrovirus will be unable to self replicate due to the lack of the retrovirus genes needed for its life cycle. Utilizing such a retroviral delivery system for polynucleotides of the present invention will target said gene and constructs to abnormally proliferating cells and will spare the non-dividing normal cells.

The polynucleotides of the present invention may be delivered directly to cell proliferative disorder/disease sites in internal organs, body cavities and the like by use of imaging devices used to guide an injecting needle directly to the disease site. The polynucleotides of the present invention may also be administered to disease sites at the time of surgical intervention.

By “cell proliferative disease” is meant any human or animal disease or disorder, affecting any one or any combination of organs, cavities, or body parts, which is characterized by single or multiple local abnormal proliferations of cells, groups of cells, or tissues, whether benign or malignant.

Any amount of the polynucleotides of the present invention may be administered as long as it has a biologically inhibiting effect on the proliferation of the treated cells. Moreover, it is possible to administer more than one of the polynucleotide of the present invention simultaneously to the same site. By “biologically inhibiting” is meant partial or total growth inhibition as well as decreases in the rate of proliferation or growth of the cells. The biologically inhibitory dose may be determined by assessing the effects of the polynucleotides of the present invention on target malignant or abnormally proliferating cell growth in tissue culture, tumor growth in animals and cell cultures, or any other method known to one of ordinary skill in the art.

The present invention is further directed to antibody-based therapies which involve administering of anti-polypeptides and anti-polynucleotide antibodies to a mammalian, preferably human, patient for treating one or more of the described disorders. Methods for producing anti-polypeptides and anti-polynucleotide antibodies polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies are described in detail elsewhere herein. Such antibodies may be provided in pharmaceutically acceptable compositions as known in the art or as described herein.

A summary of the ways in which the antibodies of the present invention may be used therapeutically includes binding polynucleotides or polypeptides of the present invention locally or systemically in the body or by direct cytotoxicity of the antibody, e.g. as mediated by complement (CDC) or by effector cells (ADCC). Some of these approaches are described in more detail below. Armed with the teachings provided herein, one of ordinary skill in the art will know how to use the antibodies of the present invention for diagnostic, monitoring or therapeutic purposes without undue experimentation.

In particular, the antibodies, fragments and derivatives of the present invention are useful for treating a subject having or developing cell proliferative and/or differentiation disorders as described herein. Such treatment comprises administering a single or multiple doses of the antibody, or a fragment, derivative, or a conjugate thereof.

The antibodies of this invention may be advantageously utilized in combination with other monoclonal or chimeric antibodies, or with lymphokines or hematopoietic growth factors, for example, which serve to increase the number or activity of effector cells which interact with the antibodies.

It is preferred to use high affinity and/or potent in vivo inhibiting and/or neutralizing antibodies against polypeptides or polynucleotides of the present invention, fragments or regions thereof, for both immunoassays directed to and therapy of disorders related to polynucleotides or polypeptides, including fragments thereof, of the present invention. Such antibodies, fragments, or regions, will preferably have an affinity for polynucleotides or polypeptides, including fragments thereof. Preferred binding affinities include those with a dissociation constant or Kd less than 5×10⁻⁶M, 10⁻⁶M, 5×10⁻⁷M, 10⁻⁷M, 5×10⁻⁸M, 10⁻⁸M, 5×10⁻⁹M, 10⁻⁹M, 5×10⁻¹⁰M, 10⁻¹⁰M, 5×10⁻¹¹M, 10⁻¹¹M, 5×10⁻¹²M, 10⁻¹²M, 5×10⁻¹³M, 10⁻¹³M, 5×10⁻¹⁴M, 10⁻¹⁴M, 5×10⁻¹⁵M, and 10⁻¹⁵M.

Moreover, polypeptides of the present invention are useful in inhibiting the angiogenesis of proliferative cells or tissues, either alone, as a protein fusion, or in combination with other polypeptides directly or indirectly, as described elsewhere herein. In a most preferred embodiment, said anti-angiogenesis effect may be achieved indirectly, for example, through the inhibition of hematopoietic, tumor-specific cells, such as tumor-associated macrophages (See Joseph I B, et al. J Natl Cancer Inst, 90(21):1648-53 (1998), which is hereby incorporated by reference). Antibodies directed to polypeptides or polynucleotides of the present invention may also result in inhibition of angiogenesis directly, or indirectly (See Witte L, et al., Cancer Metastasis Rev. 17(2):155-61 (1998), which is hereby incorporated by reference)).

Polypeptides, including protein fusions, of the present invention, or fragments thereof may be useful in inhibiting proliferative cells or tissues through the induction of apoptosis. Said polypeptides may act either directly, or indirectly to induce apoptosis of proliferative cells and tissues, for example in the activation of a death-domain receptor, such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor-1, CD95 (Fas/APO-1), TNF-receptor-related apoptosis-mediated protein (TRAMP) and TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) receptor-1 and -2 (See Schulze-Osthoff K, et. al., Eur J Biochem 254(3):439-59 (1998), which is hereby incorporated by reference). Moreover, in another preferred embodiment of the present invention, said polypeptides may induce apoptosis through other mechanisms, such as in the activation of other proteins which will activate apoptosis, or through stimulating the expression of said proteins, either alone or in combination with small molecule drugs or adjuvants, such as apoptonin, galectins, thioredoxins, anti-inflammatory proteins (See for example, Mutat Res 400(1-2):447-55 (1998), Med Hypotheses. 50(5):423-33 (1998), Chem Biol Interact. April 24;111-112:23-34 (1998), J Mol Med. 76(6):402-12 (1998), Int J Tissue React; 20(1):3-15 (1998), which are all hereby incorporated by reference).

Polypeptides, including protein fusions to, or fragments thereof, of the present invention are useful in inhibiting the metastasis of proliferative cells or tissues. Inhibition may occur as a direct result of administering polypeptides, or antibodies directed to said polypeptides as described elsewhere herein, or indirectly, such as activating the expression of proteins known to inhibit metastasis, for example alpha 4 integrins, (See, e.g., Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 1998; 231:125-41, which is hereby incorporated by reference). Such therapeutic affects of the present invention may be achieved either alone, or in combination with small molecule drugs or adjuvants.

In another embodiment, the invention provides a method of delivering compositions containing the polypeptides of the invention (e.g., compositions containing polypeptides or polypeptide antibodies associated with heterologous polypeptides, heterologous nucleic acids, toxins, or prodrugs) to targeted cells expressing the polypeptide of the present invention. Polypeptides or polypeptide antibodies of the invention may be associated with with heterologous polypeptides, heterologous nucleic acids, toxins, or prodrugs via hydrophobic, hydrophilic, ionic and/or covalent interactions.

Polypeptides, protein fusions to, or fragments thereof, of the present invention are useful in enhancing the immunogenicity and/or antigenicity of proliferating cells or tissues, either directly, such as would occur if the polypeptides of the present invention ‘vaccinated’ the immune response to respond to proliferative antigens and immunogens, or indirectly, such as in activating the expression of proteins known to enhance the immune response (e.g. chemokines), to said antigens and immunogens.

Renal Disorders

Polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention, may be used to treat, prevent, diagnose, and/or prognose disorders of the renal system. Renal disorders which can be diagnosed, prognosed, prevented, and/or treated with compositions of the invention include, but are not limited to, kidney failure, nephritis, blood vessel disorders of kidney, metabolic and congenital kidney disorders, urinary disorders of the kidney, autoimmune disorders, sclerosis and necrosis, electrolyte imbalance, and kidney cancers.

Kidney diseases which can be diagnosed, prognosed, prevented, and/or treated with compositions of the invention include, but are not limited to, acute kidney failure, chronic kidney failure, atheroembolic renal failure, end-stage renal disease, inflammatory diseases of the kidney (e.g., acute glomerulonephritis, postinfectious glomerulonephritis, rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis, nephrotic syndrome, membranous glomerulonephritis, familial nephrotic syndrome, membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis I and II, mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis, chronic glomerulonephritis, acute tubulointerstitial nephritis, chronic tubulointerstitial nephritis, acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis (PSGN), pyelonephritis, lupus nephritis, chronic nephritis, interstitial nephritis, and post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis), blood vessel disorders of the kidneys (e.g., kidney infarction, atheroembolic kidney disease, cortical necrosis, malignant nephrosclerosis, renal vein thrombosis, renal underperfusion, renal retinopathy, renal ischemia-reperfusion, renal artery embolism, and renal artery stenosis), and kidney disorders resulting form urinary tract disease (e.g., pyelonephritis, hydronephrosis, urolithiasis (renal lithiasis, nephrolithiasis), reflux nephropathy, urinary tract infections, urinary retention, and acute or chronic unilateral obstructive uropathy.)

In addition, compositions of the invention can be used to diagnose, prognose, prevent, and/or treat metabolic and congenital disorders of the kidney (e.g., uremia, renal amyloidosis, renal osteodystrophy, renal tubular acidosis, renal glycosuria, nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, cystinuria, Fanconi's syndrome, renal fibrocystic osteosis (renal rickets), Hartnup disease, Bartter's syndrome, Liddle's syndrome, polycystic kidney disease, medullary cystic disease, medullary sponge kidney, Alport's syndrome, nail-patella syndrome, congenital nephrotic syndrome, CRUSH syndrome, horseshoe kidney, diabetic nephropathy, nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, analgesic nephropathy, kidney stones, and membranous nephropathy), and autoimmune disorders of the kidney (e.g., systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Goodpasture syndrome, IgA nephropathy, and IgM mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis).

Compositions of the invention can also be used to diagnose, prognose, prevent, and/or treat sclerotic or necrotic disorders of the kidney (e.g., glomerulosclerosis, diabetic nephropathy, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), necrotizing glomerulonephritis, and renal papillary necrosis), cancers of the kidney (e.g., nephroma, hypemephroma, nephroblastoma, renal cell cancer, transitional cell cancer, renal adenocarcinoma, squamous cell cancer, and Wilm's tumor), and electrolyte imbalances (e.g., nephrocalcinosis, pyuria, edema, hydronephritis, proteinuria, hyponatremia, hypematremia, hypokalemia, hyperkalemia, hypocalcemia, hypercalcemia, hypophosphatemia, and hyperphosphatemia).

Polypeptides may be administered using any method known in the art, including, but not limited to, direct needle injection at the delivery site, intravenous injection, topical administration, catheter infusion, biolistic injectors, particle accelerators, gelfoam sponge depots, other commercially available depot materials, osmotic pumps, oral or suppositorial solid pharmaceutical formulations, decanting or topical applications during surgery, aerosol delivery. Such methods are known in the art. Polypeptides may be administered as part of a Therapeutic, described in more detail below. Methods of delivering polynucleotides are described in more detail herein.

Cardiovascular Disorders

Polynucleotides or polypeptides, or agonists or antagonists of the present invention, may be used to treat, prevent, diagnose, and/or prognose cardiovascular disorders, including, but not limited to, peripheral artery disease, such as limb ischemia.

Cardiovascular disorders include, but are not limited to, cardiovascular abnormalities, such as arterio-arterial fistula, arteriovenous fistula, cerebral arteriovenous malformations, congenital heart defects, pulmonary atresia, and Scimitar Syndrome. Congenital heart defects include, but are not limited to, aortic coarctation, cortriatriatum, coronary vessel anomalies, crisscross heart, dextrocardia, patent ductus arteriosus, Ebstein's anomaly, Eisenmenger complex, hypoplastic left heart syndrome, levocardia, tetralogy of fallot, transposition of great vessels, double outlet right ventricle, tricuspid atresia, persistent truncus arteriosus, and heart septal defects, such as aortopulmonary septal defect, endocardial cushion defects, Lutembacher's Syndrome, trilogy of Fallot, ventricular heart septal defects.

Cardiovascular disorders also include, but are not limited to, heart disease, such as arrhythmias, carcinoid heart disease, high cardiac output, low cardiac output, cardiac tamponade, endocarditis (including bacterial), heart aneurysm, cardiac arrest, congestive heart failure, congestive cardiomyopathy, paroxysmal dyspnea, cardiac edema, heart hypertrophy, congestive cardiomyopathy, left ventricular hypertrophy, right ventricular hypertrophy, post-infarction heart rupture, ventricular septal rupture, heart valve diseases, myocardial diseases, myocardial ischemia, pericardial effusion, pericarditis (including constrictive and tuberculous), pneumopericardium, postpericardiotomy syndrome, pulmonary heart disease, rheumatic heart disease, ventricular dysfunction, hyperemia, cardiovascular pregnancy complications, Scimitar Syndrome, cardiovascular syphilis, and cardiovascular tuberculosis.

Arrhythmias include, but are not limited to, sinus arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, bradycardia, extrasystole, Adams-Stokes Syndrome, bundle-branch block, sinoatrial block, long QT syndrome, parasystole, Lown-Ganong-Levine Syndrome, Mahaim-type pre-excitation syndrome, Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, sick sinus syndrome, tachycardias, and ventricular fibrillation. Tachycardias include paroxysmal tachycardia, supraventricular tachycardia, accelerated idioventricular rhythm, atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia, ectopic atrial tachycardia, ectopic junctional tachycardia, sinoatrial nodal reentry tachycardia, sinus tachycardia, Torsades de Pointes, and ventricular tachycardia.

Heart valve diseases include, but are not limited to, aortic valve insufficiency, aortic valve stenosis, hear murmurs, aortic valve prolapse, mitral valve prolapse, tricuspid valve prolapse, mitral valve insufficiency, mitral valve stenosis, pulmonary atresia, pulmonary valve insufficiency, pulmonary valve stenosis, tricuspid atresia, tricuspid valve insufficiency, and tricuspid valve stenosis.

Myocardial diseases include, but are not limited to, alcoholic cardiomyopathy, congestive cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, aortic subvalvular stenosis, pulmonary subvalvular stenosis, restrictive cardiomyopathy, Chagas cardiomyopathy, endocardial fibroelastosis, endomyocardial fibrosis, Kearns Syndrome, myocardial reperfusion injury, and myocarditis.

Myocardial ischemias include, but are not limited to, coronary disease, such as angina pectoris, coronary aneurysm, coronary arteriosclerosis, coronary thrombosis, coronary vasospasm, myocardial infarction and myocardial stunning.

Cardiovascular diseases also include vascular diseases such as aneurysms, angiodysplasia, angiomatosis, bacillary angiomatosis, Hippel-Lindau Disease, Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome, Sturge-Weber Syndrome, angioneurotic edema, aortic diseases, Takayasu's Arteritis, aortitis, Leriche's Syndrome, arterial occlusive diseases, arteritis, enarteritis, polyarteritis nodosa, cerebrovascular disorders, diabetic angiopathies, diabetic retinopathy, embolisms, thrombosis, erythromelalgia, hemorrhoids, hepatic veno-occlusive disease, hypertension, hypotension, ischemia, peripheral vascular diseases, phlebitis, pulmonary veno-occlusive disease, Raynaud's disease, CREST syndrome, retinal vein occlusion, Scimitar syndrome, superior vena cava syndrome, telangiectasia, atacia telangiectasia, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, varicocele, varicose veins, varicose ulcer, vasculitis, and venous insufficiency.

Aneurysms include, but are not limited to, dissecting aneurysms, false aneurysms, infected aneurysms, ruptured aneurysms, aortic aneurysms, cerebral aneurysms, coronary aneurysms, heart aneurysms, and iliac aneurysms.

Arterial occlusive diseases include, but are not limited to, arteriosclerosis, intermittent claudication, carotid stenosis, fibromuscular dysplasias, mesenteric vascular occlusion, Moyamoya disease, renal artery obstruction, retinal artery occlusion, and thromboangiitis obliterans.

Cerebrovascular disorders include, but are not limited to, carotid artery diseases, cerebral amyloid angiopathy, cerebral aneurysm, cerebral anoxia, cerebral arteriosclerosis, cerebral arteriovenous malformation, cerebral artery diseases, cerebral embolism and thrombosis, carotid artery thrombosis, sinus thrombosis, Wallenberg's syndrome, cerebral hemorrhage, epidural hematoma, subdural hematoma, subaraxhnoid hemorrhage, cerebral infarction, cerebral ischemia (including transient), subdlavian steal syndrome, periventricular leukomalacia, vascular headache, cluster headache, migraine, and vertebrobasilar insufficiency.

Embolisms include, but are not limited to, air embolisms, amniotic fluid embolisms, cholesterol embolisms, blue toe syndrome, fat embolisms, pulmonary embolisms, and thromoboembolisms. Thrombosis include, but are not limited to, coronary thrombosis, hepatic vein thrombosis, retinal vein occlusion, carotid artery thrombosis, sinus thrombosis, Wallenberg's syndrome, and thrombophlebitis.

Ischemic disorders include, but are not limited to, cerebral ischemia, ischemic colitis, compartment syndromes, anterior compartment syndrome, myocardial ischemia, reperfusion injuries, and peripheral limb ischemia. Vasculitis includes, but is not limited to, aortitis, arteritis, Behcet's Syndrome, Churg-Strauss Syndrome, mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, thromboangiitis obliterans, hypersensitivity vasculitis, Schoenlein-Henoch purpura, allergic cutaneous vasculitis, and Wegener's granulomatosis.

Polypeptides may be administered using any method known in the art, including, but not limited to, direct needle injection at the delivery site, intravenous injection, topical administration, catheter infusion, biolistic injectors, particle accelerators, gelfoam sponge depots, other commercially available depot materials, osmotic pumps, oral or suppositorial solid pharmaceutical formulations, decanting or topical applications during surgery, aerosol delivery. Such methods are known in the art. Polypeptides may be administered as part of a Therapeutic, described in more detail below. Methods of delivering polynucleotides are described in more detail herein.

Respiratory Disorders

Polynucleotides or polypeptides, or agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be used to treat, prevent, diagnose, and/or prognose diseases and/or disorders of the respiratory system.

Diseases and disorders of the respiratory system include, but are not limited to, nasal vestibulitis, nonallergic rhinitis (e.g., acute rhinitis, chronic rhinitis, atrophic rhinitis, vasomotor rhinitis), nasal polyps, and sinusitis, juvenile angiofibromas, cancer of the nose and juvenile papillomas, vocal cord polyps, nodules (singer's nodules), contact ulcers, vocal cord paralysis, laryngoceles, pharyngitis (e.g., viral and bacterial), tonsillitis, tonsillar cellulitis, parapharyngeal abscess, laryngitis, laryngoceles, and throat cancers (e.g., cancer of the nasopharynx, tonsil cancer, larynx cancer), lung cancer (e.g., squamous cell carcinoma, small cell (oat cell) carcinoma, large cell carcinoma, and adenocarcinoma), allergic disorders (eosinophilic pneumonia, hypersensitivity pneumonitis (e.g., extrinsic allergic alveolitis, allergic interstitial pneumonitis, organic dust pneumoconiosis, allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, asthma, Wegener's granulomatosis (granulomatous vasculitis), Goodpasture's syndrome)), pneumonia (e.g., bacterial pneumonia (e.g., Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumoncoccal pneumonia), Staphylococcus aureus (staphylococcal pneumonia), Gram-negative bacterial pneumonia (caused by, e.g., Klebsiella and Pseudomas spp.), Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia, Hemophilus influenzae pneumonia, Legionella pneumophila (Legionnaires' disease), and Chlamydia psittaci (Psittacosis)), and viral pneumonia (e.g., influenza, chickenpox (varicella).

Additional diseases and disorders of the respiratory system include, but are not limited to bronchiolitis, polio (poliomyelitis), croup, respiratory syncytial viral infection, mumps, erythema infectiosum (fifth disease), roseola infantum, progressive rubella panencephalitis, german measles, and subacute sclerosing panencephalitis), fungal pneumonia (e.g., Histoplasmosis, Coccidioidomycosis, Blastomycosis, fungal infections in people with severely suppressed immune systems (e.g., cryptococcosis, caused by Cryptococcus neoformans; aspergillosis, caused by Aspergillus spp.; candidiasis, caused by Candida; and mucormycosis)), Pneumocystis carinii (pneumocystis pneumonia), atypical pneumonias (e.g., Mycoplasma and Chlamydia spp.), opportunistic infection pneumonia, nosocomial pneumonia, chemical pneumonitis, and aspiration pneumonia, pleural disorders (e.g., pleurisy, pleural effusion, and pneumothorax (e.g., simple spontaneous pneumothorax, complicated spontaneous pneumothorax, tension pneumothorax)), obstructive airway diseases (e.g., asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema, chronic or acute bronchitis), occupational lung diseases (e.g., silicosis, black lung (coal workers' pneumoconiosis), asbestosis, berylliosis, occupational asthsma, byssinosis, and benign pneumoconioses), Infiltrative Lung Disease (e.g., pulmonary fibrosis (e.g., fibrosing alveolitis, usual interstitial pneumonia), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, desquamative interstitial pneumonia, lymphoid interstitial pneumonia, histiocytosis X (e.g., Letterer-Siwe disease, Hand-Schüller-Christian disease, eosinophilic granuloma), idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis, sarcoidosis and pulmonary alveolar proteinosis), Acute respiratory distress syndrome (also called, e.g., adult respiratory distress syndrome), edema, pulmonary embolism, bronchitis (e.g., viral, bacterial), bronchiectasis, atelectasis, lung abscess (caused by, e.g., Staphylococcus aureus or Legionella pneumophila), and cystic fibrosis.

Anti-Angiogenesis Activity

The naturally occurring balance between endogenous stimulators and inhibitors of angiogenesis is one in which inhibitory influences predominate. Rastinejad et al., Cell 56:345-355 (1989). In those rare instances in which neovascularization occurs under normal physiological conditions, such as wound healing, organ regeneration, embryonic development, and female reproductive processes, angiogenesis is stringently regulated and spatially and temporally delimited. Under conditions of pathological angiogenesis such as that characterizing solid tumor growth, these regulatory controls fail. Unregulated angiogenesis becomes pathologic and sustains progression of many neoplastic and non-neoplastic diseases. A number of serious diseases are dominated by abnormal neovascularization including solid tumor growth and metastases, arthritis, some types of eye disorders, and psoriasis. See, e.g., reviews by Moses et al., Biotech. 9:630-634 (1991); Folkman et al., N. Engl. J. Med., 333:1757-1763 (1995); Auerbach et al., J. Microvasc. Res. 29:401-411 (1985); Folkman, Advances in Cancer Research, eds. Klein and Weinhouse, Academic Press, New York, pp. 175-203 (1985); Patz, Am. J. Opthalmol. 94:715-743 (1982); and Folkman et al., Science 221:719-725 (1983). In a number of pathological conditions, the process of angiogenesis contributes to the disease state. For example, significant data have accumulated which suggest that the growth of solid tumors is dependent on angiogenesis. Folkman and Klagsbrun, Science 235:442-447 (1987).

The present invention provides for treatment of diseases or disorders associated with neovascularization by administration of the polynucleotides and/or polypeptides of the invention, as well as agonists or antagonists of the present invention. Malignant and metastatic conditions which can be treated with the polynucleotides and polypeptides, or agonists or antagonists of the invention include, but are not limited to, malignancies, solid tumors, and cancers described herein and otherwise known in the art (for a review of such disorders, see Fishman et al., Medicine, 2d Ed., J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia (1985)). Thus, the present invention provides a method of treating an angiogenesis-related disease and/or disorder, comprising administering to an individual in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a polynucleotide, polypeptide, antagonist and/or agonist of the invention. For example, polynucleotides, polypeptides, antagonists and/or agonists may be utilized in a variety of additional methods in order to therapeutically treat a cancer or tumor. Cancers which may be treated with polynucleotides, polypeptides, antagonists and/or agonists include, but are not limited to solid tumors, including prostate, lung, breast, ovarian, stomach, pancreas, larynx, esophagus, testes, liver, parotid, biliary tract, colon, rectum, cervix, uterus, endometrium, kidney, bladder, thyroid cancer; primary tumors and metastases; melanomas; glioblastoma; Kaposi's sarcoma; leiomyosarcoma; non-small cell lung cancer; colorectal cancer; advanced malignancies; and blood born tumors such as leukemias. For example, polynucleotides, polypeptides, antagonists and/or agonists may be delivered topically, in order to treat cancers such as skin cancer, head and neck tumors, breast tumors, and Kaposi's sarcoma.

Within yet other aspects, polynucleotides, polypeptides, antagonists and/or agonists may be utilized to treat superficial forms of bladder cancer by, for example, intravesical administration. Polynucleotides, polypeptides, antagonists and/or agonists may be delivered directly into the tumor, or near the tumor site, via injection or a catheter. Of course, as the artisan of ordinary skill will appreciate, the appropriate mode of administration will vary according to the cancer to be treated. Other modes of delivery are discussed herein.

Polynucleotides, polypeptides, antagonists and/or agonists may be useful in treating other disorders, besides cancers, which involve angiogenesis. These disorders include, but are not limited to: benign tumors, for example hemangiomas, acoustic neuromas, neurofibromas, trachomas, and pyogenic granulomas; artheroscleric plaques; ocular angiogenic diseases, for example, diabetic retinopathy, retinopathy of prematurity, macular degeneration, corneal graft rejection, neovascular glaucoma, retrolental fibroplasia, rubeosis, retinoblastoma, uvietis and Pterygia (abnormal blood vessel growth) of the eye; rheumatoid arthritis; psoriasis; delayed wound healing; endometriosis; vasculogenesis; granulations; hypertrophic scars (keloids); nonunion fractures; scleroderma; trachoma; vascular adhesions; myocardial angiogenesis; coronary collaterals; cerebral collaterals; arteriovenous malformations; ischemic limb angiogenesis; Osler-Webber Syndrome; plaque neovascularization; telangiectasia; hemophiliac joints; angiofibroma; fibromuscular dysplasia; wound granulation; Crohn's disease; and atherosclerosis.

For example, within one aspect of the present invention methods are provided for treating hypertrophic scars and keloids, comprising the step of administering a polynucleotide, polypeptide, antagonist and/or agonist of the invention to a hypertrophic scar or keloid.

Within one embodiment of the present invention polynucleotides, polypeptides, antagonists and/or agonists of the invention are directly injected into a hypertrophic scar or keloid, in order to prevent the progression of these lesions. This therapy is of particular value in the prophylactic treatment of conditions which are known to result in the development of hypertrophic scars and keloids (e.g., burns), and is preferably initiated after the proliferative phase has had time to progress (approximately 14 days after the initial injury), but before hypertrophic scar or keloid development. As noted above, the present invention also provides methods for treating neovascular diseases of the eye, including for example, corneal neovascularization, neovascular glaucoma, proliferative diabetic retinopathy, retrolental fibroplasia and macular degeneration.

Moreover, Ocular disorders associated with neovascularization which can be treated with the polynucleotides and polypeptides of the present invention (including agonists and/or antagonists) include, but are not limited to: neovascular glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, retinoblastoma, retrolental fibroplasia, uveitis, retinopathy of prematurity macular degeneration, corneal graft neovascularization, as well as other eye inflammatory diseases, ocular tumors and diseases associated with choroidal or iris neovascularization. See, e.g., reviews by Waltman et al., Am. J. Ophthal. 85:704-710 (1978) and Gartner et al., Surv. Ophthal. 22:291-312 (1978).

Thus, within one aspect of the present invention methods are provided for treating neovascular diseases of the eye such as corneal neovascularization (including corneal graft neovascularization), comprising the step of administering to a patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound (as described above) to the cornea, such that the formation of blood vessels is inhibited. Briefly, the cornea is a tissue which normally lacks blood vessels. In certain pathological conditions however, capillaries may extend into the cornea from the pericorneal vascular plexus of the limbus. When the cornea becomes vascularized, it also becomes clouded, resulting in a decline in the patient's visual acuity. Visual loss may become complete if the cornea completely opacitates. A wide variety of disorders can result in corneal neovascularization, including for example, corneal infections (e.g., trachoma, herpes simplex keratitis, leishmaniasis and onchocerciasis), immunological processes (e.g., graft rejection and Stevens-Johnson's syndrome), alkali burns, trauma, inflammation (of any cause), toxic and nutritional deficiency states, and as a complication of wearing contact lenses.

Within particularly preferred embodiments of the invention, may be prepared for topical administration in saline (combined with any of the preservatives and antimicrobial agents commonly used in ocular preparations), and administered in eyedrop form. The solution or suspension may be prepared in its pure form and administered several times daily. Alternatively, anti-angiogenic compositions, prepared as described above, may also be administered directly to the cornea. Within preferred embodiments, the anti-angiogenic composition is prepared with a muco-adhesive polymer which binds to cornea. Within further embodiments, the anti-angiogenic factors or anti-angiogenic compositions may be utilized as an adjunct to conventional steroid therapy. Topical therapy may also be useful prophylactically in corneal lesions which are known to have a high probability of inducing an angiogenic response (such as chemical burns). In these instances the treatment, likely in combination with steroids, may be instituted immediately to help prevent subsequent complications.

Within other embodiments, the compounds described above may be injected directly into the corneal stroma by an ophthalmologist under microscopic guidance. The preferred site of injection may vary with the morphology of the individual lesion, but the goal of the administration would be to place the composition at the advancing front of the vasculature (i.e., interspersed between the blood vessels and the normal cornea). In most cases this would involve perilimbic corneal injection to “protect” the cornea from the advancing blood vessels. This method may also be utilized shortly after a corneal insult in order to prophylactically prevent corneal neovascularization. In this situation the material could be injected in the perilimbic cornea interspersed between the corneal lesion and its undesired potential limbic blood supply. Such methods may also be utilized in a similar fashion to prevent capillary invasion of transplanted corneas. In a sustained-release form injections might only be required 2-3 times per year. A steroid could also be added to the injection solution to reduce inflammation resulting from the injection itself.

Within another aspect of the present invention, methods are provided for treating neovascular glaucoma, comprising the step of administering to a patient a therapeutically effective amount of a polynucleotide, polypeptide, antagonist and/or agonist to the eye, such that the formation of blood vessels is inhibited. In one embodiment, the compound may be administered topically to the eye in order to treat early forms of neovascular glaucoma. Within other embodiments, the compound may be implanted by injection into the region of the anterior chamber angle. Within other embodiments, the compound may also be placed in any location such that the compound is continuously released into the aqueous humor. Within another aspect of the present invention, methods are provided for treating proliferative diabetic retinopathy, comprising the step of administering to a patient a therapeutically effective amount of a polynucleotide, polypeptide, antagonist and/or agonist to the eyes, such that the formation of blood vessels is inhibited.

Within particularly preferred embodiments of the invention, proliferative diabetic retinopathy may be treated by injection into the aqueous humor or the vitreous, in order to increase the local concentration of the polynucleotide, polypeptide, antagonist and/or agonist in the retina. Preferably, this treatment should be initiated prior to the acquisition of severe disease requiring photocoagulation.

Within another aspect of the present invention, methods are provided for treating retrolental fibroplasia, comprising the step of administering to a patient a therapeutically effective amount of a polynucleotide, polypeptide, antagonist and/or agonist to the eye, such that the formation of blood vessels is inhibited. The compound may be administered topically, via intravitreous injection and/or via intraocular implants.

Additionally, disorders which can be treated with the polynucleotides, polypeptides, agonists and/or agonists include, but are not limited to, hemangioma, arthritis, psoriasis, angiofibroma, atherosclerotic plaques, delayed wound healing, granulations, hemophilic joints, hypertrophic scars, nonunion fractures, Osler-Weber syndrome, pyogenic granuloma, scleroderma, trachoma, and vascular adhesions.

Moreover, disorders and/or states, which can be treated, prevented, diagnosed, and/or prognosed with the polynucleotides, polypeptides, agonists and/or agonists of the invention include, but are not limited to, solid tumors, blood born tumors such as leukemias, tumor metastasis, Kaposi's sarcoma, benign tumors, for example hemangiomas, acoustic neuromas, neurofibromas, trachomas, and pyogenic granulomas, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, ocular angiogenic diseases, for example, diabetic retinopathy, retinopathy of prematurity, macular degeneration, corneal graft rejection, neovascular glaucoma, retrolental fibroplasia, rubeosis, retinoblastoma, and uvietis, delayed wound healing, endometriosis, vascluogenesis, granulations, hypertrophic scars (keloids), nonunion fractures, scleroderma, trachoma, vascular adhesions, myocardial angiogenesis, coronary collaterals, cerebral collaterals, arteriovenous malformations, ischemic limb angiogenesis, Osler-Webber Syndrome, plaque neovascularization, telangiectasia, hemophiliac joints, angiofibroma fibromuscular dysplasia, wound granulation, Crohn's disease, atherosclerosis, birth control agent by preventing vascularization required for embryo implantation controlling menstruation, diseases that have angiogenesis as a pathologic consequence such as cat scratch disease (Rochele minalia quintosa), ulcers (Helicobacter pylori), Bartonellosis and bacillary angiomatosis.

In one aspect of the birth control method, an amount of the compound sufficient to block embryo implantation is administered before or after intercourse and fertilization have occurred, thus providing an effective method of birth control, possibly a “morning after” method. Polynucleotides, polypeptides, agonists and/or agonists may also be used in controlling menstruation or administered as either a peritoneal lavage fluid or for peritoneal implantation in the treatment of endometriosis.

Polynucleotides, polypeptides, agonists and/or agonists of the present invention may be incorporated into surgical sutures in order to prevent stitch granulomas.

Polynucleotides, polypeptides, agonists and/or agonists may be utilized in a wide variety of surgical procedures. For example, within one aspect of the present invention a compositions (in the form of, for example, a spray or film) may be utilized to coat or spray an area prior to removal of a tumor, in order to isolate normal surrounding tissues from malignant tissue, and/or to prevent the spread of disease to surrounding tissues. Within other aspects of the present invention, compositions (e.g., in the form of a spray) may be delivered via endoscopic procedures in order to coat tumors, or inhibit angiogenesis in a desired locale. Within yet other aspects of the present invention, surgical meshes which have been coated with anti-angiogenic compositions of the present invention may be utilized in any procedure wherein a surgical mesh might be utilized. For example, within one embodiment of the invention a surgical mesh laden with an anti-angiogenic composition may be utilized during abdominal cancer resection surgery (e.g., subsequent to colon resection) in order to provide support to the structure, and to release an amount of the anti-angiogenic factor.

Within further aspects of the present invention, methods are provided for treating tumor excision sites, comprising administering a polynucleotide, polypeptide, agonist and/or agonist to the resection margins of a tumor subsequent to excision, such that the local recurrence of cancer and the formation of new blood vessels at the site is inhibited. Within one embodiment of the invention, the anti-angiogenic compound is administered directly to the tumor excision site (e.g., applied by swabbing, brushing or otherwise coating the resection margins of the tumor with the anti-angiogenic compound). Alternatively, the anti-angiogenic compounds may be incorporated into known surgical pastes prior to administration. Within particularly preferred embodiments of the invention, the anti-angiogenic compounds are applied after hepatic resections for malignancy, and after neurosurgical operations.

Within one aspect of the present invention, polynucleotides, polypeptides, agonists and/or agonists may be administered to the resection margin of a wide variety of tumors, including for example, breast, colon, brain and hepatic tumors. For example, within one embodiment of the invention, anti-angiogenic compounds may be administered to the site of a neurological tumor subsequent to excision, such that the formation of new blood vessels at the site are inhibited.

The polynucleotides, polypeptides, agonists and/or agonists of the present invention may also be administered along with other anti-angiogenic factors. Representative examples of other anti-angiogenic factors include: Anti-Invasive Factor, retinoic acid and derivatives thereof, paclitaxel, Suramin, Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1, Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2, Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1, Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-2, and various forms of the lighter “d group” transition metals.

Lighter “d group” transition metals include, for example, vanadium, molybdenum, tungsten, titanium, niobium, and tantalum species. Such transition metal species may form transition metal complexes. Suitable complexes of the above-mentioned transition metal species include oxo transition metal complexes.

Representative examples of vanadium complexes include oxo vanadium complexes such as vanadate and vanadyl complexes. Suitable vanadate complexes include metavanadate and orthovanadate complexes such as, for example, ammonium metavanadate, sodium metavanadate, and sodium orthovanadate. Suitable vanadyl complexes include, for example, vanadyl acetylacetonate and vanadyl sulfate including vanadyl sulfate hydrates such as vanadyl sulfate mono- and trihydrates.

Representative examples of tungsten and molybdenum complexes also include oxo complexes. Suitable oxo tungsten complexes include tungstate and tungsten oxide complexes. Suitable tungstate complexes include ammonium tungstate, calcium tungstate, sodium tungstate dihydrate, and tungstic acid. Suitable tungsten oxides include tungsten (IV) oxide and tungsten (VI) oxide. Suitable oxo molybdenum complexes include molybdate, molybdenum oxide, and molybdenyl complexes. Suitable molybdate complexes include ammonium molybdate and its hydrates, sodium molybdate and its hydrates, and potassium molybdate and its hydrates. Suitable molybdenum oxides include molybdenum (VI) oxide, molybdenum (VI) oxide, and molybdic acid. Suitable molybdenyl complexes include, for example, molybdenyl acetylacetonate. Other suitable tungsten and molybdenum complexes include hydroxo derivatives derived from, for example, glycerol, tartaric acid, and sugars.

A wide variety of other anti-angiogenic factors may also be utilized within the context of the present invention. Representative examples include platelet factor 4; protamine sulphate; sulphated chitin derivatives (prepared from queen crab shells), (Murata et al., Cancer Res. 51:22-26, 1991); Sulphated Polysaccharide Peptidoglycan Complex (SP-PG) (the function of this compound may be enhanced by the presence of steroids such as estrogen, and tamoxifen citrate); Staurosporine; modulators of matrix metabolism, including for example, proline analogs, cishydroxyproline, d,L-3,4-dehydroproline, Thiaproline, alpha,alpha-dipyridyl, aminopropionitrile fumarate; 4-propyl-5-(4-pyridinyl)-2(3H)-oxazolone; Methotrexate; Mitoxantrone; Heparin; Interferons; 2 Macroglobulin-serum; ChIMP-3 (Pavloff et al., J. Bio. Chem. 267:17321-17326, 1992); Chymostatin (Tomkinson et al., Biochem J. 286:475-480, 1992); Cyclodextrin Tetradecasulfate; Eponemycin; Camptothecin; Fumagillin (Ingber et al., Nature 348:555-557, 1990); Gold Sodium Thiomalate (“GST”; Matsubara and Ziff, J. Clin. Invest. 79:1440-1446, 1987); anticollagenase-serum; alpha2-antiplasmin (Holmes et al., J. Biol. Chem. 262(4):1659-1664, 1987); Bisantrene (National Cancer Institute); Lobenzarit disodium (N-(2)-carboxyphenyl-4-chloroanthronilic acid disodium or “CCA”; Takeuchi et al., Agents Actions 36:312-316, 1992); Thalidomide; Angostatic steroid; AGM-1470; carboxynaminolmidazole; and metalloproteinase inhibitors such as BB94.

Diseases at the Cellular Level

Diseases associated with increased cell survival or the inhibition of apoptosis that could be treated, prevented, diagnosed, and/or prognosed using polynucleotides or polypeptides, as well as antagonists or agonists of the present invention, include cancers (such as follicular lymphomas, carcinomas with p53 mutations, and hormone-dependent tumors, including, but not limited to colon cancer, cardiac tumors, pancreatic cancer, melanoma, retinoblastoma, glioblastoma, lung cancer, intestinal cancer, testicular cancer, stomach cancer, neuroblastoma, myxoma, myoma, lymphoma, endothelioma, osteoblastoma, osteoclastoma, osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, adenoma, breast cancer, prostate cancer, Kaposi's sarcoma and ovarian cancer); autoimmune disorders (such as, multiple sclerosis, Sjogren's syndrome, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, biliary cirrhosis, Behcet's disease, Crohn's disease, polymyositis, systemic lupus erythematosus and immune-related glomerulonephritis and rheumatoid arthritis) and viral infections (such as herpes viruses, pox viruses and adenoviruses), inflammation, graft v. host disease, acute graft rejection, and chronic graft rejection.

In preferred embodiments, polynucleotides, polypeptides, and/or antagonists of the invention are used to inhibit growth, progression, and/or metasis of cancers, in particular those listed above.

Additional diseases or conditions associated with increased cell survival that could be treated or detected by polynucleotides or polypeptides, or agonists or antagonists of the present invention include, but are not limited to, progression, and/or metastases of malignancies and related disorders such as leukemia (including acute leukemias (e.g., acute lymphocytic leukemia, acute myelocytic leukemia (including myeloblastic, promyelocytic, myelomonocytic, monocytic, and erythroleukemia)) and chronic leukemias (e.g., chronic myelocytic (granulocytic) leukemia and chronic lymphocytic leukemia)), polycythemia vera, lymphomas (e.g., Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's disease), multiple myeloma, Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia, heavy chain disease, and solid tumors including, but not limited to, sarcomas and carcinomas such as fibrosarcoma, myxosarcoma, liposarcoma, chondrosarcoma, osteogenic sarcoma, chordoma, angiosarcoma, endotheliosarcoma, lymphangiosarcoma, lymphangioendotheliosarcoma, synovioma, mesothelioma, Ewing's tumor, leiomyosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, colon carcinoma, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, sweat gland carcinoma, sebaceous gland carcinoma, papillary carcinoma, papillary adenocarcinomas, cystadenocarcinoma, medullary carcinoma, bronchogenic carcinoma, renal cell carcinoma, hepatoma, bile duct carcinoma, choriocarcinoma, seminoma, embryonal carcinoma, Wilm's tumor, cervical cancer, testicular tumor, lung carcinoma, small cell lung carcinoma, bladder carcinoma, epithelial carcinoma, glioma, astrocytoma, medulloblastoma, craniopharyngioma, ependymoma, pinealoma, hemangioblastoma, acoustic neuroma, oligodendroglioma, menangioma, melanoma, neuroblastoma, and retinoblastoma.

Diseases associated with increased apoptosis that could be treated, prevented, diagnosed, and/or prognesed using polynucleotides or polypeptides, as well as agonists or antagonists of the present invention, include, but are not limited to, AIDS; neurodegenerative disorders (such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Retinitis pigmentosa, Cerebellar degeneration and brain tumor or prior associated disease); autoimmune disorders (such as, multiple sclerosis, Sjogren's syndrome, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, biliary cirrhosis, Behcet's disease, Crohn's disease, polymyositis, systemic lupus erythematosus and immune-related glomerulonephritis and rheumatoid arthritis) myelodysplastic syndromes (such as aplastic anemia), graft v. host disease, ischemic injury (such as that caused by myocardial infarction, stroke and reperfusion injury), liver injury (e.g., hepatitis related liver injury, ischemia/reperfusion injury, cholestosis (bile duct injury) and liver cancer); toxin-induced liver disease (such as that caused by alcohol), septic shock, cachexia and anorexia.

Wound Healing and Epithelial Cell Proliferation

In accordance with yet a further aspect of the present invention, there is provided a process for utilizing polynucleotides or polypeptides, as well as agonists or antagonists of the present invention, for therapeutic purposes, for example, to stimulate epithelial cell proliferation and basal keratinocytes for the purpose of wound healing, and to stimulate hair follicle production and healing of dermal wounds. Polynucleotides or polypeptides, as well as agonists or antagonists of the present invention, may be clinically useful in stimulating wound healing including surgical wounds, excisional wounds, deep wounds involving damage of the dermis and epidermis, eye tissue wounds, dental tissue wounds, oral cavity wounds, diabetic ulcers, dermal ulcers, cubitus ulcers, arterial ulcers, venous stasis ulcers, burns resulting from heat exposure or chemicals, and other abnormal wound healing conditions such as uremia, malnutrition, vitamin deficiencies and complications associated with systemic treatment with steroids, radiation therapy and antineoplastic drugs and antimetabolites. Polynucleotides or polypeptides, as well as agonists or antagonists of the present invention, could be used to promote dermal reestablishment subsequent to dermal loss.

Polynucleotides or polypeptides, as well as agonists or antagonists of the present invention, could be used to increase the adherence of skin grafts to a wound bed and to stimulate re-epithelialization from the wound bed. The following are types of grafts that polynucleotides or polypeptides, agonists or antagonists of the present invention, could be used to increase adherence to a wound bed: autografts, artificial skin, allografts, autodermic graft, autoepdermic grafts, avacular grafts, Blair-Brown grafts, bone graft, brephoplastic grafts, cutis graft, delayed graft, dermic graft, epidermic graft, fascia graft, full thickness graft, heterologous graft, xenograft, homologous graft, hyperplastic graft, lamellar graft, mesh graft, mucosal graft, Ollier-Thiersch graft, omenpal graft, patch graft, pedicle graft, penetrating graft, split skin graft, thick split graft. Polynucleotides or polypeptides, as well as agonists or antagonists of the present invention, can be used to promote skin strength and to improve the appearance of aged skin.

It is believed that polynucleotides or polypeptides, as well as agonists or antagonists of the present invention, will also produce changes in hepatocyte proliferation, and epithelial cell proliferation in the lung, breast, pancreas, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine. Polynucleotides or polypeptides, as well as agonists or antagonists of the present invention, could promote proliferation of epithelial cells such as sebocytes, hair follicles, hepatocytes, type II pneumocytes, mucin-producing goblet cells, and other epithelial cells and their progenitors contained within the skin, lung, liver, and gastrointestinal tract. Polynucleotides or polypeptides, agonists or antagonists of the present invention, may promote proliferation of endothelial cells, keratinocytes, and basal keratinocytes.

Polynucleotides or polypeptides, as well as agonists or antagonists of the present invention, could also be used to reduce the side effects of gut toxicity that result from radiation, chemotherapy treatments or viral infections. Polynucleotides or polypeptides, as well as agonists or antagonists of the present invention, may have a cytoprotective effect on the small intestine mucosa. Polynucleotides or polypeptides, as well as agonists or antagonists of the present invention, may also stimulate healing of mucositis (mouth ulcers) that result from chemotherapy and viral infections.

Polynucleotides or polypeptides, as well as agonists or antagonists of the present invention, could further be used in full regeneration of skin in full and partial thickness skin defects, including burns, (i.e., repopulation of hair follicles, sweat glands, and sebaceous glands), treatment of other skin defects such as psoriasis. Polynucleotides or polypeptides, as well as agonists or antagonists of the present invention, could be used to treat epidermolysis bullosa, a defect in adherence of the epidermis to the underlying dermis which results in frequent, open and painful blisters by accelerating reepithelialization of these lesions. Polynucleotides or polypeptides, as well as agonists or antagonists of the present invention, could also be used to treat gastric and doudenal ulcers and help heal by scar formation of the mucosal lining and regeneration of glandular mucosa and duodenal mucosal lining more rapidly. Inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, are diseases which result in destruction of the mucosal surface of the small or large intestine, respectively. Thus, polynucleotides or polypeptides, as well as agonists or antagonists of the present invention, could be used to promote the resurfacing of the mucosal surface to aid more rapid healing and to prevent progression of inflammatory bowel disease. Treatment with polynucleotides or polypeptides, agonists or antagonists of the present invention, is expected to have a significant effect on the production of mucus throughout the gastrointestinal tract and could be used to protect the intestinal mucosa from injurious substances that are ingested or following surgery. Polynucleotides or polypeptides, as well as agonists or antagonists of the present invention, could be used to treat diseases associate with the under expression.

Moreover, polynucleotides or polypeptides, as well as agonists or antagonists of the present invention, could be used to prevent and heal damage to the lungs due to various pathological states. Polynucleotides or polypeptides, as well as agonists or antagonists of the present invention, which could stimulate proliferation and differentiation and promote the repair of alveoli and brochiolar epithelium to prevent or treat acute or chronic lung damage. For example, emphysema, which results in the progressive loss of aveoli, and inhalation injuries, i.e., resulting from smoke inhalation and burns, that cause necrosis of the bronchiolar epithelium and alveoli could be effectively treated using polynucleotides or polypeptides, agonists or antagonists of the present invention. Also, polynucleotides or polypeptides, as well as agonists or antagonists of the present invention, could be used to stimulate the proliferation of and differentiation of type II pneumocytes, which may help treat or prevent disease such as hyaline membrane diseases, such as infant respiratory distress syndrome and bronchopulmonary displasia, in premature infants.

Polynucleotides or polypeptides, as well as agonists or antagonists of the present invention, could stimulate the proliferation and differentiation of hepatocytes and, thus, could be used to alleviate or treat liver diseases and pathologies such as fulminant liver failure caused by cirrhosis, liver damage caused by viral hepatitis and toxic substances (i.e., acetaminophen, carbon tetrachloride and other hepatotoxins known in the art).

In addition, polynucleotides or polypeptides, as well as agonists or antagonists of the present invention, could be used treat or prevent the onset of diabetes mellitus. In patients with newly diagnosed Types I and II diabetes, where some islet cell function remains, polynucleotides or polypeptides, as well as agonists or antagonists of the present invention, could be used to maintain the islet function so as to alleviate, delay or prevent permanent manifestation of the disease. Also, polynucleotides or polypeptides, as well as agonists or antagonists of the present invention, could be used as an auxiliary in islet cell transplantation to improve or promote islet cell function.

Neural Activity and Neurological Diseases

The polynucleotides, polypeptides and agonists or antagonists of the invention may be used for the diagnosis and/or treatment of diseases, disorders, damage or injury of the brain and/or nervous system. Nervous system disorders that can be treated with the compositions of the invention (e.g., polypeptides, polynucleotides, and/or agonists or antagonists), include, but are not limited to, nervous system injuries, and diseases or disorders which result in either a disconnection of axons, a diminution or degeneration of neurons, or demyelination. Nervous system lesions which may be treated in a patient (including human and non-human mammalian patients) according to the methods of the invention, include but are not limited to, the following lesions of either the central (including spinal cord, brain) or peripheral nervous systems: (1) ischemic lesions, in which a lack of oxygen in a portion of the nervous system results in neuronal injury or death, including cerebral infarction or ischemia, or spinal cord infarction or ischemia; (2) traumatic lesions, including lesions caused by physical injury or associated with surgery, for example, lesions which sever a portion of the nervous system, or compression injuries; (3) malignant lesions, in which a portion of the nervous system is destroyed or injured by malignant tissue which is either a nervous system associated malignancy or a malignancy derived from non-nervous system tissue; (4) infectious lesions, in which a portion of the nervous system is destroyed or injured as a result of infection, for example, by an abscess or associated with infection by human immunodeficiency virus, herpes zoster, or herpes simplex virus or with Lyme disease, tuberculosis, or syphilis; (5) degenerative lesions, in which a portion of the nervous system is destroyed or injured as a result of a degenerative process including but not limited to, degeneration associated with Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's chorea, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); (6) lesions associated with nutritional diseases or disorders, in which a portion of the nervous system is destroyed or injured by a nutritional disorder or disorder of metabolism including, but not limited to, vitamin B12 deficiency, folic acid deficiency, Wernicke disease, tobacco-alcohol amblyopia, Marchiafava-Bignami disease (primary degeneration of the corpus callosum), and alcoholic cerebellar degeneration; (7) neurological lesions associated with systemic diseases including, but not limited to, diabetes (diabetic neuropathy, Bell's palsy), systemic lupus erythematosus, carcinoma, or sarcoidosis; (8) lesions caused by toxic substances including alcohol, lead, or particular neurotoxins; and (9) demyelinated lesions in which a portion of the nervous system is destroyed or injured by a demyelinating disease including, but not limited to, multiple sclerosis, human immunodeficiency virus-associated myelopathy, transverse myelopathy or various etiologies, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, and central pontine myelinolysis.

In one embodiment, the polypeptides, polynucleotides, or agonists or antagonists of the invention are used to protect neural cells from the damaging effects of hypoxia. In a further preferred embodiment, the polypeptides, polynucleotides, or agonists or antagonists of the invention are used to protect neural cells from the damaging effects of cerebral hypoxia. According to this embodiment, the compositions of the invention are used to treat or prevent neural cell injury associated with cerebral hypoxia. In one non-exclusive aspect of this embodiment, the polypeptides, polynucleotides, or agonists or antagonists of the invention, are used to treat or prevent neural cell injury associated with cerebral ischemia. In another non-exclusive aspect of this embodiment, the polypeptides, polynucleotides, or agonists or antagonists of the invention are used to treat or prevent neural cell injury associated with cerebral infarction.

In another preferred embodiment, the polypeptides, polynucleotides, or agonists or antagonists of the invention are used to treat or prevent neural cell injury associated with a stroke. In a specific embodiment, the polypeptides, polynucleotides, or agonists or antagonists of the invention are used to treat or prevent cerebral neural cell injury associated with a stroke.

In another preferred embodiment, the polypeptides, polynucleotides, or agonists or antagonists of the invention are used to treat or prevent neural cell injury associated with a heart attack. In a specific embodiment, the polypeptides, polynucleotides, or agonists or antagonists of the invention are used to treat or prevent cerebral neural cell injury associated with a heart attack.

The compositions of the invention which are useful for treating or preventing a nervous system disorder may be selected by testing for biological activity in promoting the survival or differentiation of neurons. For example, and not by way of limitation, compositions of the invention which elicit any of the following effects may be useful according to the invention: (1) increased survival time of neurons in culture either in the presence or absence of hypoxia or hypoxic conditions; (2) increased sprouting of neurons in culture or in vivo; (3) increased production of a neuron-associated molecule in culture or in vivo, e.g., choline acetyltransferase or acetylcholinesterase with respect to motor neurons; or (4) decreased symptoms of neuron dysfunction in vivo. Such effects may be measured by any method known in the art. In preferred, non-limiting embodiments, increased survival of neurons may routinely be measured using a method set forth herein or otherwise known in the art, such as, for example, in Zhang et al., Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 97:3637-42 (2000) or in Arakawa et al., J. Neurosci., 10:3507-15 (1990); increased sprouting of neurons may be detected by methods known in the art, such as, for example, the methods set forth in Pestronk et al., Exp. Neurol., 70:65-82 (1980), or Brown et al., Ann. Rev. Neurosci., 4:17-42 (1981); increased production of neuron-associated molecules may be measured by bioassay, enzymatic assay, antibody binding, Northern blot assay, etc., using techniques known in the art and depending on the molecule to be measured; and motor neuron dysfunction may be measured by assessing the physical manifestation of motor neuron disorder, e.g., weakness, motor neuron conduction velocity, or functional disability.

In specific embodiments, motor neuron disorders that may be treated according to the invention include, but are not limited to, disorders such as infarction, infection, exposure to toxin, trauma, surgical damage, degenerative disease or malignancy that may affect motor neurons as well as other components of the nervous system, as well as disorders that selectively affect neurons such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and including, but not limited to, progressive spinal muscular atrophy, progressive bulbar palsy, primary lateral sclerosis, infantile and juvenile muscular atrophy, progressive bulbar paralysis of childhood (Fazio-Londe syndrome), poliomyelitis and the post polio syndrome, and Hereditary Motorsensory Neuropathy (Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease).

Further, polypeptides or polynucleotides of the invention may play a role in neuronal survival; synapse formation; conductance; neural differentiation, etc. Thus, compositions of the invention (including polynucleotides, polypeptides, and agonists or antagonists) may be used to diagnose and/or treat or prevent diseases or disorders associated with these roles, including, but not limited to, learning and/or cognition disorders. The compositions of the invention may also be useful in the treatment or prevention of neurodegenerative disease states and/or behavioural disorders. Such neurodegenerative disease states and/or behavioral disorders include, but are not limited to, Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, Huntington's Disease, Tourette Syndrome, schizophrenia, mania, dementia, paranoia, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, learning disabilities, ALS, psychoses, autism, and altered behaviors, including disorders in feeding, sleep patterns, balance, and perception. In addition, compositions of the invention may also play a role in the treatment, prevention and/or detection of developmental disorders associated with the developing embryo, or sexually-linked disorders.

Additionally, polypeptides, polynucleotides and/or agonists or antagonists of the invention, may be useful in protecting neural cells from diseases, damage, disorders, or injury, associated with cerebrovascular disorders including, but not limited to, carotid artery diseases (e.g., carotid artery thrombosis, carotid stenosis, or Moyamoya Disease), cerebral amyloid angiopathy, cerebral aneurysm, cerebral anoxia, cerebral arteriosclerosis, cerebral arteriovenous malformations, cerebral artery diseases, cerebral embolism and thrombosis (e.g., carotid artery thrombosis, sinus thrombosis, or Wallenberg's Syndrome), cerebral hemorrhage (e.g., epidural or subdural hematoma, or subarachnoid hemorrhage), cerebral infarction, cerebral ischemia (e.g., transient cerebral ischemia, Subdlavian Steal Syndrome, or vertebrobasilar insufficiency), vascular dementia (e.g., multi-infarct), leukomalacia, periventricular, and vascular headache (e.g., cluster headache or migraines).

In accordance with yet a further aspect of the present invention, there is provided a process for utilizing polynucleotides or polypeptides, as well as agonists or antagonists of the present invention, for therapeutic purposes, for example, to stimulate neurological cell proliferation and/or differentiation. Therefore, polynucleotides, polypeptides, agonists and/or antagonists of the invention may be used to treat and/or detect neurologic diseases. Moreover, polynucleotides or polypeptides, or agonists or antagonists of the invention, can be used as a marker or detector of a particular nervous system disease or disorder.

Examples of neurologic diseases which can be treated or detected with polynucleotides, polypeptides, agonists, and/or antagonists of the present invention include brain diseases, such as metabolic brain diseases which includes phenylketonuria such as maternal phenylketonuria, pyruvate carboxylase deficiency, pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency, Wernicke's Encephalopathy, brain edema, brain neoplasms such as cerebellar neoplasms which include infratentorial neoplasms, cerebral ventricle neoplasms such as choroid plexus neoplasms, hypothalamic neoplasms, supratentorial neoplasms, canavan disease, cerebellar diseases such as cerebellar ataxia which include spinocerebellar degeneration such as ataxia telangiectasia, cerebellar dyssynergia, Friederich's Ataxia, Machado-Joseph Disease, olivopontocerebellar atrophy, cerebellar neoplasms such as infratentorial neoplasms, diffuse cerebral sclerosis such as encephalitis periaxialis, globoid cell leukodystrophy, metachromatic leukodystrophy and subacute sclerosing panencephalitis.

Additional neurologic diseases which can be treated or detected with polynucleotides, polypeptides, agonists, and/or antagonists of the present invention include cerebrovascular disorders (such as carotid artery diseases which include carotid artery thrombosis, carotid stenosis and Moyamoya Disease), cerebral amyloid angiopathy, cerebral aneurysm, cerebral anoxia, cerebral arteriosclerosis, cerebral arteriovenous malformations, cerebral artery diseases, cerebral embolism and thrombosis such as carotid artery thrombosis, sinus thrombosis and Wallenberg's Syndrome, cerebral hemorrhage such as epidural hematoma, subdural hematoma and subarachnoid hemorrhage, cerebral infarction, cerebral ischemia such as transient cerebral ischemia, Subclavian Steal Syndrome and vertebrobasilar insufficiency, vascular dementia such as multi-infarct dementia, periventricular leukomalacia, vascular headache such as cluster headache and migraine.

Additional neurologic diseases which can be treated or detected with polynucleotides, polypeptides, agonists, and/or antagonists of the present invention include dementia such as AIDS Dementia Complex, presenile dementia such as Alzheimer's Disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome, senile dementia such as Alzheimer's Disease and progressive supranuclear palsy, vascular dementia such as multi-infarct dementia, encephalitis which include encephalitis periaxialis, viral encephalitis such as epidemic encephalitis, Japanese Encephalitis, St. Louis Encephalitis, tick-borne encephalitis and West Nile Fever, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, meningoencephalitis such as uveomeningoencephalitic syndrome, Postencephalitic Parkinson Disease and subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, encephalomalacia such as periventricular leukomalacia, epilepsy such as generalized epilepsy which includes infantile spasms, absence epilepsy, myoclonic epilepsy which includes MERRF Syndrome, tonic-clonic epilepsy, partial epilepsy such as complex partial epilepsy, frontal lobe epilepsy and temporal lobe epilepsy, post-traumatic epilepsy, status epilepticus such as Epilepsia Partialis Continua, and Hallervorden-Spatz Syndrome.

Additional neurologic diseases which can be treated or detected with polynucleotides, polypeptides, agonists, and/or antagonists of the present invention include hydrocephalus such as Dandy-Walker Syndrome and normal pressure hydrocephalus, hypothalamic diseases such as hypothalamic neoplasms, cerebral malaria, narcolepsy which includes cataplexy, bulbar poliomyelitis, cerebri pseudotumor, Rett Syndrome, Reye's Syndrome, thalamic diseases, cerebral toxoplasmosis, intracranial tuberculoma and Zellweger Syndrome, central nervous system infections such as AIDS Dementia Complex, Brain Abscess, subdural empyema, encephalomyelitis such as Equine Encephalomyelitis, Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis, Necrotizing Hemorrhagic Encephalomyelitis, Visna, and cerebral malaria.

Additional neurologic diseases which can be treated or detected with polynucleotides, polypeptides, agonists, and/or antagonists of the present invention include meningitis such as arachnoiditis, aseptic meningtitis such as viral meningtitis which includes lymphocytic choriomeningitis, Bacterial meningtitis which includes Haemophilus Meningtitis, Listeria Meningtitis, Meningococcal Meningtitis such as Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome, Pneumococcal Meningtitis and meningeal tuberculosis, fungal meningitis such as Cryptococcal Meningtitis, subdural effusion, meningoencephalitis such as uvemeningoencephalitic syndrome, myelitis such as transverse myelitis, neurosyphilis such as tabes dorsalis, poliomyelitis which includes bulbar poliomyelitis and postpoliomyelitis syndrome, prion diseases (such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, Gerstmann-Straussler Syndrome, Kuru, Scrapie), and cerebral toxoplasmosis.

Additional neurologic diseases which can be treated or detected with polynucleotides, polypeptides, agonists, and/or antagonists of the present invention include central nervous system neoplasms such as brain neoplasms that include cerebellar neoplasms such as infratentorial neoplasms, cerebral ventricle neoplasms such as choroid plexus neoplasms, hypothalamic neoplasms and supratentorial neoplasms, meningeal neoplasms, spinal cord neoplasms which include epidural neoplasms, demyelinating diseases such as Canavan Diseases, diffuse cerebral sceloris which includes adrenoleukodystrophy, encephalitis periaxialis, globoid cell leukodystrophy, diffuse cerebral sclerosis such as metachromatic leukodystrophy, allergic encephalomyelitis, necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalomyelitis, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, multiple sclerosis, central pontine myelinolysis, transverse myelitis, neuromyelitis optica, Scrapie, Swayback, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Visna, High Pressure Nervous Syndrome, Meningism, spinal cord diseases such as amyotonia congenita, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, spinal muscular atrophy such as Werdnig-Hoffmann Disease, spinal cord compression, spinal cord neoplasms such as epidural neoplasms, syringomyelia, Tabes Dorsalis, Stiff-Man Syndrome, mental retardation such as Angelman Syndrome, Cri-du-Chat Syndrome, De Lange's Syndrome, Down Syndrome, Gangliosidoses such as gangliosidoses G(M1), Sandhoff Disease, Tay-Sachs Disease, Hartnup Disease, homocystinuria, Laurence-Moon-Biedl Syndrome, Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome, Maple Syrup Urine Disease, mucolipidosis such as fucosidosis, neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinosis, oculocerebrorenal syndrome, phenylketonuria such as maternal phenylketonuria, Prader-Willi Syndrome, Rett Syndrome, Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome, Tuberous Sclerosis, WAGR Syndrome, nervous system abnormalities such as holoprosencephaly, neural tube defects such as anencephaly which includes hydrangencephaly, Arnold-Chairi Deformity, encephalocele, meningocele, meningomyelocele, spinal dysraphism such as spina bifida cystica and spina bifida occulta.

Additional neurologic diseases which can be treated or detected with polynucleotides, polypeptides, agonists, and/or antagonists of the present invention include hereditary motor and sensory neuropathies which include Charcot-Marie Disease, Hereditary optic atrophy, Refsum's Disease, hereditary spastic paraplegia, Werdnig-Hoffmann Disease, Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathies such as Congenital Analgesia and Familial Dysautonomia, Neurologic manifestations (such as agnosia that include Gerstmann's Syndrome, Amnesia such as retrograde amnesia, apraxia, neurogenic bladder, cataplexy, communicative disorders such as hearing disorders that includes deafness, partial hearing loss, loudness recruitment and tinnitus, language disorders such as aphasia which include agraphia, anomia, broca aphasia, and Wernicke Aphasia, Dyslexia such as Acquired Dyslexia, language development disorders, speech disorders such as aphasia which includes anomia, broca aphasia and Wernicke Aphasia, articulation disorders, communicative disorders such as speech disorders which include dysarthria, echolalia, mutism and stuttering, voice disorders such as aphonia and hoarseness, decerebrate state, delirium, fasciculation, hallucinations, meningism, movement disorders such as angelman syndrome, ataxia, athetosis, chorea, dystonia, hypokinesia, muscle hypotonia, myoclonus, tic, torticollis and tremor, muscle hypertonia such as muscle rigidity such as stiff-man syndrome, muscle spasticity, paralysis such as facial paralysis which includes Herpes Zoster Oticus, Gastroparesis, Hemiplegia, ophthalmoplegia such as diplopia, Duane's Syndrome, Horner's Syndrome, Chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia such as Kearns Syndrome, Bulbar Paralysis, Tropical Spastic Paraparesis, Paraplegia such as Brown-Sequard Syndrome, quadriplegia, respiratory paralysis and vocal cord paralysis, paresis, phantom limb, taste disorders such as ageusia and dysgeusia, vision disorders such as amblyopia, blindness, color vision defects, diplopia, hemianopsia, scotoma and subnormal vision, sleep disorders such as hypersomnia which includes Kleine-Levin Syndrome, insomnia, and somnambulism, spasm such as trismus, unconsciousness such as coma, persistent vegetative state and syncope and vertigo, neuromuscular diseases such as amyotonia congenita, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome, motor neuron disease, muscular atrophy such as spinal muscular atrophy, Charcot-Marie Disease and Werdnig-Hoffmann Disease, Postpoliomyelitis Syndrome, Muscular Dystrophy, Myasthenia Gravis, Myotonia Atrophica, Myotonia Confenita, Nemaline Myopathy, Familial Periodic Paralysis, Multiplex Paramyloclonus, Tropical Spastic Paraparesis and Stiff-Man Syndrome, peripheral nervous system diseases such as acrodynia, amyloid neuropathies, autonomic nervous system diseases such as Adie's Syndrome, Barre-Lieou Syndrome, Familial Dysautonomia, Horner's Syndrome, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy and Shy-Drager Syndrome, Cranial Nerve Diseases such as Acoustic Nerve Diseases such as Acoustic Neuroma which includes Neurofibromatosis 2, Facial Nerve Diseases such as Facial Neuralgia, Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome, ocular motility disorders which includes amblyopia, nystagmus, oculomotor nerve paralysis, ophthalmoplegia such as Duane's Syndrome, Horner's Syndrome, Chronic Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia which includes Kearns Syndrome, Strabismus such as Esotropia and Exotropia, Oculomotor Nerve Paralysis, Optic Nerve Diseases such as Optic Atrophy which includes Hereditary Optic Atrophy, Optic Disk Drusen, Optic Neuritis such as Neuromyelitis Optica, Papilledema, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Vocal Cord Paralysis, Demyelinating Diseases such as Neuromyelitis Optica and Swayback, and Diabetic neuropathies such as diabetic foot.

Additional neurologic diseases which can be treated or detected with polynucleotides, polypeptides, agonists, and/or antagonists of the present invention include nerve compression syndromes such as carpal tunnel syndrome, tarsal tunnel syndrome, thoracic outlet syndrome such as cervical rib syndrome, ulnar nerve compression syndrome, neuralgia such as causalgia, cervico-brachial neuralgia, facial neuralgia and trigeminal neuralgia, neuritis such as experimental allergic neuritis, optic neuritis, polyneuritis, polyradiculoneuritis and radiculities such as polyradiculitis, hereditary motor and sensory neuropathies such as Charcot-Marie Disease, Hereditary Optic Atrophy, Refsum's Disease, Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia and Werdnig-Hoffmann Disease, Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathies which include Congenital Analgesia and Familial Dysautonomia, POEMS Syndrome, Sciatica, Gustatory Sweating and Tetany).

Endocrine Disorders

Polynucleotides or polypeptides, or agonists or antagonists of the present invention, may be used to treat, prevent, diagnose, and/or prognose disorders and/or diseases related to hormone imbalance, and/or disorders or diseases of the endocrine system.

Hormones secreted by the glands of the endocrine system control physical growth, sexual function, metabolism, and other functions. Disorders may be classified in two ways: disturbances in the production of hormones, and the inability of tissues to respond to hormones. The etiology of these hormone imbalance or endocrine system diseases, disorders or conditions may be genetic, somatic, such as cancer and some autoimmune diseases, acquired (e.g., by chemotherapy, injury or toxins), or infectious. Moreover, polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, and/or agonists or antagonists of the present invention can be used as a marker or detector of a particular disease or disorder related to the endocrine system and/or hormone imbalance.

Endocrine system and/or hormone imbalance and/or diseases encompass disorders of uterine motility including, but not limited to: complications with pregnancy and labor (e.g., pre-term labor, post-term pregnancy, spontaneous abortion, and slow or stopped labor); and disorders and/or diseases of the menstrual cycle (e.g., dysmenorrhea and endometriosis).

Endocrine system and/or hormone imbalance disorders and/or diseases include disorders and/or diseases of the pancreas, such as, for example, diabetes mellitus, diabetes insipidus, congenital pancreatic agenesis, pheochromocytoma—islet cell tumor syndrome; disorders and/or diseases of the adrenal glands such as, for example, Addison's Disease, corticosteroid deficiency, virilizing disease, hirsutism, Cushing's Syndrome, hyperaldosteronism, pheochromocytoma; disorders and/or diseases of the pituitary gland, such as, for example, hyperpituitarism, hypopituitarism, pituitary dwarfism, pituitary adenoma, panhypopituitarism, acromegaly, gigantism; disorders and/or diseases of the thyroid, including but not limited to, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, Plummer's disease, Graves' disease (toxic diffuse goiter), toxic nodular goiter, thyroiditis (Hashimoto's thyroiditis, subacute granulomatous thyroiditis, and silent lymphocytic thyroiditis), Pendred's syndrome, myxedema, cretinism, thyrotoxicosis, thyroid hormone coupling defect, thymic aplasia, Hurthle cell tumours of the thyroid, thyroid cancer, thyroid carcinoma, Medullary thyroid carcinoma; disorders and/or diseases of the parathyroid, such as, for example, hyperparathyroidism, hypoparathyroidism; disorders and/or diseases of the hypothalamus.

In addition, endocrine system and/or hormone imbalance disorders and/or diseases may also include disorders and/or diseases of the testes or ovaries, including cancer. Other disorders and/or diseases of the testes or ovaries further include, for example, ovarian cancer, polycystic ovary syndrome, Klinefelter's syndrome, vanishing testes syndrome (bilateral anorchia), congenital absence of Leydig's cells, cryptorchidism, Noonan's syndrome, myotonic dystrophy, capillary haemangioma of the testis (benign), neoplasias of the testis and neo-testis.

Moreover, endocrine system and/or hormone imbalance disorders and/or diseases may also include disorders and/or diseases such as, for example, polyglandular deficiency syndromes, pheochromocytoma, neuroblastoma, multiple Endocrine neoplasia, and disorders and/or cancers of endocrine tissues.

In another embodiment, a polypeptide of the invention, or polynucleotides, antibodies, agonists, or antagonists corresponding to that polypeptide, may be used to diagnose, prognose, prevent, and/or treat endocrine diseases and/or disorders associated with the tissue(s) in which the polypeptide of the invention is expressed, including one, two, three, four, five, or more tissues disclosed in Table 1B.2, column 5 (Tissue Distribution Library Code).

Reproductive System Disorders

The polynucleotides or polypeptides, or agonists or antagonists of the invention may be used for the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of diseases and/or disorders of the reproductive system. Reproductive system disorders that can be treated by the compositions of the invention, include, but are not limited to, reproductive system injuries, infections, neoplastic disorders, congenital defects, and diseases or disorders which result in infertility, complications with pregnancy, labor, or parturition, and postpartum difficulties.

Reproductive system disorders and/or diseases include diseases and/or disorders of the testes, including testicular atrophy, testicular feminization, cryptorchism (unilateral and bilateral), anorchia, ectopic testis, epididymitis and orchitis (typically resulting from infections such as, for example, gonorrhea, mumps, tuberculosis, and syphilis), testicular torsion, vasitis nodosa, germ cell tumors (e.g., seminomas, embryonal cell carcinomas, teratocarcinomas, choriocarcinomas, yolk sac tumors, and teratomas), stromal tumors (e.g., Leydig cell tumors), hydrocele, hematocele, varicocele, spermatocele, inguinal hernia, and disorders of sperm production (e.g., immotile cilia syndrome, aspermia, asthenozoospermia, azoospermia, oligospermia, and teratozoospermia).

Reproductive system disorders also include disorders of the prostate gland, such as acute non-bacterial prostatitis, chronic non-bacterial prostatitis, acute bacterial prostatitis, chronic bacterial prostatitis, prostatodystonia, prostatosis, granulomatous prostatitis, malacoplakia, benign prostatic hypertrophy or hyperplasia, and prostate neoplastic disorders, including adenocarcinomas, transitional cell carcinomas, ductal carcinomas, and squamous cell carcinomas.

Additionally, the compositions of the invention may be useful in the diagnosis, treatment, and/or prevention of disorders or diseases of the penis and urethra, including inflammatory disorders, such as balanoposthitis, balanitis xerotica obliterans, phimosis, paraphimosis, syphilis, herpes simplex virus, gonorrhea, non-gonococcal urethritis, chlamydia, mycoplasma, trichomonas, HIV, AIDS, Reiter's syndrome, condyloma acuminatum, condyloma latum, and pearly penile papules; urethral abnormalities, such as hypospadias, epispadias, and phimosis; premalignant lesions, including Erythroplasia of Queyrat, Bowen's disease, Bowenoid paplosis, giant condyloma of Buscke-Lowenstein, and varrucous carcinoma; penile cancers, including squamous cell carcinomas, carcinoma in situ, verrucous carcinoma, and disseminated penile carcinoma; urethral neoplastic disorders, including penile urethral carcinoma, bulbomembranous urethral carcinoma, and prostatic urethral carcinoma; and erectile disorders, such as priapism, Peyronie's disease, erectile dysfunction, and impotence.

Moreover, diseases and/or disorders of the vas deferens include vasculititis and CBAVD (congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens); additionally, the polynucleotides, polypeptides, and agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be used in the diagnosis, treatment, and/or prevention of diseases and/or disorders of the seminal vesicles, including hydatid disease, congenital chloride diarrhea, and polycystic kidney disease.

Other disorders and/or diseases of the male reproductive system include, for example, Klinefelter's syndrome, Young's syndrome, premature ejaculation, diabetes mellitus, cystic fibrosis, Kartagener's syndrome, high fever, multiple sclerosis, and gynecomastia.

Further, the polynucleotides, polypeptides, and agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be used in the diagnosis, treatment, and/or prevention of diseases and/or disorders of the vagina and vulva, including bacterial vaginosis, candida vaginitis, herpes simplex virus, chancroid, granuloma inguinale, lymphogranuloma venereum, scabies, human papillomavirus, vaginal trauma, vulvar trauma, adenosis, chlamydia vaginitis, gonorrhea, trichomonas vaginitis, condyloma acuminatum, syphilis, molluscum contagiosum, atrophic vaginitis, Paget's disease, lichen sclerosus, lichen planus, vulvodynia, toxic shock syndrome, vaginismus, vulvovaginitis, vulvar vestibulitis, and neoplastic disorders, such as squamous cell hyperplasia, clear cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, melanomas, cancer of Bartholin's gland, and vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia.

Disorders and/or diseases of the uterus include dysmenorrhea, retroverted uterus, endometriosis, fibroids, adenomyosis, anovulatory bleeding, amenorrhea, Cushing's syndrome, hydatidiform moles, Asherman's syndrome, premature menopause, precocious puberty, uterine polyps, dysfunctional uterine bleeding (e.g., due to aberrant hormonal signals), and neoplastic disorders, such as adenocarcinomas, keiomyosarcomas, and sarcomas. Additionally, the polypeptides, polynucleotides, or agonists or antagonists of the invention may be useful as a marker or detector of, as well as in the diagnosis, treatment, and/or prevention of congenital uterine abnormalities, such as bicornuate uterus, septate uterus, simple unicornuate uterus, unicornuate uterus with a noncavitary rudimentary horn, unicornuate uterus with a non-communicating cavitary rudimentary horn, unicornuate uterus with a communicating cavitary horn, arcuate uterus, uterine didelfus, and T-shaped uterus.

Ovarian diseases and/or disorders include anovulation, polycystic ovary syndrome (Stein-Leventhal syndrome), ovarian cysts, ovarian hypofunction, ovarian insensitivity to gonadotropins, ovarian overproduction of androgens, right ovarian vein syndrome, amenorrhea, hirutism, and ovarian cancer (including, but not limited to, primary and secondary cancerous growth, Sertoli-Leydig tumors, endometriod carcinoma of the ovary, ovarian papillary serous adenocarcinoma, ovarian mucinous adenocarcinoma, and Ovarian Krukenberg tumors).

Cervical diseases and/or disorders include cervicitis, chronic cervicitis, mucopurulent cervicitis, cervical dysplasia, cervical polyps, Nabothian cysts, cervical erosion, cervical incompetence, and cervical neoplasms (including, for example, cervical carcinoma, squamous metaplasia, squamous cell carcinoma, adenosquamous cell neoplasia, and columnar cell neoplasia).

Additionally, diseases and/or disorders of the reproductive system include disorders and/or diseases of pregnancy, including miscarriage and stillbirth, such as early abortion, late abortion, spontaneous abortion, induced abortion, therapeutic abortion, threatened abortion, missed abortion, incomplete abortion, complete abortion, habitual abortion, missed abortion, and septic abortion; ectopic pregnancy, anemia, Rh incompatibility, vaginal bleeding during pregnancy, gestational diabetes, intrauterine growth retardation, polyhydramnios, HELLP syndrome, abruptio placentae, placenta previa, hyperemesis, preeclampsia, eclampsia, herpes gestationis, and urticaria of pregnancy. Additionally, the polynucleotides, polypeptides, and agonists or antagonists of the present invention may be used in the diagnosis, treatment, and/or prevention of diseases that can complicate pregnancy, including heart disease, heart failure, rheumatic heart disease, congenital heart disease, mitral valve prolapse, high blood pressure, anemia, kidney disease, infectious disease (e.g., rubella, cytomegalovirus, toxoplasmosis, infectious hepatitis, chlamydia, HIV, AIDS, and genital herpes), diabetes mellitus, Graves' disease, thyroiditis, hypothyroidism, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, chronic active hepatitis, cirrhosis of the liver, primary biliary cirrhosis, asthma, systemic lupus eryematosis, rheumatoid arthritis, myasthenia gravis, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, appendicitis, ovarian cysts, gallbladder disorders, and obstruction of the intestine.

Complications associated with labor and parturition include premature rupture of the membranes, pre-term labor, post-term pregnancy, postmaturity, labor that progresses too slowly, fetal distress (e.g., abnormal heart rate (fetal or maternal), breathing problems, and abnormal fetal position), shoulder dystocia, prolapsed umbilical cord, amniotic fluid embolism, and aberrant uterine bleeding.

Further, diseases and/or disorders of the postdelivery period, including endometritis, myometritis, parametritis, peritonitis, pelvic thrombophlebitis, pulmonary embolism, endotoxemia, pyelonephritis, saphenous thrombophlebitis, mastitis, cystitis, postpartum hemorrhage, and inverted uterus.

Other disorders- and/or diseases of the female reproductive system that may be diagnosed, treated, and/or prevented by the polynucleotides, polypeptides, and agonists or antagonists of the present invention include, for example, Turner's syndrome, pseudohermaphroditism, premenstrual syndrome, pelvic inflammatory disease, pelvic congestion (vascular engorgement), frigidity, anorgasmia, dyspareunia, ruptured fallopian tube, and Mittelschmerz.

Infectious Disease

Polynucleotides or polypeptides, as well as agonists or antagonists of the present invention can be used to treat or detect infectious agents. For example, by increasing the immune response, particularly increasing the proliferation and differentiation of B and/or T cells, infectious diseases may be treated. The immune response may be increased by either enhancing an existing immune response, or by initiating a new immune response. Alternatively, polynucleotides or polypeptides, as well as agonists or antagonists of the present invention may also directly inhibit the infectious agent, without necessarily eliciting an immune response.

Viruses are one example of an infectious agent that can cause disease or symptoms that can be treated or detected by a polynucleotide or polypeptide and/or agonist or antagonist of the present invention. Examples of viruses, include, but are not limited to Examples of viruses, include, but are not limited to the following DNA and RNA viruses and viral families: Arbovirus, Adenoviridae, Arenaviridae, Arterivirus, Birnaviridae, Bunyaviridae, Caliciviridae, Circoviridae, Coronaviridae, Dengue, EBV, HIV, Flaviviridae, Hepadnaviridae (Hepatitis), Herpesviridae (such as, Cytomegalovirus, Herpes Simplex, Herpes Zoster), Mononegavirus (e.g., Paramyxoviridae, Morbillivirus, Rhabdoviridae), Orthomyxoviridae (e.g., Influenza A, Influenza B, and parainfluenza), Papiloma virus, Papovaviridae, Parvoviridae, Picornaviridae, Poxyiridae (such as Smallpox or Vaccinia), Reoviridae (e.g., Rotavirus), Retroviridae (HTLV-I, HTLV-II, Lentivirus), and Togaviridae (e.g., Rubivirus). Viruses falling within these families can cause a variety of diseases or symptoms, including, but not limited to: arthritis, bronchiollitis, respiratory syncytial virus, encephalitis, eye infections (e.g., conjunctivitis, keratitis), chronic fatigue syndrome, hepatitis (A, B, C, E, Chronic Active, Delta), Japanese B encephalitis, Junin, Chikungunya, Rift Valley fever, yellow fever, meningitis, opportunistic infections (e.g., AIDS), pneumonia, Burkitt's Lymphoma, chickenpox, hemorrhagic fever, Measles, Mumps, Parainfluenza, Rabies, the common cold, Polio, leukemia, Rubella, sexually transmitted diseases, skin diseases (e.g., Kaposi's, warts), and viremia. polynucleotides or polypeptides, or agonists or antagonists of the invention, can be used to treat or detect any of these symptoms or diseases. In specific embodiments, polynucleotides, polypeptides, or agonists or antagonists of the invention are used to treat: meningitis, Dengue, EBV, and/or hepatitis (e.g., hepatitis B). In an additional specific embodiment polynucleotides, polypeptides, or agonists or antagonists of the invention are used to treat patients nonresponsive to one or more other commercially available hepatitis vaccines. In a further specific embodiment polynucleotides, polypeptides, or agonists or antagonists of the invention are used to treat AIDS.

Similarly, bacterial and fungal agents that can cause disease or symptoms and that can be treated or detected by a polynucleotide or polypeptide and/or agonist or antagonist of the present invention include, but not limited to, the following Gram-Negative and Gram-positive bacteria, bacterial families, and fungi: Actinomyces (e.g., Norcardia), Acinetobacter, Cryptococcus neoformans, Aspergillus, Bacillaceae (e.g., Bacillus anthrasis), Bacteroides (e.g., Bacteroides fragilis), Blastomycosis, Bordetella, Borrelia (e.g., Borrelia burgdorferi), Brucella, Candidia, Campylobacter, Chlamydia, Clostridium (e.g., Clostridium botulinum, Clostridium dificile, Clostridium perfringens, Clostridium tetani), Coccidioides, Corynebacterium (e.g., Corynebacterium diptheriae), Cryptococcus, Dermatocycoses, E. coli (e.g., Enterotoxigenic E. coli and Enterohemorrhagic E. coli), Enterobacter (e.g. Enterobacter aerogenes), Enterobacteriaceae (Klebsiella, Salmonella (e.g., Salmonella typhi, Salmonella enteritidis, Salmonella typhi), Serratia, Yersinia, Shigella), Erysipelothrix, Haemophilus (e.g., Haemophilus influenza type B), Helicobacter, Legionella (e.g., Legionella pneumophila), Leptospira, Listeria (e.g., Listeria monocytogenes), Mycoplasma, Mycobacterium (e.g., Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium tuberculosis), Vibrio (e.g., Vibrio cholerae), Neisseriaceae (e.g., Neisseria gonorrhea, Neisseria meningitidis), Pasteurellacea, Proteus, Pseudomonas (e.g., Pseudomonas aeruginosa), Rickettsiaceae, Spirochetes (e.g., Treponema spp., Leptospira spp., Borrelia spp.), Shigella spp., Staphylococcus (e.g., Staphylococcus aureus), Meningiococcus, Pneumococcus and Streptococcus (e.g., Streptococcus pneumoniae and Groups A, B, and C Streptococci), and Ureaplasmas. These bacterial, parasitic, and fungal families can cause diseases or symptoms, including, but not limited to: antibiotic-resistant infections, bacteremia, endocarditis, septicemia, eye infections (e.g., conjunctivitis), uveitis, tuberculosis, gingivitis, bacterial diarrhea, opportunistic infections (e.g., AIDS related infections), paronychia, prosthesis-related infections, dental caries, Reiter's Disease, respiratory tract infections, such as Whooping Cough or Empyema, sepsis, Lyme Disease, Cat-Scratch Disease, dysentery, paratyphoid fever, food poisoning, Legionella disease, chronic and acute inflammation, erythema, yeast infections, typhoid, pneumonia, gonorrhea, meningitis (e.g., mengitis types A and B), chlamydia, syphillis, diphtheria, leprosy, brucellosis, peptic ulcers, anthrax, spontaneous abortions, birth defects, pneumonia, lung infections, ear infections, deafness, blindness, lethargy, malaise, vomiting, chronic diarrhea, Crohn's disease, colitis, vaginosis, sterility, pelvic inflammatory diseases, candidiasis, paratuberculosis, tuberculosis, lupus, botulism, gangrene, tetanus, impetigo, Rheumatic Fever, Scarlet Fever, sexually transmitted diseases, skin diseases (e.g., cellulitis, dermatocycoses), toxemia, urinary tract infections, wound infections, noscomial infections. Polynucleotides or polypeptides, agonists or antagonists of the invention, can be used to treat or detect any of these symptoms or diseases. In specific embodiments, polynucleotides, polypeptides, agonists or antagonists of the invention are used to treat: tetanus, diptheria, botulism, and/or meningitis type B.

Moreover, parasitic agents causing disease or symptoms that can be treated, prevented, and/or diagnosed by a polynucleotide or polypeptide and/or agonist or antagonist of the present invention include, but not limited to, the following families or class: Amebiasis, Babesiosis, Coccidiosis, Cryptosporidiosis, Dientamoebiasis, Dourine, Ectoparasitic, Giardias, Helminthiasis, Leishmaniasis, Schistisoma, Theileriasis, Toxoplasmosis, Trypanosomiasis, and Trichomonas and Sporozoans (e.g., Plasmodium virax, Plasmodium falciparium, Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium ovale). These parasites can cause a variety of diseases or symptoms, including, but not limited to: Scabies, Trombiculiasis, eye infections, intestinal disease (e.g., dysentery, giardiasis), liver disease, lung disease, opportunistic infections (e.g., AIDS related), malaria, pregnancy complications, and toxoplasmosis. polynucleotides or polypeptides, or agonists or antagonists of the invention, can be used to treat, prevent, and/or diagnose any of these symptoms or diseases. In specific embodiments, polynucleotides, polypeptides, or agonists or antagonists of the invention are used to treat, prevent, and/or diagnose malaria.

Polynucleotides or polypeptides, as well as agonists or antagonists of the present invention of the present invention could either be by administering an effective amount of a polypeptide to the patient, or by removing cells from the patient, supplying the cells with a polynucleotide of the present invention, and returning the engineered cells to the patient (ex vivo therapy). Moreover, the polypeptide or polynucleotide of the present invention can be used as an antigen in a vaccine to raise an immune response against infectious disease.

Regeneration

Polynucleotides or polypeptides, as well as agonists or antagonists of the present invention can be used to differentiate, proliferate, and attract cells, leading to the regeneration of tissues. (See, Science 276:59-87 (1997)). The regeneration of tissues could be used to repair, replace, or protect tissue damaged by congenital defects, trauma (wounds, burns, incisions, or ulcers), age, disease (e.g. osteoporosis, osteocarthritis, periodontal disease, liver failure), surgery, including cosmetic plastic surgery, fibrosis, reperfusion injury, or systemic cytokine damage.

Tissues that could be regenerated using the present invention include organs (e.g., pancreas, liver, intestine, kidney, skin, endothelium), muscle (smooth, skeletal or cardiac), vasculature (including vascular and lymphatics), nervous, hematopoietic, and skeletal (bone, cartilage, tendon, and ligament) tissue. Preferably, regeneration occurs without or decreased scarring. Regeneration also may include angiogenesis.

Moreover, polynucleotides or polypeptides, as well as agonists or antagonists of the present invention, may increase regeneration of tissues difficult to heal. For example, increased tendon/ligament regeneration would quicken recovery time after damage. Polynucleotides or polypeptides, as well as agonists or antagonists of the present invention could also be used prophylactically in an effort to avoid damage. Specific diseases that could be treated include of tendinitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, and other tendon or ligament defects. A further example of tissue regeneration of non-healing wounds includes pressure ulcers, ulcers associated with vascular insufficiency, surgical, and traumatic wounds.

Similarly, nerve and brain tissue could also be regenerated by using polynucleotides or polypeptides, as well as agonists or antagonists of the present invention, to proliferate and differentiate nerve cells. Diseases that could be treated using this method include central and peripheral nervous system diseases, neuropathies, or mechanical and traumatic disorders (e.g., spinal cord disorders, head trauma, cerebrovascular disease, and stoke). Specifically, diseases associated with peripheral nerve injuries, peripheral neuropathy (e.g., resulting from chemotherapy or other medical therapies), localized neuropathies, and central nervous system diseases (e.g., Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and Shy-Drager syndrome), could all be treated using the polynucleotides or polypeptides, as well as agonists or antagonists of the present invention.

Gastrointestinal Disorders

Polynucleotides or polypeptides, or agonists or antagonists of the present invention, may be used to treat, prevent, diagnose, and/or prognose gastrointestinal disorders, including inflammatory diseases and/or conditions, infections, cancers (e.g., intestinal neoplasms (carcinoid tumor of the small intestine, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the small intestine, small bowl lymphoma)), and ulcers, such as peptic ulcers.

Gastrointestinal disorders include dysphagia, odynophagia, inflammation of the esophagus, peptic esophagitis, gastric reflux, submucosal fibrosis and stricturing, Mallory-Weiss lesions, leiomyomas, lipomas, epidermal cancers, adeoncarcinomas, gastric retention disorders, gastroenteritis, gastric atrophy, gastric/stomach cancers, polyps of the stomach, autoimmune disorders such as pernicious anemia, pyloric stenosis, gastritis (bacterial, viral, eosinophilic, stress-induced, chronic erosive, atrophic, plasma cell, and Ménétrier's), and peritoneal diseases (e.g., chyloperioneum, hemoperitoneum, mesenteric cyst, mesenteric lymphadenitis, mesenteric vascular occlusion, panniculitis, neoplasms, peritonitis, pneumoperitoneum, bubphrenic abscess).

Gastrointestinal disorders also include disorders associated with the small intestine, such as malabsorption syndromes, distension, irritable bowel syndrome, sugar intolerance, celiac disease, duodenal ulcers, duodenitis, tropical sprue, Whipple's disease, intestinal lymphangiectasia, Crohn's disease, appendicitis, obstructions of the ileum, Meckel's diverticulum, multiple diverticula, failure of complete rotation of the small and large intestine, lymphoma, and bacterial and parasitic diseases (such as Traveler's diarrhea, typhoid and paratyphoid, cholera, infection by Roundworms (Ascariasis lumbricoides), Hookworms (Ancylostoma duodenale), Threadworms (Enterobius vermicularis), Tapeworms (Taenia saginata, Echinococcus granulosus, Diphyllobothrium spp., and T. solium).

Liver diseases and/or disorders include intrahepatic cholestasis (alagille syndrome, biliary liver cirrhosis), fatty liver (alcoholic fatty liver, reye syndrome), hepatic vein thrombosis, hepatolentricular degeneration, hepatomegaly, hepatopulmonary syndrome, hepatorenal syndrome, portal hypertension (esophageal and gastric varices), liver abscess (amebic liver abscess), liver cirrhosis (alcoholic, biliary and experimental), alcoholic liver diseases (fatty liver, hepatitis, cirrhosis), parasitic (hepatic echinococcosis, fascioliasis, amebic liver abscess), jaundice (hemolytic, hepatocellular, and cholestatic), cholestasis, portal hypertension, liver enlargement, ascites, hepatitis (alcoholic hepatitis, animal hepatitis, chronic hepatitis (autoimmune, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, hepatitis D, drug induced), toxic hepatitis, viral human hepatitis (hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, hepatitis D, hepatitis E), Wilson's disease, granulomatous hepatitis, secondary biliary cirrhosis, hepatic encephalopathy, portal hypertension, varices, hepatic encephalopathy, primary biliary cirrhosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, hepatocellular adenoma, hemangiomas, bile stones, liver failure (hepatic encephalopathy, acute liver failure), and liver neoplasms (angiomyolipoma, calcified liver metastases, cystic liver metastases, epithelial tumors, fibrolamellar hepatocarcinoma, focal nodular hyperplasia, hepatic adenoma, hepatobiliary cystadenoma, hepatoblastoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatoma, liver cancer, liver hemangioendothelioma, mesenchymal hamartoma, mesenchymal tumors of liver, nodular regenerative hyperplasia, benign liver tumors (Hepatic cysts [Simple cysts, Polycystic liver disease, Hepatobiliary cystadenoma, Choledochal cyst], Mesenchymal tumors [Mesenchymal hamartoma, Infantile hemangioendothelioma, Hemangioma, Peliosis hepatis, Lipomas, Inflammatory pseudotumor, Miscellaneous], Epithelial tumors [Bile duct epithelium (Bile duct hamartoma, Bile duct adenoma), Hepatocyte (Adenoma, Focal nodular hyperplasia, Nodular regenerative hyperplasia)], malignant liver tumors [hepatocellular, hepatoblastoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, cholangiocellular, cholangiocarcinoma, cystadenocarcinoma, tumors of blood vessels, angiosarcoma, Karposi's sarcoma, hemangioendothelioma, other tumors, embryonal sarcoma, fibrosarcoma, leiomyosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, carcinosarcoma, teratoma, carcinoid, squamous carcinoma, primary lymphoma]), peliosis hepatis, erythrohepatic porphyria, hepatic porphyria (acute intermittent porphyria, porphyria cutanea tarda), Zellweger syndrome).

Pancreatic diseases and/or disorders include acute pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis (acute necrotizing pancreatitis, alcoholic pancreatitis), neoplasms (adenocarcinoma of the pancreas, cystadenocarcinoma, insulinoma, gastrinoma, and glucagonoma, cystic neoplasms, islet-cell tumors, pancreoblastoma), and other pancreatic diseases (e.g., cystic fibrosis, cyst (pancreatic pseudocyst, pancreatic fistula, insufficiency)).

Gallbladder diseases include gallstones (cholelithiasis and choledocholithiasis), postcholecystectomy syndrome, diverticulosis of the gallbladder, acute cholecystitis, chronic cholecystitis, bile duct tumors, and mucocele.

Diseases and/or disorders of the large intestine include antibiotic-associated colitis, diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis, acquired megacolon, abscesses, fungal and bacterial infections, anorectal disorders (e.g., fissures, hemorrhoids), colonic diseases (colitis, colonic neoplasms [colon cancer, adenomatous colon polyps (e.g., villous adenoma), colon carcinoma, colorectal cancer], colonic diverticulitis, colonic diverticulosis, megacolon [Hirschsprung disease, toxic megacolon]; sigmoid diseases [proctocolitis, sigmoin neoplasms]), constipation, Crohn's disease, diarrhea (infantile diarrhea, dysentery), duodenal diseases (duodenal neoplasms, duodenal obstruction, duodenal ulcer, duodenitis), enteritis (enterocolitis), HIV enteropathy, ileal diseases (ileal neoplasms, ileitis), immunoproliferative small intestinal disease, inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease), intestinal atresia, parasitic diseases (anisakiasis, balantidiasis, blastocystis infections, cryptosporidiosis, dientamoebiasis, amebic dysentery, giardiasis), intestinal fistula (rectal fistula), intestinal neoplasms (cecal neoplasms, colonic neoplasms, duodenal neoplasms, ileal neoplasms, intestinal polyps, jejunal neoplasms, rectal neoplasms), intestinal obstruction (afferent loop syndrome, duodenal obstruction, impacted feces, intestinal pseudo-obstruction [cecal volvulus], intussusception), intestinal perforation, intestinal polyps (colonic polyps, gardner syndrome, peutz-jeghers syndrome), jejunal diseases (ejunal neoplasms), malabsorption syndromes (blind loop syndrome, celiac disease, lactose intolerance, short bowl syndrome, tropical sprue, whipple's disease), mesenteric vascular occlusion, pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis, protein-losing enteropathies (intestinal lymphagiectasis), rectal diseases (anus diseases, fecal incontinence, hemorrhoids, proctitis, rectal fistula, rectal prolapse, rectocele), peptic ulcer (duodenal ulcer, peptic esophagitis, hemorrhage, perforation, stomach ulcer, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome), postgastrectomy syndromes (dumping syndrome), stomach diseases (e.g., achlorhydria, duodenogastric reflux (bile reflux), gastric antral vascular ectasia, gastric fistula, gastric outlet obstruction, gastritis (atrophic or hypertrophic), gastroparesis, stomach dilatation, stomach diverticulum, stomach neoplasms (gastric cancer, gastric polyps, gastric adenocarcinoma, hyperplastic gastric polyp), stomach rupture, stomach ulcer, stomach volvulus), tuberculosis, visceroptosis, vomiting (e.g., hematemesis, hyperemesis gravidarum, postoperative nausea and vomiting) and hemorrhagic colitis.

Further diseases and/or disorders of the gastrointestinal system include biliary tract diseases, such as, gastroschisis, fistula (e.g., biliary fistula, esophageal fistula, gastric fistula, intestinal fistula, pancreatic fistula), neoplasms (e.g., biliary tract neoplasms, esophageal neoplasms, such as adenocarcinoma of the esophagus, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, gastrointestinal neoplasms, pancreatic neoplasms, such as adenocarcinoma of the pancreas, mucinous cystic neoplasm of the pancreas, pancreatic cystic neoplasms, pancreatoblastoma, and peritoneal neoplasms), esophageal disease (e.g., bullous diseases, candidiasis, glycogenic acanthosis, ulceration, barrett esophagus varices, atresia, cyst, diverticulum (e.g., Zenker's diverticulum), fistula (e.g., tracheoesophageal fistula), motility disorders (e.g., CREST syndrome, deglutition disorders, achalasia, spasm, gastroesophageal reflux), neoplasms, perforation (e.g., Boerhaave syndrome, Mallory-Weiss syndrome), stenosis, esophagitis, diaphragmatic hernia (e.g., hiatal hernia); gastrointestinal diseases, such as, gastroenteritis (e.g., cholera morbus, norwalk virus infection), hemorrhage (e.g., hematemesis, melena, peptic ulcer hemorrhage), stomach neoplasms (gastric cancer, gastric polyps, gastric adenocarcinoma, stomach cancer)), hernia (e.g., congenital diaphragmatic hernia, femoral hernia, inguinal hernia, obturator hernia, umbilical hernia, ventral hernia), and intestinal diseases (e.g., cecal diseases (appendicitis, cecal neoplasms)).

Chemotaxis

Polynucleotides or polypeptides, as well as agonists or antagonists of the present invention may have chemotaxis activity. A chemotaxic molecule attracts or mobilizes cells (e.g., monocytes, fibroblasts, neutrophils, T-cells, mast cells, eosinophils, epithelial and/or endothelial cells) to a particular site in the body, such as inflammation, infection, or site of hyperproliferation. The mobilized cells can then fight off and/or heal the particular trauma or abnormality.

Polynucleotides or polypeptides, as well as agonists or antagonists of the present invention may increase chemotaxic activity of particular cells. These chemotactic molecules can then be used to treat inflammation, infection, hyperproliferative disorders, or any immune system disorder by increasing the number of cells targeted to a particular location in the body. For example, chemotaxic molecules can be used to treat wounds and other trauma to tissues by attracting immune cells to the injured location. Chemotactic molecules of the present invention can also attract fibroblasts, which can be used to treat wounds.

It is also contemplated that polynucleotides or polypeptides, as well as agonists or antagonists of the present invention may inhibit chemotactic activity. These molecules could also be used to treat disorders. Thus, polynucleotides or polypeptides, as well as agonists or antagonists of the present invention could be used as an inhibitor of chemotaxis.

Binding Activity

A polypeptide of the present invention may be used to screen for molecules that bind to the polypeptide or for molecules to which the polypeptide binds. The binding of the polypeptide and the molecule may activate (agonist), increase, inhibit (antagonist), or decrease activity of the polypeptide or the molecule bound. Examples of such molecules include antibodies, oligonucleotides, proteins (e.g., receptors), or small molecules.

Preferably, the molecule is closely related to the natural ligand of the polypeptide, e.g., a fragment of the ligand, or a natural substrate, a ligand, a structural or functional mimetic. (See, Coligan et al., Current Protocols in Immunology 1(2):Chapter 5 (1991)). Similarly, the molecule can be closely related to the natural receptor to which the polypeptide binds, or at least, a fragment of the receptor capable of being bound by the polypeptide (e.g., active site). In either case, the molecule can be rationally designed using known techniques.

Preferably, the screening for these molecules involves producing appropriate cells which express the polypeptide. Preferred cells include cells from mammals, yeast, Drosophila, or E. coli. Cells expressing the polypeptide (or cell membrane containing the expressed polypeptide) are then preferably contacted with a test compound potentially containing the molecule to observe binding, stimulation, or inhibition of activity of either the polypeptide or the molecule.

The assay may simply test binding of a candidate compound to the polypeptide, wherein binding is detected by a label, or in an assay involving competition with a labeled competitor. Further, the assay may test whether the candidate compound results in a signal generated by binding to the polypeptide.

Alternatively, the assay can be carried out using cell-free preparations, polypeptide/molecule affixed to a solid support, chemical libraries, or natural product mixtures. The assay may also simply comprise the steps of mixing a candidate compound with a solution containing a polypeptide, measuring polypeptide/molecule activity or binding, and comparing the polypeptide/molecule activity or binding to a standard.

Preferably, an ELISA assay can measure polypeptide level or activity in a sample (e.g., biological sample) using a monoclonal or polyclonal antibody. The antibody can measure polypeptide level or activity by either binding, directly or indirectly, to the polypeptide or by competing with the polypeptide for a substrate.

Additionally, the receptor to which the polypeptide of the present invention binds can be identified by numerous methods known to those of skill in the art, for example, ligand panning and FACS sorting (Coligan, et al., Current Protocols in Immun., 1(2), Chapter 5, (1991)). For example, expression cloning is employed wherein polyadenylated RNA is prepared from a cell responsive to the polypeptides, for example, NIH3T3 cells which are known to contain multiple receptors for the FGF family proteins, and SC-3 cells, and a cDNA library created from this RNA is divided into pools and used to transfect COS cells or other cells that are not responsive to the polypeptides. Transfected cells which are grown on glass slides are exposed to the polypeptide of the present invention, after they have been labeled. The polypeptides can be labeled by a variety of means including iodination or inclusion of a recognition site for a site-specific protein kinase.

Following fixation and incubation, the slides are subjected to auto-radiographic analysis. Positive pools are identified and sub-pools are prepared and re-transfected using an iterative sub-pooling and re-screening process, eventually yielding a single clones that encodes the putative receptor.

As an alternative approach for receptor identification, the labeled polypeptides can be photoaffinity linked with cell membrane or extract preparations that express the receptor molecule. Cross-linked material is resolved by PAGE analysis and exposed to X-ray film. The labeled complex containing the receptors of the polypeptides can be excised, resolved into peptide fragments, and subjected to protein microsequencing. The amino acid sequence obtained from microsequencing would be used to design a set of degenerate oligonucleotide probes to screen a cDNA library to identify the genes encoding the putative receptors.

Moreover, the techniques of gene-shuffling, motif-shuffling, exon-shuffling, and/or codon-shuffling (collectively referred to as “DNA shuffling”) may be employed to modulate the activities of the polypeptide of the present invention thereby effectively generating agonists and antagonists of the polypeptide of the present invention. See generally, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,605,793, 5,811,238, 5,830,721, 5,834,252, and 5,837,458, and Patten, P. A., et al., Curr. Opinion Biotechnol. 8:724-33 (1997); Harayama, S. Trends Biotechnol. 16(2):76-82 (1998); Hansson, L. O., et al., J. Mol. Biol. 287:265-76 (1999); and Lorenzo, M. M. and Blasco, R. Biotechniques 24(2):308-13 (1998); each of these patents and publications are hereby incorporated by reference). In one embodiment, alteration of polynucleotides and corresponding polypeptides may be achieved by DNA shuffling. DNA shuffling involves the assembly of two or more DNA segments into a desired molecule by homologous, or site-specific, recombination. In another embodiment, polynucleotides and corresponding polypeptides may be altered by being subjected to random mutagenesis by error-prone PCR, random nucleotide insertion or other methods prior to recombination. In another embodiment, one or more components, motifs, sections, parts, domains, fragments, etc., of the polypeptide of the present invention may be recombined with one or more components, motifs, sections, parts, domains, fragments, etc. of one or more heterologous molecules. In preferred embodiments, the heterologous molecules are family members. In further preferred embodiments, the heterologous molecule is a growth factor such as, for example, platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), insulin-like growth factor (IGF-I), transforming growth factor (TGF)-alpha, epidermal growth factor (EGF), fibroblast growth factor (FGF), TGF-beta, bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)-2, BMP-4, BMP-5, BMP-6, BMP-7, activins A and B, decapentaplegic(dpp), 60A, OP-2, dorsalin, growth differentiation factors (GDFs), nodal, MIS, inhibin-alpha, TGF-beta1, TGF-beta2, TGF-beta3, TGF-beta5, and glial-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF).

Other preferred fragments are biologically active fragments of the polypeptide of the present invention. Biologically active fragments are those exhibiting activity similar, but not necessarily identical, to an activity of the polypeptide of the present invention. The biological activity of the fragments may include an improved desired activity, or a decreased undesirable activity.

Additionally, this invention provides a method of screening compounds to identify those which modulate the action of the polypeptide of the present invention. An example of such an assay comprises combining a mammalian fibroblast cell, a the polypeptide of the present invention, the compound to be screened and ³[H] thymidine under cell culture conditions where the fibroblast cell would normally proliferate. A control assay may be performed in the absence of the compound to be screened and compared to the amount of fibroblast proliferation in the presence of the compound to determine if the compound stimulates proliferation by determining the uptake of ³[H] thymidine in each case. The amount of fibroblast cell proliferation is measured by liquid scintillation chromatography which measures the incorporation of ³ [H] thymidine. Both agonist and antagonist compounds may be identified by this procedure.

In another method, a mammalian cell or membrane preparation expressing a receptor for a polypeptide of the present invention is incubated with a labeled polypeptide of the present invention in the presence of the compound. The ability of the compound to enhance or block this interaction could then be measured. Alternatively, the response of a known second messenger system following interaction of a compound to be screened and the receptor is measured and the ability of the compound to bind to the receptor and elicit a second messenger response is measured to determine if the compound is a potential agonist or antagonist. Such second messenger systems include but are not limited to, cAMP guanylate cyclase, ion channels or phosphoinositide hydrolysis.

All of these above assays can be used as diagnostic or prognostic markers. The molecules discovered using these assays can be used to treat disease or to bring about a particular result in a patient (e.g., blood vessel growth) by activating or inhibiting the polypeptide/molecule. Moreover, the assays can discover agents which may inhibit or enhance the production of the polypeptides of the invention from suitably manipulated cells or tissues.

Therefore, the invention includes a method of identifying compounds which bind to a polypeptide of the invention comprising the steps of: (a) incubating a candidate binding compound with a polypeptide of the present invention; and (b) determining if binding has occurred. Moreover, the invention includes a method of identifying agonists/antagonists comprising the steps of: (a) incubating a candidate compound with a polypeptide of the present invention, (b) assaying a biological activity, and (b) determining if a biological activity of the polypeptide has been altered.

Targeted Delivery

In another embodiment, the invention provides a method of delivering compositions to targeted cells expressing a receptor for a polypeptide of the invention, or cells expressing a cell bound form of a polypeptide of the invention.

As discussed herein, polypeptides or antibodies of the invention may be associated with heterologous polypeptides, heterologous nucleic acids, toxins, or prodrugs via hydrophobic, hydrophilic, ionic and/or covalent interactions. In one embodiment, the invention provides a method for the specific delivery of compositions of the invention to cells by administering polypeptides of the invention (including antibodies) that are associated with heterologous polypeptides or nucleic acids. In one example, the invention provides a method for delivering a therapeutic protein into the targeted cell. In another example, the invention provides a method for delivering a single stranded nucleic acid (e.g., antisense or ribozymes) or double stranded nucleic acid (e.g., DNA that can integrate into the cell's genome or replicate episomally and that can be transcribed) into the targeted cell.

In another embodiment, the invention provides a method for the specific destruction of cells (e.g., the destruction of tumor cells) by administering polypeptides of the invention (e.g., polypeptides of the invention or antibodies of the invention) in association with toxins or cytotoxic prodrugs.

By “toxin” is meant compounds that bind and activate endogenous cytotoxic effector systems, radioisotopes, holotoxins, modified toxins, catalytic subunits of toxins, or any molecules or enzymes not normally present in or on the surface of a cell that under defined conditions cause the cell's death. Toxins that may be used according to the methods of the invention include, but are not limited to, radioisotopes known in the art, compounds such as, for example, antibodies (or complement fixing containing portions thereof) that bind an inherent or induced endogenous cytotoxic effector system, thymidine kinase, endonuclease, RNAse, alpha toxin, ricin, abrin, Pseudomonas exotoxin A, diphtheria toxin, saporin, momordin, gelonin, pokeweed antiviral protein, alpha-sarcin and cholera toxin. By “cytotoxic prodrug” is meant a non-toxic compound that is converted by an enzyme, normally present in the cell, into a cytotoxic compound. Cytotoxic prodrugs that may be used according to the methods of the invention include, but are not limited to, glutamyl derivatives of benzoic acid mustard alkylating agent, phosphate derivatives of etoposide or mitomycin C, cytosine arabinoside, daunorubisin, and phenoxyacetamide derivatives of doxorubicin.

Drug Screening

Further contemplated is the use of the polypeptides of the present invention, or the polynucleotides encoding these polypeptides, to screen for molecules which modify the activities of the polypeptides of the present invention. Such a method would include contacting the polypeptide of the present invention with a selected compound(s) suspected of having antagonist or agonist activity, and assaying the activity of these polypeptides following binding.

This invention is particularly useful for screening therapeutic compounds by using the polypeptides of the present invention, or binding fragments thereof, in any of a variety of drug screening techniques. The polypeptide or fragment employed in such a test may be affixed to a solid support, expressed on a cell surface, free in solution, or located intracellularly. One method of drug screening utilizes eukaryotic or prokaryotic host cells which are stably transformed with recombinant nucleic acids expressing the polypeptide or fragment. Drugs are screened against such transformed cells in competitive binding assays. One may measure, for example, the formulation of complexes between the agent being tested and a polypeptide of the present invention.

Thus, the present invention provides methods of screening for drugs or any other agents which affect activities mediated by the polypeptides of the present invention. These methods comprise contacting such an agent with a polypeptide of the present invention or a fragment thereof and assaying for the presence of a complex between the agent and the polypeptide or a fragment thereof, by methods well known in the art. In such a competitive binding assay, the agents to screen are typically labeled. Following incubation, free agent is separated from that present in bound form, and the amount of free or uncomplexed label is a measure of the ability of a particular agent to bind to the polypeptides of the present invention.

Another technique for drug screening provides high throughput screening for compounds having suitable binding affinity to the polypeptides of the present invention, and is described in great detail in European Patent Application 84/03564, published on Sep. 13, 1984, which is incorporated herein by reference herein. Briefly stated, large numbers of different small peptide test compounds are synthesized on a solid substrate, such as plastic pins or some other surface. The peptide test compounds are reacted with polypeptides of the present invention and washed. Bound polypeptides are then detected by methods well known in the art. Purified polypeptides are coated directly onto plates for use in the aforementioned drug screening techniques. In addition, non-neutralizing antibodies may be used to capture the peptide and immobilize it on the solid support.

This invention also contemplates the use of competitive drug screening assays in which neutralizing antibodies capable of binding polypeptides of the present invention specifically compete with a test compound for binding to the polypeptides or fragments thereof. In this manner, the antibodies are used to detect the presence of any peptide which shares one or more antigenic epitopes with a polypeptide of the invention.

Antisense And Ribozyme (Antagonists)

In specific embodiments, antagonists according to the present invention are nucleic acids corresponding to the sequences contained in SEQ ID NO:X, or the complementary strand thereof, and/or to cDNA sequences contained in cDNA ATCC™ Deposit No:Z identified for example, in Table 1A and/or 1B. In one embodiment, antisense sequence is generated internally, by the organism, in another embodiment, the antisense sequence is separately administered (see, for example, O'Connor, J., Neurochem. 56:560 (1991). Oligodeoxynucleotides as Antisense Inhibitors of Gene Expression, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fla. (1988). Antisense technology can be used to control gene expression through antisense DNA or RNA, or through triple-helix formation. Antisense techniques are discussed for example, in Okano, J., Neurochem. 56:560 (1991); Oligodeoxynucleotides as Antisense Inhibitors of Gene Expression, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fla. (1988). Triple helix formation is discussed in, for instance, Lee et al., Nucleic Acids Research 6:3073 (1979); Cooney et al., Science 241:456 (1988); and Dervan et al., Science 251:1300 (1991). The methods are based on binding of a polynucleotide to a complementary DNA or RNA.

For example, the use of c-myc and c-myb antisense RNA constructs to inhibit the growth of the non-lymphocytic leukemia cell line HL-60 and other cell lines was previously described. (Wickstrom et al. (1988); Anfossi et al. (1989)). These experiments were performed in vitro by incubating cells with the oligoribonucleotide. A similar procedure for in vivo use is described in WO 91/15580. Briefly, a pair of oligonucleotides for a given antisense RNA is produced as follows: A sequence complimentary to the first 15 bases of the open reading frame is flanked by an EcoR1 site on the 5 end and a HindIII site on the 3 end. Next, the pair of oligonucleotides is heated at 90° C. for one minute and then annealed in 2× ligation buffer (20 mM TRIS HCl pH 7.5, 10 mM MgCl2, 10 MM dithiothreitol (DTT) and 0.2 mM ATP) and then ligated to the EcoR1/Hind III site of the retroviral vector PMV7 (WO 91/15580).

For example, the 5′ coding portion of a polynucleotide that encodes the polypeptide of the present invention may be used to design an antisense RNA oligonucleotide of from about 10 to 40 base pairs in length. A DNA oligonucleotide is designed to be complementary to a region of the gene involved in transcription thereby preventing transcription and the production of the receptor. The antisense RNA oligonucleotide hybridizes to the mRNA in vivo and blocks translation of the mRNA molecule into receptor polypeptide.

In one embodiment, the antisense nucleic acid of the invention is produced intracellularly by transcription from an exogenous sequence. For example, a vector or a portion thereof, is transcribed, producing an antisense nucleic acid (RNA) of the invention. Such a vector would contain a sequence encoding the antisense nucleic acid. Such a vector can remain episomal or become chromosomally integrated, as long as it can be transcribed to produce the desired antisense RNA. Such vectors can be constructed by recombinant DNA technology methods standard in the art. Vectors can be plasmid, viral, or others known in the art, used for replication and expression in vertebrate cells. Expression of the sequence encoding the polypeptide of the present invention or fragments thereof, can be by any promoter known in the art to act in vertebrate, preferably human cells. Such promoters can be inducible or constitutive. Such promoters include, but are not limited to, the SV40 early promoter region (Bernoist and Chambon, Nature 29:304-310 (1981), the promoter contained in the 3′ long terminal repeat of Rous sarcoma virus (Yamamoto et al., Cell 22:787-797 (1980), the herpes thymidine promoter (Wagner et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 78:1441-1445 (1981), the regulatory sequences of the metallothionein gene (Brinster, et al., Nature 296:39-42 (1982)), etc.

The antisense nucleic acids of the invention comprise a sequence complementary to at least a portion of an RNA transcript of a gene of the present invention. However, absolute complementarity, although preferred, is not required. A sequence “complementary to at least a portion of an RNA,” referred to herein, means a sequence having sufficient complementarity to be able to hybridize with the RNA, forming a stable duplex; in the case of double stranded antisense nucleic acids, a single strand of the duplex DNA may thus be tested, or triplex formation may be assayed. The ability to hybridize will depend on both the degree of complementarity and the length of the antisense nucleic acid. Generally, the larger the hybridizing nucleic acid, the more base mismatches with a RNA it may contain and still form a stable duplex (or triplex as the case may be). One skilled in the art can ascertain a tolerable degree of mismatch by use of standard procedures to determine the melting point of the hybridized complex.

Oligonucleotides that are complementary to the 5′ end of the message, e.g., the 5′ untranslated sequence up to and including the AUG initiation codon, should work most efficiently at inhibiting translation. However, sequences complementary to the 3′ untranslated sequences of mRNAs have been shown to be effective at inhibiting translation of mRNAs as well. See generally, Wagner, R., 1994, Nature 372:333-335. Thus, oligonucleotides complementary to either the 5′- or 3′-non-translated, non-coding regions of polynucleotide sequences described herein could be used in an antisense approach to inhibit translation of endogenous mRNA. Oligonucleotides complementary to the 5′ untranslated region of the mRNA should include the complement of the AUG start codon. Antisense oligonucleotides complementary to mRNA coding regions are less efficient inhibitors of translation but could be used in accordance with the invention. Whether designed to hybridize to the 5′-, 3′- or coding region of mRNA of the present invention, antisense nucleic acids should be at least six nucleotides in length, and are preferably oligonucleotides ranging from 6 to about 50 nucleotides in length. In specific aspects the oligonucleotide is at least 10 nucleotides, at least 17 nucleotides, at least 25 nucleotides or at least 50 nucleotides.

The polynucleotides of the invention can be DNA or RNA or chimeric mixtures or derivatives or modified versions thereof, single-stranded or double-stranded. The oligonucleotide can be modified at the base moiety, sugar moiety, or phosphate backbone, for example, to improve stability of the molecule, hybridization, etc. The oligonucleotide may include other appended groups such as peptides (e.g., for targeting host cell receptors in vivo), or agents facilitating transport across the cell membrane (see, e.g., Letsinger et al., 1989, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 86:6553-6556; Lemaitre et al., 1987, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 84:648-652; PCT Publication No. WO88/09810, published Dec. 15, 1988) or the blood-brain barrier (see, e.g., PCT Publication No. WO89/10134, published Apr. 25, 1988), hybridization-triggered cleavage agents. (See, e.g., Krol et al., 1988, BioTechniques 6:958-976) or intercalating agents. (See, e.g., Zon, 1988, Pharm. Res. 5:539-549). To this end, the oligonucleotide may be conjugated to another molecule, e.g., a peptide, hybridization triggered cross-linking agent, transport agent, hybridization-triggered cleavage agent, etc.

The antisense oligonucleotide may comprise at least one modified base moiety which is selected from the group including, but not limited to, 5-fluorouracil, 5-bromouracil, 5-chlorouracil, 5-iodouracil, hypoxanthine, xantine, 4-acetylcytosine, 5-(carboxyhydroxylmethyl)uracil, 5-carboxymethylaminomethyl-2-thiouridine, 5-carboxymethylaminomethyluracil, dihydrouracil, beta-D-galactosylqueosine, inosine, N6-isopentenyladenine, 1-methylguanine, 1-methylinosine, 2,2-dimethylguanine, 2-methyladenine, 2-methylguanine, 3-methylcytosine, 5-methylcytosine, N6-adenine, 7-methylguanine, 5-methylaminomethyluracil, 5-methoxyaminomethyl-2-thiouracil, beta-D-mannosylqueosine, 5′-methoxycarboxymethyluracil, 5-methoxyuracil, 2-methylthio-N-6-isopentenyladenine, uracil-5-oxyacetic acid (v), wybutoxosine, pseudouracil, queosine, 2-thiocytosine, 5-methyl-2-thiouracil, 2-thiouracil, 4-thiouracil, 5-methyluracil, uracil-5-oxyacetic acid methylester, uracil-5-oxyacetic acid (v), 5-methyl-2-thiouracil, 3-(3-amino-3-N-2-carboxypropyl)uracil, (acp3)w, and 2,6-diaminopurine.

The antisense oligonucleotide may also comprise at least one modified sugar moiety selected from the group including, but not limited to, arabinose, 2-fluoroarabinose, xylulose, and hexose.

In yet another embodiment, the antisense oligonucleotide comprises at least one modified phosphate backbone selected from the group including, but not limited to, a phosphorothioate, a phosphorodithioate, a phosphoramidothioate, a phosphoramidate, a phosphordiamidate, a methylphosphonate, an alkyl phosphotriester, and a formacetal or analog thereof.

In yet another embodiment, the antisense oligonucleotide is an a-anomeric oligonucleotide. An a-anomeric oligonucleotide forms specific double-stranded hybrids with complementary RNA in which, contrary to the usual b-units, the strands run parallel to each other (Gautier et al., 1987, Nucl. Acids Res. 15:6625-6641). The oligonucleotide is a 2′-O-methylribonucleotide (Inoue et al., 1987, Nucl. Acids Res. 15:6131-6148), or a chimeric RNA-DNA analogue (Inoue et al., 1987, FEBS Lett. 215:327-330).

Polynucleotides of the invention may be synthesized by standard methods known in the art, e.g. by use of an automated DNA synthesizer (such as are commercially available from Biosearch, Applied Biosystems, etc.). As examples, phosphorothioate oligonucleotides may be synthesized by the method of Stein et al. (1988, Nucl. Acids Res. 16:3209), methylphosphonate oligonucleotides can be prepared by use of controlled pore glass polymer supports (Sarin et al., 1988, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 85:7448-7451), etc.

While antisense nucleotides complementary to the coding region sequence could be used, those complementary to the transcribed untranslated region are most preferred.

Potential antagonists according to the invention also include catalytic RNA, or a ribozyme (See, e.g., PCT International Publication WO 90/11364, published Oct. 4, 1990; Sarver et al, Science 247:1222-1225 (1990). While ribozymes that cleave mRNA at site specific recognition sequences can be used to destroy mRNAs, the use of hammerhead ribozymes is preferred. Hammerhead ribozymes cleave mRNAs at locations dictated by flanking regions that form complementary base pairs with the target mRNA. The sole requirement is that the target mRNA have the following sequence of two bases: 5′-UG-3′. The construction and production of hammerhead ribozymes is well known in the art and is described more fully in Haseloff and Gerlach, Nature 334:585-591 (1988). There are numerous potential hammerhead ribozyme cleavage sites within the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:X. Preferably, the ribozyme is engineered so that the cleavage recognition site is located near the 5′ end of the mRNA; i.e., to increase efficiency and minimize the intracellular accumulation of non-functional mRNA transcripts.

As in the antisense approach, the ribozymes of the invention can be composed of modified oligonucleotides (e.g., for improved stability, targeting, etc.) and should be delivered to cells which express in vivo. DNA constructs encoding the ribozyme may be introduced into the cell in the same manner as described above for the introduction of antisense encoding DNA. A preferred method of delivery involves using a DNA construct “encoding” the ribozyme under the control of a strong constitutive promoter, such as, for example, pol III or pol II promoter, so that transfected cells will produce sufficient quantities of the ribozyme to destroy endogenous messages and inhibit translation. Since ribozymes unlike antisense molecules, are catalytic, a lower intracellular concentration is required for efficiency.

Antagonist/agonist compounds may be employed to inhibit the cell growth and proliferation effects of the polypeptides of the present invention on neoplastic cells and tissues, i.e. stimulation of angiogenesis of tumors, and, therefore, retard or prevent abnormal cellular growth and proliferation, for example, in tumor formation or growth.

The antagonist/agonist may also be employed to prevent hyper-vascular diseases, and prevent the proliferation of epithelial lens cells after extracapsular cataract surgery. Prevention of the mitogenic activity of the polypeptides of the present invention may also be desirous in cases such as restenosis after balloon angioplasty.

The antagonist/agonist may also be employed to prevent the growth of scar tissue during wound healing.

The antagonist/agonist may also be employed to treat the diseases described herein.

Thus, the invention provides a method of treating disorders or diseases, including but not limited to the disorders or diseases listed throughout this application, associated with overexpression of a polynucleotide of the present invention by administering to a patient (a) an antisense molecule directed to the polynucleotide of the present invention, and/or (b) a ribozyme directed to the polynucleotide of the present invention.

Binding Peptides and Other Molecules

The invention also encompasses screening methods for identifying polypeptides and nonpolypeptides that bind polypeptides of the invention, and the binding molecules identified thereby. These binding molecules are useful, for example, as agonists and antagonists of the polypeptides of the invention. Such agonists and antagonists can be used, in accordance with the invention, in the therapeutic embodiments described in detail, below.

This method comprises the steps of:

-   -   a. contacting polypeptides of the invention with a plurality of         molecules; and     -   b. identifying a molecule that binds the polypeptides of the         invention.

The step of contacting the polypeptides of the invention with the plurality of molecules may be effected in a number of ways. For example, one may contemplate immobilizing the polypeptides on a solid support and bringing a solution of the plurality of molecules in contact with the immobilized polypeptides. Such a procedure would be akin to an affinity chromatographic process, with the affinity matrix being comprised of the immobilized polypeptides of the invention. The molecules having a selective affinity for the polypeptides can then be purified by affinity selection. The nature of the solid support, process for attachment of the polypeptides to the solid support, solvent, and conditions of the affinity isolation or selection are largely conventional and well known to those of ordinary skill in the art.

Alternatively, one may also separate a plurality of polypeptides into substantially separate fractions comprising a subset of or individual polypeptides. For instance, one can separate the plurality of polypeptides by gel electrophoresis, column chromatography, or like method known to those of ordinary skill for the separation of polypeptides. The individual polypeptides can also be produced by a transformed host cell in such a way as to be expressed on or about its outer surface (e.g., a recombinant phage). Individual isolates can then be “probed” by the polypeptides of the invention, optionally in the presence of an inducer should one be required for expression, to determine if any selective affinity interaction takes place between the polypeptides and the individual clone. Prior to contacting the polypeptides with each fraction comprising individual polypeptides, the polypeptides could first be transferred to a solid support for additional convenience. Such a solid support may simply be a piece of filter membrane, such as one made of nitrocellulose or nylon. In this manner, positive clones could be identified from a collection of transformed host cells of an expression library, which harbor a DNA construct encoding a polypeptide having a selective affinity for polypeptides of the invention. Furthermore, the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide having a selective affinity for the polypeptides of the invention can be determined directly by conventional means or the coding sequence of the DNA encoding the polypeptide can frequently be determined more conveniently. The primary sequence can then be deduced from the corresponding DNA sequence. If the amino acid sequence is to be determined from the polypeptide itself, one may use microsequencing techniques. The sequencing technique may include mass spectroscopy.

In certain situations, it may be desirable to wash away any unbound polypeptides from a mixture of the polypeptides of the invention and the plurality of polypeptides prior to attempting to determine or to detect the presence of a selective affinity interaction. Such a wash step may be particularly desirable when the polypeptides of the invention or the plurality of polypeptides are bound to a solid support.

The plurality of molecules provided according to this method may be provided by way of diversity libraries, such as random or combinatorial peptide or nonpeptide libraries which can be screened for molecules that specifically bind polypeptides of the invention. Many libraries are known in the art that can be used, e.g., chemically synthesized libraries, recombinant (e.g., phage display libraries), and in vitro translation-based libraries. Examples of chemically synthesized libraries are described in Fodor et al., 1991, Science 251:767-773; Houghten et al., 1991, Nature 354:84-86; Lam et al., 1991, Nature 354:82-84; Medynski, 1994, Bio/Technology 12:709-710; Gallop et al., 1994, J. Medicinal Chemistry 37(9):1233-1251; Ohlmeyer et al., 1993, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90:10922-10926; Erb et al., 1994, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91:11422-11426; Houghten et al., 1992, Biotechniques 13:412; Jayawickreme et al., 1994, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91:1614-1618; Salmon et al., 1993, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90:11708-11712; PCT Publication No. WO 93/20242; and Brenner and Lerner, 1992, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 89:5381-5383.

Examples of phage display libraries are described in Scott and Smith, 1990, Science 249:386-390; Devlin et al., 1990, Science, 249:404-406; Christian, R. B., et al., 1992, J. Mol. Biol. 227:711-718); Lenstra, 1992, J. Immunol. Meth. 152:149-157; Kay et al., 1993, Gene 128:59-65; and PCT Publication No. WO 94/18318 dated Aug. 18, 1994.

In vitro translation-based libraries include but are not limited to those described in PCT Publication No. WO 91/05058 dated Apr. 18, 1991; and Mattheakis et al., 1994, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91:9022-9026.

By way of examples of nonpeptide libraries, a benzodiazepine library (see e.g., Bunin et al., 1994, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91:4708-4712) can be adapted for use. Peptoid libraries (Simon et al., 1992, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 89:9367-9371) can also be used. Another example of a library that can be used, in which the amide functionalities in peptides have been permethylated to generate a chemically transformed combinatorial library, is described by Ostresh et al. (1994, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91:11138-11142).

The variety of non-peptide libraries that are useful in the present invention is great. For example, Ecker and Crooke, 1995, Bio/Technology 13:351-360 list benzodiazepines, hydantoins, piperazinediones, biphenyls, sugar analogs, beta-mercaptoketones, arylacetic acids, acylpiperidines, benzopyrans, cubanes, xanthines, aminimides, and oxazolones as among the chemical species that form the basis of various libraries.

Non-peptide libraries can be classified broadly into two types: decorated monomers and oligomers. Decorated monomer libraries employ a relatively simple scaffold structure upon which a variety functional groups is added. Often the scaffold will be a molecule with a known useful pharmacological activity. For example, the scaffold might be the benzodiazepine structure.

Non-peptide oligomer libraries utilize a large number of monomers that are assembled together in ways that create new shapes that depend on the order of the monomers. Among the monomer units that have been used are carbamates, pyrrolinones, and morpholinos. Peptoids, peptide-like oligomers in which the side chain is attached to the alpha amino group rather than the alpha carbon, form the basis of another version of non-peptide oligomer libraries. The first non-peptide oligomer libraries utilized a single type of monomer and thus contained a repeating backbone. Recent libraries have utilized more than one monomer, giving the libraries added flexibility.

Screening the libraries can be accomplished by any of a variety of commonly known methods. See, e.g., the following references, which disclose screening of peptide libraries: Parmley and Smith, 1989, Adv. Exp. Med. Biol. 251:215-218; Scott and Smith, 1990, Science 249:386-390; Fowlkes et al., 1992; BioTechniques 13:422-427; Oldenburg et al., 1992, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 89:5393-5397; Yu et al., 1994, Cell 76:933-945; Staudt et al., 1988, Science 241:577-580; Bock et al., 1992, Nature 355:564-566; Tuerk et al., 1992, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 89:6988-6992; Ellington et al., 1992, Nature 355:850-852; U.S. Pat. No. 5,096,815, U.S. Pat. No. 5,223,409, and U.S. Pat. No. 5,198,346, all to Ladner et al.; Rebar and Pabo, 1993, Science 263:671-673; and CT Publication No. WO 94/18318.

In a specific embodiment, screening to identify a molecule that binds polypeptides of the invention can be carried out by contacting the library members with polypeptides of the invention immobilized on a solid phase and harvesting those library members that bind to the polypeptides of the invention. Examples of such screening methods, termed “panning” techniques are described by way of example in Parmley and Smith, 1988, Gene 73:305-318; Fowlkes et al., 1992, BioTechniques 13:422-427; PCT Publication No. WO 94/18318; and in references cited herein.

In another embodiment, the two-hybrid system for selecting interacting proteins in yeast (Fields and Song, 1989, Nature 340:245-246; Chien et al., 1991, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 88:9578-9582) can be used to identify molecules that specifically bind to polypeptides of the invention.

Where the binding molecule is a polypeptide, the polypeptide can be conveniently selected from any peptide library, including random peptide libraries, combinatorial peptide libraries, or biased peptide libraries. The term “biased” is used herein to mean that the method of generating the library is manipulated so as to restrict one or more parameters that govern the diversity of the resulting collection of molecules, in this case peptides.

Thus, a truly random peptide library would generate a collection of peptides in which the probability of finding a particular amino acid at a given position of the peptide is the same for all 20 amino acids. A bias can be introduced into the library, however, by specifying, for example, that a lysine occur every fifth amino acid or that positions 4, 8, and 9 of a decapeptide library be fixed to include only arginine. Clearly, many types of biases can be contemplated, and the present invention is not restricted to any particular bias. Furthermore, the present invention contemplates specific types of peptide libraries, such as phage displayed peptide libraries and those that utilize a DNA construct comprising a lambda phage vector with a DNA insert.

As mentioned above, in the case of a binding molecule that is a polypeptide, the polypeptide may have about 6 to less than about 60 amino acid residues, preferably about 6 to about 10 amino acid residues, and most preferably, about 6 to about 22 amino acids. In another embodiment, a binding polypeptide has in the range of 15-100 amino acids, or 20-50 amino acids.

The selected binding polypeptide can be obtained by chemical synthesis or recombinant expression.

Other Activities

A polypeptide, polynucleotide, agonist, or antagonist of the present invention, as a result of the ability to stimulate vascular endothelial cell growth, may be employed in treatment for stimulating re-vascularization of ischemic tissues due to various disease conditions such as thrombosis, arteriosclerosis, and other cardiovascular conditions. The polypeptide, polynucleotide, agonist, or antagonist of the present invention may also be employed to stimulate angiogenesis and limb regeneration, as discussed above.

A polypeptide, polynucleotide, agonist, or antagonist of the present invention may also be employed for treating wounds due to injuries, burns, post-operative tissue repair, and ulcers since they are mitogenic to various cells of different origins, such as fibroblast cells and skeletal muscle cells, and therefore, facilitate the repair or replacement of damaged or diseased tissue.

A polypeptide, polynucleotide, agonist, or antagonist of the present invention may also be employed stimulate neuronal growth and to treat and prevent neuronal damage which occurs in certain neuronal disorders or neuro-degenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and AIDS-related complex. A polypeptide, polynucleotide, agonist, or antagonist of the present invention may have the ability to stimulate chondrocyte growth, therefore, they may be employed to enhance bone and periodontal regeneration and aid in tissue transplants or bone grafts.

A polypeptide, polynucleotide, agonist, or antagonist of the present invention may be also be employed to prevent skin aging due to sunburn by stimulating keratinocyte growth.

A polypeptide, polynucleotide, agonist, or antagonist of the present invention may also be employed for preventing hair loss, since FGF family members activate hair-forming cells and promotes melanocyte growth. Along the same lines, a polypeptide, polynucleotide, agonist, or antagonist of the present invention may be employed to stimulate growth and differentiation of hematopoietic cells and bone marrow cells when used in combination with other cytokines.

A polypeptide, polynucleotide, agonist, or antagonist of the present invention may also be employed to maintain organs before transplantation or for supporting cell culture of primary tissues. A polypeptide, polynucleotide, agonist, or antagonist of the present invention may also be employed for inducing tissue of mesodermal origin to differentiate in early embryos.

A polypeptide, polynucleotide, agonist, or antagonist of the present invention may also increase or decrease the differentiation or proliferation of embryonic stem cells, besides, as discussed above, hematopoietic lineage.

A polypeptide, polynucleotide, agonist, or antagonist of the present invention may also be used to modulate mammalian characteristics, such as body height, weight, hair color, eye color, skin, percentage of adipose tissue, pigmentation, size, and shape (e.g., cosmetic surgery). Similarly, a polypeptide, polynucleotide, agonist, or antagonist of the present invention may be used to modulate mammalian metabolism affecting catabolism, anabolism, processing, utilization, and storage of energy.

A polypeptide, polynucleotide, agonist, or antagonist of the present invention may be used to change a mammal's mental state or physical state by influencing biorhythms, caricadic rhythms, depression (including depressive disorders), tendency for violence, tolerance for pain, reproductive capabilities (preferably by Activin or Inhibin-like activity), hormonal or endocrine levels, appetite, libido, memory, stress, or other cognitive qualities.

A polypeptide, polynucleotide, agonist, or antagonist of the present invention may also be used as a food additive or preservative, such as to increase or decrease storage capabilities, fat content, lipid, protein, carbohydrate, vitamins, minerals, cofactors or other nutritional components.

The above-recited applications have uses in a wide variety of hosts. Such hosts include, but are not limited to, human, murine, rabbit, goat, guinea pig, camel, horse, mouse, rat, hamster, pig, micro-pig, chicken, goat, cow, sheep, dog, cat, non-human primate, and human. In specific embodiments, the host is a mouse, rabbit, goat, guinea pig, chicken, rat, hamster, pig, sheep, dog or cat. In preferred embodiments, the host is a mammal. In most preferred embodiments, the host is a human.

Other Preferred Embodiments

Other preferred embodiments of the claimed invention include an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence which is at least 95% identical to a sequence of at least about 50 contiguous nucleotides in the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:X or the complementary strand thereto, the nucleotide sequence as defined in column 5 of Table 1B.1 or columns 8 and 9 of Table 2 or the complementary strand thereto, and/or cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z.

Also preferred is a nucleic acid molecule wherein said sequence of contiguous nucleotides is included in the nucleotide sequence of the portion of SEQ ID NO:X as defined in column 5, “ORF (From-To)”, in Table 1B.1.

Also preferred is a nucleic acid molecule wherein said sequence of contiguous nucleotides is included in the nucleotide sequence of the portion of SEQ ID NO:X as defined in columns 8 and 9, “NT From” and “NT To” respectively, in Table 2.

Also preferred is an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence which is at least 95% identical to a sequence of at least about 150 contiguous nucleotides in the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:X or the complementary strand thereto, the nucleotide sequence as defined in column 5 of Table 1B.1 or columns 8 and 9 of Table 2 or the complementary strand thereto, and/or cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z.

Further preferred is an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence which is at least 95% identical to a sequence of at least about 500 contiguous nucleotides in the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:X or the complementary strand thereto, the nucleotide sequence as defined in column 5 of Table 1B.1 or columns 8 and 9 of Table 2 or the complementary strand thereto, and/or cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z.

A further preferred embodiment is a nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence which is at least 95% identical to the nucleotide sequence of the portion of SEQ ID NO:X defined in column 5, “ORF (From-To)”, in Table 1B.1.

A further preferred embodiment is a nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence which is at least 95% identical to the nucleotide sequence of the portion of SEQ ID NO:X defined in columns 8 and 9, “NT From” and “NT To”, respectively, in Table 2.

A further preferred embodiment is an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence which is at least 95% identical to the complete nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:X or the complementary strand thereto, the nucleotide sequence as defined in column 5 of Table 1B.1 or columns 8 and 9 of Table 2 or the complementary strand thereto, and/or cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z.

Also preferred is an isolated nucleic acid molecule which hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions to a nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:X or the complementary strand thereto, the nucleotide sequence as defined in column 5 of Table 1B.1 or columns 8 and 9 of Table 2 or the complementary strand thereto, and/or cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z, wherein said nucleic acid molecule which hybridizes does not hybridize under stringent hybridization conditions to a nucleic acid molecule having a nucleotide sequence consisting of only A residues or of only T residues.

Also preferred is a composition of matter comprising a DNA molecule which comprises the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z.

Also preferred is an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence which is at least 95% identical to a sequence of at least 50 contiguous nucleotides of the cDNA sequence contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z.

Also preferred is an isolated nucleic acid molecule, wherein said sequence of at least 50 contiguous nucleotides is included in the nucleotide sequence of an open reading frame sequence encoded by cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z.

Also preferred is an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence which is at least 95% identical to sequence of at least 150 contiguous nucleotides in the nucleotide sequence encoded by cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z.

A further preferred embodiment is an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence which is at least 95% identical to sequence of at least 500 contiguous nucleotides in the nucleotide sequence encoded by cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z.

A further preferred embodiment is an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence which is at least 95% identical to the complete nucleotide sequence encoded by cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z.

A further preferred embodiment is a method for detecting in a biological sample a nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence which is at least 95% identical to a sequence of at least 50 contiguous nucleotides in a sequence selected from the group consisting of: a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:X or the complementary strand thereto; the nucleotide sequence as defined in column 5 of Table 1B.1 or columns 8 and 9 of Table 2 or the complementary strand thereto; and a nucleotide sequence encoded by cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z; which method comprises a step of comparing a nucleotide sequence of at least one nucleic acid molecule in said sample with a sequence selected from said group and determining whether the sequence of said nucleic acid molecule in said sample is at least 95% identical to said selected sequence.

Also preferred is the above method wherein said step of comparing sequences comprises determining the extent of nucleic acid hybridization between nucleic acid molecules in said sample and a nucleic acid molecule comprising said sequence selected from said group. Similarly, also preferred is the above method wherein said step of comparing sequences is performed by comparing the nucleotide sequence determined from a nucleic acid molecule in said sample with said sequence selected from said group. The nucleic acid molecules can comprise DNA molecules or RNA molecules.

A further preferred embodiment is a method for identifying the species, tissue or cell type of a biological sample which method comprises a step of detecting nucleic acid molecules in said sample, if any, comprising a nucleotide sequence that is at least 95% identical to a sequence of at least 50 contiguous nucleotides in a sequence selected from the group consisting of: a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:X or the complementary strand thereto; the nucleotide sequence as defined in column 5 of Table 1B.1 or columns 8 and 9 of Table 2 or the complementary strand thereto; and a nucleotide sequence of the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z.

The method for identifying the species, tissue or cell type of a biological sample can comprise a step of detecting nucleic acid molecules comprising a nucleotide sequence in a panel of at least two nucleotide sequences, wherein at least one sequence in said panel is at least 95% identical to a sequence of at least 50 contiguous nucleotides in a sequence selected from said group.

Also preferred is a method for diagnosing in a subject a pathological condition associated with abnormal structure or expression of a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:X or the complementary strand thereto; the nucleotide sequence as defined in column 5 of Table 1B.1 or columns 8 and 9 of Table 2 or the complementary strand thereto; or the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z which encodes a protein, wherein the method comprises a step of detecting in a biological sample obtained from said subject nucleic acid molecules, if any, comprising a nucleotide sequence that is at least 95% identical to a sequence of at least 50 contiguous nucleotides in a sequence selected from the group consisting of: a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:X or the complementary strand thereto; the nucleotide sequence as defined in column 5 of Table 1B.1 or columns 8 and 9 of Table 2 or the complementary strand thereto; and a nucleotide sequence of cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z.

The method for diagnosing a pathological condition can comprise a step of detecting nucleic acid molecules comprising a nucleotide sequence in a panel of at least two nucleotide sequences, wherein at least one sequence in said panel is at least 95% identical to a sequence of at least 50 contiguous nucleotides in a sequence selected from said group.

Also preferred is a composition of matter comprising isolated nucleic acid molecules wherein the nucleotide sequences of said nucleic acid molecules comprise a panel of at least two nucleotide sequences, wherein at least one sequence in said panel is at least 95% identical to a sequence of at least 50 contiguous nucleotides in a sequence selected from the group consisting of: a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:X or the complementary strand thereto; the nucleotide sequence as defined in column 5 of Table 1B.1 or columns 8 and 9 of Table 2 or the complementary strand thereto; and a nucleotide sequence encoded by cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z. The nucleic acid molecules can comprise DNA molecules or RNA molecules.

Also preferred is a composition of matter comprising isolated nucleic acid molecules wherein the nucleotide sequences of said nucleic acid molecules comprise a DNA microarray or “chip” of at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 500, 1000, 2000, 3000, or 4000 nucleotide sequences, wherein at least one sequence in said DNA microarray or “chip” is at least 95% identical to a sequence of at least 50 contiguous nucleotides in a sequence selected from the group consisting of: a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:X wherein X is any integer as defined in Table 1A and/or 1B; and a nucleotide sequence encoded by a human cDNA clone identified by a cDNA “Clone ID” in Table 1A and/or 1B.

Also preferred is an isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence at least 90% identical to a sequence of at least about 10 contiguous amino acids in the polypeptide sequence of SEQ ID NO:Y; a polypeptide encoded by SEQ ID NO:X or the complementary strand thereto; the polypeptide encoded by the nucleotide sequence as defined in columns 8 and 9 of Table 2; and/or a polypeptide encoded by cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z.

Also preferred is an isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence at least 95% identical to a sequence of at least about 30 contiguous amino acids in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:Y; a polypeptide encoded by SEQ ID NO:X or the complementary strand thereto; the polypeptide encoded by the nucleotide sequence as defined in columns 8 and 9 of Table 2; and/or a polypeptide encoded by cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z.

Further preferred is an isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence at least 95% identical to a sequence of at least about 100 contiguous amino acids in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:Y; a polypeptide encoded by SEQ ID NO:X or the complementary strand thereto; the polypeptide encoded by the nucleotide sequence as defined in columns 8 and 9 of Table 2; and/or a polypeptide encoded by cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z.

Further preferred is an isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence at least 95% identical to the complete amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:Y; a polypeptide encoded by SEQ ID NO:X or the complementary strand thereto; the polypeptide encoded by the nucleotide sequence as defined in columns 8 and 9 of Table 2; and/or a polypeptide encoded by cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z.

Further preferred is an isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence at least 90% identical to a sequence of at least about 10 contiguous amino acids in the complete amino acid sequence of a polypeptide encoded by contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z

Also preferred is a polypeptide wherein said sequence of contiguous amino acids is included in the amino acid sequence of a portion of said polypeptide encoded by cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z; a polypeptide encoded by SEQ ID NO:X or the complementary strand thereto; the polypeptide encoded by the nucleotide sequence as defined in columns 8 and 9 of Table 2; and/or the polypeptide sequence of SEQ ID NO:Y.

Also preferred is an isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence at least 95% identical to a sequence of at least about 30 contiguous amino acids in the amino acid sequence of a polypeptide encoded by the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z.

Also preferred is an isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence at least 95% identical to a sequence of at least about 100 contiguous amino acids in the amino acid sequence of a polypeptide encoded by cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z.

Also preferred is an isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence at least 95% identical to the amino acid sequence of a polypeptide encoded by the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z.

Further preferred is an isolated antibody which binds specifically to a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence that is at least 90% identical to a sequence of at least 10 contiguous amino acids in a sequence selected from the group consisting of: a polypeptide sequence of SEQ ID NO:Y; a polypeptide encoded by SEQ ID NO:X or the complementary strand thereto; the polypeptide encoded by the nucleotide sequence as defined in columns 8 and 9 of Table 2; and a polypeptide encoded by the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z.

Further preferred is a method for detecting in a biological sample a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence which is at least 90% identical to a sequence of at least 10 contiguous amino acids in a sequence selected from the group consisting of: a polypeptide sequence of SEQ ID NO:Y; a polypeptide encoded by SEQ ID NO:X or the complementary strand thereto; the polypeptide encoded by the nucleotide sequence as defined in columns 8 and 9 of Table 2; and a polypeptide encoded by the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z; which method comprises a step of comparing an amino acid sequence of at least one polypeptide molecule in said sample with a sequence selected from said group and determining whether the sequence of said polypeptide molecule in said sample is at least 90% identical to said sequence of at least 10 contiguous amino acids.

Also preferred is the above method wherein said step of comparing an amino acid sequence of at least one polypeptide molecule in said sample with a sequence selected from said group comprises determining the extent of specific binding of polypeptides in said sample to an antibody which binds specifically to a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence that is at least 90% identical to a sequence of at least 10 contiguous amino acids in a sequence selected from the group consisting of: a polypeptide sequence of SEQ ID NO:Y; a polypeptide encoded by SEQ ID NO:X or the complementary strand thereto; the polypeptide encoded by the nucleotide sequence as defined in columns 8 and 9 of Table 2; and a polypeptide encoded by the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z.

Also preferred is the above method wherein said step of comparing sequences is performed by comparing the amino acid sequence determined from a polypeptide molecule in said sample with said sequence selected from said group.

Also preferred is a method for identifying the species, tissue or cell type of a biological sample which method comprises a step of detecting polypeptide molecules in said sample, if any, comprising an amino acid sequence that is at least 90% identical to a sequence of at least 10 contiguous amino acids in a sequence selected from the group consisting of: polypeptide sequence of SEQ ID NO:Y; a polypeptide encoded by SEQ ID NO:X or the complementary strand thereto; the polypeptide encoded by the nucleotide sequence as defined in columns 8 and 9 of Table 2; and a polypeptide encoded by the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z.

Also preferred is the above method for identifying the species, tissue or cell type of a biological sample, which method comprises a step of detecting polypeptide molecules comprising an amino acid sequence in a panel of at least two amino acid sequences, wherein at least one sequence in said panel is at least 90% identical to a sequence of at least 10 contiguous amino acids in a sequence selected from the above group.

Also preferred is a method for diagnosing in a subject a pathological condition associated with abnormal structure or expression of a nucleic acid sequence identified in Table 1A, 1B or Table 2 encoding a polypeptide, which method comprises a step of detecting in a biological sample obtained from said subject polypeptide molecules comprising an amino acid sequence in a panel of at least two amino acid sequences, wherein at least one sequence in said panel is at least 90% identical to a sequence of at least 10 contiguous amino acids in a sequence selected from the group consisting of: polypeptide sequence of SEQ ID NO:Y; a polypeptide encoded by SEQ ID NO:X or the complementary strand thereto; the polypeptide encoded by the nucleotide sequence as defined in columns 8 and 9 of Table 2; and a polypeptide encoded by the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z.

In any of these methods, the step of detecting said polypeptide molecules includes using an antibody.

Also preferred is an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence which is at least 95% identical to a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide wherein said polypeptide comprises an amino acid sequence that is at least 90% identical to a sequence of at least 10 contiguous amino acids in a sequence selected from the group consisting of: polypeptide sequence of SEQ ID NO:Y; a polypeptide encoded by SEQ ID NO:X or the complementary strand thereto; the polypeptide encoded by the nucleotide sequence as defined in columns 8 and 9 of Table 2; and a polypeptide encoded by the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z.

Also preferred is an isolated nucleic acid molecule, wherein said nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide has been optimized for expression of said polypeptide in a prokaryotic host.

Also preferred is a polypeptide molecule, wherein said polypeptide comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: polypeptide sequence of SEQ ID NO:Y; a polypeptide encoded by SEQ ID NO:X or the complementary strand thereto; the polypeptide encoded by the nucleotide sequence as defined in columns 8 and 9 of Table 2; and a polypeptide encoded by the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z.

Further preferred is a method of making a recombinant vector comprising inserting any of the above isolated nucleic acid molecule into a vector. Also preferred is the recombinant vector produced by this method. Also preferred is a method of making a recombinant host cell comprising introducing the vector into a host cell, as well as the recombinant host cell produced by this method.

Also preferred is a method of making an isolated polypeptide comprising culturing this recombinant host cell under conditions such that said polypeptide is expressed and recovering said polypeptide. Also preferred is this method of making an isolated polypeptide, wherein said recombinant host cell is a eukaryotic cell and said polypeptide is a human protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: polypeptide sequence of SEQ ID NO:Y; a polypeptide encoded by SEQ ID NO:X or the complementary strand thereto; the polypeptide encoded by the nucleotide sequence as defined in columns 8 and 9 of Table 2; and a polypeptide encoded by the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z. The isolated polypeptide produced by this method is also preferred.

Also preferred is a method of treatment of an individual in need of an increased level of a protein activity, which method comprises administering to such an individual a Therapeutic comprising an amount of an isolated polypeptide, polynucleotide, immunogenic fragment or analogue thereof, binding agent, antibody, or antigen binding fragment of the claimed invention effective to increase the level of said protein activity in said individual.

Also preferred is a method of treatment of an individual in need of a decreased level of a protein activity, which method comprised administering to such an individual a Therapeutic comprising an amount of an isolated polypeptide, polynucleotide, immunogenic fragment or analogue thereof, binding agent, antibody, or antigen binding fragment of the claimed invention effective to decrease the level of said protein activity in said individual.

Also preferred is a method of treatment of an individual in need of a specific delivery of toxic compositions to diseased cells (e.g., tumors, leukemias or lymphomas), which method comprises administering to such an individual a Therapeutic comprising an amount of an isolated polypeptide of the invention, including, but not limited to a binding agent, or antibody of the claimed invention that are associated with toxin or cytotoxic prodrugs.

Having generally described the invention, the same will be more readily understood by reference to the following examples, which are provided by way of illustration and are not intended as limiting.

Description of Table 6

Table 6 summarizes some of the ATCC™ Deposits, Deposit dates, and ATCC™ designation numbers of deposits made with the ATCC™ in connection with the present application. These deposits were made in addition to those described in the Table 1A.

TABLE 6 ATCC ™ Deposits Deposit Date ATCC ™ Designation Number LP01, LP02, LP03, LP04, May 20, 1997 209059, 209060, 209061, 209062, 209063, LP05, LP06, LP07, LP08, 209064, 209065, 209066, 209067, 209068, LP09, LP10, LP11, 209069 LP12 Jan. 12, 1998 209579 LP13 Jan. 12, 1998 209578 LP14 Jul. 16, 1998 203067 LP15 Jul. 16, 1998 203068 LP16 Feb. 1, 1999 203609 LP17 Feb. 1, 1999 203610 LP20 Nov. 17, 1998 203485 LP21 Jun. 18, 1999 PTA-252 LP22 Jun. 18, 1999 PTA-253 LP23 Dec. 22, 1999 PTA-1081

EXAMPLES Example 1 Isolation of a Selected cDNA Clone from the Deposited Sample

Each ATCC™ Deposit No:Z is contained in a plasmid vector. Table 7 identifies the vectors used to construct the cDNA library from which each clone was isolated. In many cases, the vector used to construct the library is a phage vector from which a plasmid has been excised. The following correlates the related plasmid for each phage vector used in constructing the cDNA library. For example, where a particular clone is identified in Table 7 as being isolated in the vector “Lambda Zap,” the corresponding deposited clone is in “pBluescript.”

Vector Used to Construct Library Corresponding Deposited Plasmid Lambda Zap pBluescript (pBS) Uni-Zap XR pBluescript (pBS) Zap Express pBK lafmid BA plafmid BA pSport1 pSport1 pCMVSport 2.0 pCMVSport 2.0 pCMVSport 3.0 pCMVSport 3.0 pCR ® 2.1 pCR ® 2.1

Vectors Lambda Zap (U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,128,256 and 5,286,636), Uni-Zap XR (U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,128,256 and 5,286,636), Zap Express (U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,128,256 and 5,286,636), pBluescript (pBS) (Short, J. M. et al., Nucleic Acids Res. 16:7583-7600 (1988); Alting-Mees, M. A. and Short, J. M., Nucleic Acids Res. 17:9494 (1989)) and pBK (Alting-Mees, M. A. et al., Strategies 5:58-61 (1992)) are commercially available from Stratagene Cloning Systems, Inc., 11011 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, Calif., 92037. pBS contains an ampicillin resistance gene and pBK contains a neomycin resistance gene. Both can be transformed into E. coli strain XL-1 Blue, also available from Stratagene. pBS comes in 4 forms SK+, SK−, KS+ and KS. The S and K refers to the orientation of the polylinker to the T7 and T3 primer sequences which flank the polylinker region (“S” is for SacI and “K” is for KpnI which are the first sites on each respective end of the linker). “+” or “−” refer to the orientation of the f1 origin of replication (“ori”), such that in one orientation, single stranded rescue initiated from the f1 ori generates sense strand DNA and in the other, antisense.

Vectors pSport1, pCMVSport 2.0 and pCMVSport 3.0, were obtained from Life Technologies, Inc., P.O. Box 6009, Gaithersburg, Md. 20897. All Sport vectors contain an ampicillin resistance gene and may be transformed into E. coli strain DH10B, also available from Life Technologies. (See, for instance, Gruber, C. E., et al., Focus 15:59 (1993)). Vector lafmid BA (Bento Soares, Columbia University, NY) contains an ampicillin resistance gene and can be transformed into E. coli strain XL-1 Blue. Vector pCR®2.1, which is available from Invitrogen, 1600 Faraday Avenue, Carlsbad, Calif. 92008, contains an ampicillin resistance gene and may be transformed into E. coli strain DH10B, available from Life Technologies. (See, for instance, Clark, J. M., Nuc. Acids Res. 16:9677-9686 (1988) and Mead, D. et al., Bio/Technology 9: (1991)). Preferably, a polynucleotide of the present invention does not comprise the phage vector sequences identified for the particular clone in Table 7, as well as the corresponding plasmid vector sequences designated above.

The deposited material in the sample assigned the ATCC™ Deposit Number cited by reference to Tables 1, 2, 6 and 7 for any given cDNA clone also may contain one or more additional plasmids, each comprising a cDNA clone different from that given clone. Thus, deposits sharing the same ATCC™ Deposit Number contain at least a plasmid for each ATCC™ Deposit No:Z.

TABLE 7 Libraries owned by Catalog Catalog Description Vector ATCC ™ Deposit HUKA HUKB HUKC HUKD Human Uterine Cancer Lambda ZAP II LP01 HUKE HUKF HUKG HCNA HCNB Human Colon Lambda Zap II LP01 HFFA Human Fetal Brain, random Lambda Zap II LP01 primed HTWA Resting T-Cell Lambda ZAP II LP01 HBQA Early Stage Human Brain, Lambda ZAP II LP01 random primed HLMB HLMF HLMG HLMH breast lymph node CDNA Lambda ZAP II LP01 HLMI HLMJ HLMM HLMN library HCQA HCQB human colon cancer Lamda ZAP II LP01 HMEA HMEC HMED Human Microvascular Lambda ZAP II LP01 HMEE HMEF HMEG HMEI Endothelial Cells, fract. A HMEJ HMEK HMEL HUSA HUSC Human Umbilical Vein Lambda ZAP II LP01 Endothelial Cells, fract. A HLQA HLQB Hepatocellular Tumor Lambda ZAP II LP01 HHGA HHGB HHGC HHGD Hemangiopericytoma Lambda ZAP II LP01 HSDM Human Striatum Depression, Lambda ZAP II LPO1 re-rescue HUSH H Umbilical Vein Endothelial Lambda ZAP II LP01 Cells, frac A, re-excision HSGS Salivary gland, subtracted Lambda ZAP II LP01 HFXA HFXB HFXC HFXD Brain frontal cortex Lambda ZAP II LP01 HFXE HFXF HFXG HFXH HPQA HPQB HPQC PERM TF274 Lambda ZAP II LP01 HFXJ HFXK Brain Frontal Cortex, re- Lambda ZAP II LP01 excision HCWA HCWB HCWC CD34 positive cells (Cord ZAP Express LP02 HCWD HCWE HCWF Blood) HCWG HCWH HCWI HCWJ HCWK HCUA HCUB HCUC CD34 depleted Buffy Coat ZAP Express LP02 (Cord Blood) HRSM A-14 cell line ZAP Express LP02 HRSA A1-CELL LINE ZAP Express LP02 HCUD HCUE HCUF HCUG CD34 depleted Buffy Coat ZAP Express LP02 HCUH HCUI (Cord Blood), re-excision HBXE HBXF HBXG H. Whole Brain #2, re- ZAP Express LP02 excision HRLM L8 cell line ZAP Express LP02 HBXA HBXB HBXC HBXD Human Whole Brain #2 - ZAP Express LP02 Oligo dT > 1.5 Kb HUDA HUDB HUDC Testes ZAP Express LP02 HHTM HHTN HHTO H. hypothalamus, frac A; re- ZAP Express LP02 excision HHTL H. hypothalamus, frac A ZAP Express LP02 HASA HASD Human Adult Spleen Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HFKC HFKD HFKE HFKF Human Fetal Kidney Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HFKG HE8A HE8B HE8C HE8D Human 8 Week Whole Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HE8E HE8F HE8M HE8N Embryo HGBA HGBD HGBE HGBF Human Gall Bladder Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HGBG HGBH HGBI HLHA HLHB HLHC HLHD Human Fetal Lung III Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HLHE HLHF HLHG HLHH HLHQ HPMA HPMB HPMC HPMD Human Placenta Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HPME HPMF HPMG HPMH HPRA HPRB HPRC HPRD Human Prostate Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HSIA HSIC HSID HSIE Human Adult Small Intestine Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HTEA HTEB HTEC HTED Human Testes Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HTEE HTEF HTEG HTEH HTEI HTEJ HTEK HTPA HTPB HTPC HTPD Human Pancreas Tumor Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HTPE HTTA HTTB HTTC HTTD Human Testes Tumor Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HTTE HTTF HAPA HAPB HAPC HAPM Human Adult Pulmonary Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HETA HETB HETC HETD Human Endometrial Tumor Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HETE HETF HETG HETH HETI HHFB HHFC HHFD HHFE Human Fetal Heart Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HHFF HHFG HHFH HHFI HHPB HHPC HHPD HHPE Human Hippocampus Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HHPF HHPG HHPH HCE1 HCE2 HCE3 HCE4 Human Cerebellum Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HCE5 HCEB HCEC HCED HCEE HCEF HCEG HUVB HUVC HUVD HUVE Human Umbilical Vein, Uni-ZAP XR LP03 Endo. remake HSTA HSTB HSTC HSTD Human Skin Tumor Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HTAA HTAB HTAC HTAD Human Activated T-Cells Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HTAE HFEA HFEB HFEC Human Fetal Epithelium Uni-ZAP XR LP03 (Skin) HJPA HJPB HJPC HJPD HUMAN JURKAT Uni-ZAP XR LP03 MEMBRANE BOUND POLYSOMES HESA Human epithelioid sarcoma Uni-Zap XR LP03 HLTA HLTB HLTC HLTD Human T-Cell Lymphoma Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HLTE HLTF HFTA HFTB HFTC HFTD Human Fetal Dura Mater Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HRDA HRDB HRDC HRDD Human Rhabdomyosarcoma Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HRDE HRDF HCAA HCAB HCAC Cem cells cyclohexamide Uni-ZAP XR LP03 treated HRGA HRGB HRGC HRGD Raji Cells, cyclohexamide Uni-ZAP XR LP03 treated HSUA HSUB HSUC HSUM Supt Cells, cyclohexamide Uni-ZAP XR LP03 treated HT4A HT4C HT4D Activated T-Cells, 12 hrs. Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HE9A HE9B HE9C HE9D Nine Week Old Early Stage Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HE9E HE9F HE9G HE9H Human HE9M HE9N HATA HATB HATC HATD Human Adrenal Gland Tumor Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HATE HT5A Activated T-Cells, 24 hrs. Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HFGA HFGM Human Fetal Brain Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HNEA HNEB HNEC HNED Human Neutrophil Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HNEE HBGB HBGD Human Primary Breast Uni-ZAP XR LP03 Cancer HBNA HBNB Human Normal Breast Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HCAS Cem Cells, cyclohexamide Uni-ZAP XR LP03 treated, subtra HHPS Human Hippocampus, pBS LP03 subtracted HKCS HKCU Human Colon Cancer, pBS LP03 subtracted HRGS Raji cells, cyclohexamide pBS LP03 treated, subtracted HSUT Supt cells, cyclohexamide pBS LP03 treated, differentially expressed HT4S Activated T-Cells, 12 hrs, Uni-ZAP XR LP03 subtracted HCDA HCDB HCDC HCDD Human Chondrosarcoma Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HCDE HOAA HOAB HOAC Human Osteosarcoma Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HTLA HTLB HTLC HTLD Human adult testis, large Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HTLE HTLF inserts HLMA HLMC HLMD Breast Lymph node cDNA Uni-ZAP XR LP03 library H6EA H6EB H6EC HL-60, PMA 4H Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HTXA HTXB HTXC HTXD Activated T-Cell Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HTXE HTXF HTXG HTXH (12 hs)/Thiouridine labelledEco HNFA HNFB HNFC HNFD Human Neutrophil, Activated Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HNFE HNFF HNFG HNFH HNFJ HTOB HTOC HUMAN TONSILS, Uni-ZAP XR LP03 FRACTION 2 HMGB Human OB MG63 control Uni-ZAP XR LP03 fraction I HOPB Human OB HOS control Uni-ZAP XR LP03 fraction I HORB Human OB HOS treated (10 Uni-ZAP XR LP03 nM E2) fraction I HSVA HSVB HSVC Human Chronic Synovitis Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HROA HUMAN STOMACH Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HBJA HBJB HBJC HBJD HUMAN B CELL Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HBJE HBJF HBJG HBJH LYMPHOMA HBJI HBJJ HBJK HCRA HCRB HCRC human corpus colosum Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HODA HODB HODC HODD human ovarian cancer Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HDSA Dermatofibrosarcoma Uni-ZAP XR LP03 Protuberance HMWA HMWB HMWC Bone Marrow Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HMWD HMWE HMWF (RS4;11) HMWG HMWH HMWI HMWJ HSOA stomach cancer (human) Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HERA SKIN Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HMDA Brain-medulloblastoma Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HGLA HGLB HGLD Glioblastoma Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HEAA H. Atrophic Endometrium Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HBCA HBCB H. Lymph node breast Cancer Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HPWT Human Prostate BPH, re- Uni-ZAP XR LP03 excision HFVG HFVH HFVI Fetal Liver, subtraction II pBS LP03 HNFI Human Neutrophils, pBS LP03 Activated, re-excision HBMB HBMC HBMD Human Bone Marrow, re- pBS LP03 excision HKML HKMM HKMN H. Kidney Medulla, re- pBS LP03 excision HKIX HKIY H. Kidney Cortex, subtracted pBS LP03 HADT H. Amygdala Depression, pBS LP03 subtracted H6AS Hl-60, untreated, subtracted Uni-ZAP XR LP03 H6ES HL-60, PMA 4 H, subtracted Uni-ZAP XR LP03 H6BS HL-60, RA 4 h, Subtracted Uni-ZAP XR LP03 H6CS HL-60, PMA 1 d, subtracted Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HTXJ HTXK Activated B Uni-ZAP XR LP03 cell(12 h)/Thiouridine-re- excision HMSA HMSB HMSC HMSD Monocyte activated Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HMSE HMSF HMSG HMSH HMSI HMSJ HMSK HAGA HAGB HAGC HAGD Human Amygdala Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HAGE HAGF HSRA HSRB HSRE STROMAL - Uni-ZAP XR LP03 OSTEOCLASTOMA HSRD HSRF HSRG HSRH Human Osteoclastoma Uni-ZAP XR LP03 Stromal Cells - unamplified HSQA HSQB HSQC HSQD Stromal cell TF274 Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HSQE HSQF HSQG HSKA HSKB HSKC HSKD Smooth muscle, serum treated Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HSKE HSKF HSKZ HSLA HSLB HSLC HSLD Smooth muscle, control Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HSLE HSLF HSLG HSDA HSDD HSDE HSDF Spinal cord Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HSDG HSDH HPWS Prostate-BPH subtracted II pBS LP03 HSKW HSKX HSKY Smooth Muscle- HASTE pBS LP03 normalized HFPB HFPC HFPD H. Frontal cortex, epileptic; Uni-ZAP XR LP03 re-excision HSDI HSDJ HSDK Spinal Cord, re-excision Uni-ZAP XR LP03 HSKN HSKO Smooth Muscle Serum pBS LP03 Treated, Norm HSKG HSKH HSKJ Smooth muscle, serum pBS LP03 induced, re-exc HFCA HFCB HFCC HFCD Human Fetal Brain Uni-ZAP XR LP04 HFCE HFCF HPTA HPTB HPTD Human Pituitary Uni-ZAP XR LP04 HTHB HTHC HTHD Human Thymus Uni-ZAP XR LP04 HE6B HE6C HE6D HE6E Human Whole Six Week Old Uni-ZAP XR LP04 HE6F HE6G HE6S Embryo HSSA HSSB HSSC HSSD Human Synovial Sarcoma Uni-ZAP XR LP04 HSSE HSSF HSSG HSSH HSSI HSSJ HSSK HE7T 7 Week Old Early Stage Uni-ZAP XR LP04 Human, subtracted HEPA HEPB HEPC Human Epididymus Uni-ZAP XR LP04 HSNA HSNB HSNC HSNM Human Synovium Uni-ZAP XR LP04 HSNN HPFB HPFC HPFD HPFE Human Prostate Cancer, Uni-ZAP XR LP04 Stage C fraction HE2A HE2D HE2E HE2H 12 Week Old Early Stage Uni-ZAP XR LP04 HE2I HE2M HE2N HE2O Human HE2B HE2C HE2F HE2G 12 Week Old Early Stage Uni-ZAP XR LP04 HE2P HE2Q Human, II HPTS HPTT HPTU Human Pituitary, subtracted Uni-ZAP XR LP04 HAUA HAUB HAUC Amniotic Cells - TNF Uni-ZAP XR LP04 induced HAQA HAQB HAQC HAQD Amniotic Cells - Primary Uni-ZAP XR LP04 Culture HWTA HWTB HWTC wilm's tumor Uni-ZAP XR LP04 HBSD Bone Cancer, re-excision Uni-ZAP XR LP04 HSGB Salivary gland, re-excision Uni-ZAP XR LP04 HSJA HSJB HSJC Smooth muscle-ILb induced Uni-ZAP XR LP04 HSXA HSXB HSXC HSXD Human Substantia Nigra Uni-ZAP XR LP04 HSHA HSHB HSHC Smooth muscle, IL1b induced Uni-ZAP XR LP04 HOUA HOUB HOUC HOUD Adipocytes Uni-ZAP XR LP04 HOUE HPWA HPWB HPWC Prostate BPH Uni-ZAP XR LP04 HPWD HPWE HELA HELB HELC HELD Endothelial cells-control Uni-ZAP XR LP04 HEMA HEMB HEMC Endothelial-induced Uni-ZAP XR LP04 HEMD HEME HEMF HEMG HEMH HBIA HBIB HBIC Human Brain, Striatum Uni-ZAP XR LP04 HHSA HHSB HHSC HHSD Human Uni-ZAP XR LP04 HHSE Hypothalmus, Schizophrenia HNGA HNGB HNGC HNGD neutrophils control Uni-ZAP XR LP04 HNGE HNGF HNGG HNGH HNGI HNGJ HNHA HNHB HNHC HNHD Neutrophils IL-1 and LPS Uni-ZAP XR LP04 HNHE HNHF HNHG HNHH induced HNHI HNHJ HSDB HSDC STRIATUM DEPRESSION Uni-ZAP XR LP04 HHPT Hypothalamus Uni-ZAP XR LP04 HSAT HSAU HSAV HSAW Anergic T-cell Uni-ZAP XR LP04 HSAX HSAY HSAZ HBMS HBMT HBMU Bone marrow Uni-ZAP XR LP04 HBMV HBMW HBMX HOEA HOEB HOEC HOED Osteoblasts Uni-ZAP XR LP04 HOEE HOEF HOEJ HAIA HAIB HAIC HAID Epithelial-TNFa and INF Uni-ZAP XR LP04 HAIE HAIF induced HTGA HTGB HTGC HTGD Apoptotic T-cell Uni-ZAP XR LP04 HMCA HMCB HMCC Macrophage-oxLDL Uni-ZAP XR LP04 HMCD HMCE HMAA HMAB HMAC Macrophage (GM-CSF Uni-ZAP XR LP04 HMAD HMAE HMAF treated) HMAG HPHA Normal Prostate Uni-ZAP XR LP04 HPIA HPIB HPIC LNCAP prostate cell line Uni-ZAP XR LP04 HPJA HPJB HPJC PC3 Prostate cell line Uni-ZAP XR LP04 HOSE HOSF HOSG Human Osteoclastoma, re- Uni-ZAP XR LP04 excision HTGE HTGF Apoptotic T-cell, re-excision Uni-ZAP XR LP04 HMAJ HMAK H Macrophage (GM-CSF Uni-ZAP XR LP04 treated), re-excision HACB HACC HACD Human Adipose Tissue, re- Uni-ZAP XR LP04 excision HFPA H. Frontal Cortex, Epileptic Uni-ZAP XR LP04 HFAA HFAB HFAC HFAD Alzheimer's, spongy change Uni-ZAP XR LP04 HFAE HFAM Frontal Lobe, Dementia Uni-ZAP XR LP04 HMIA HMIB HMIC Human Manic Depression Uni-ZAP XR LP04 Tissue HTSA HTSE HTSF HTSG Human Thymus pBS LP05 HTSH HPBA HPBB HPBC HPBD Human Pineal Gland pBS LP05 HPBE HSAA HSAB HSAC HSA 172 Cells pBS LP05 HSBA HSBB HSBC HSBM HSC 172 cells pBS LP05 HJAA HJAB HJAC HJAD Jurkat T-cell G1 phase pBS LP05 HJBA HJBB HJBC HJBD Jurkat T-Cell, S phase pBS LP05 HAFA HAFB Aorta endothelial cells + pBS LP05 TNF-a HAWA HAWB HAWC Human White Adipose pBS LP05 HTNA HTNB Human Thyroid pBS LP05 HONA Normal Ovary, pBS LP05 Premenopausal HARA HARB Human Adult Retina pBS LP05 HLJA HLJB Human Lung pCMVSport 1 LP06 HOFM HOFN HOFO H. Ovarian Tumor, II, pCMVSport 2.0 LP07 OV5232 HOGA HOGB HOGC OV 10-3-95 pCMVSport 2.0 LP07 HCGL CD34+ cells, II pCMVSport 2.0 LP07 HDLA Hodgkin's Lymphoma I pCMVSport 2.0 LP07 HDTA HDTB HDTC HDTD Hodgkin's Lymphoma II pCMVSport 2.0 LP07 HDTE HKAA HKAB HKAC HKAD Keratinocyte pCMVSport 2.0 LP07 HKAE HKAF HKAG HKAH HCIM CAPFINDER, Crohn's pCMVSport 2.0 LP07 Disease, lib 2 HKAL Keratinocyte, lib 2 pCMVSport 2.0 LP07 HKAT Keratinocyte, lib 3 pCMVSport 2.0 LP07 HNDA Nasal polyps pCMVSport 2.0 LP07 HDRA H. Primary Dendritic Cells, pCMVSport 2.0 LP07 lib 3 HOHA HOHB HOHC Human Osteoblasts II pCMVSport 2.0 LP07 HLDA HLDB HLDC Liver, Hepatoma pCMVSport 3.0 LP08 HLDN HLDO HLDP Human Liver, normal pCMVSport 3.0 LP08 HMTA pBMC stimulated w/ poly I/C pCMVSport 3.0 LP08 HNTA NTERA2, control pCMVSport 3.0 LP08 HDPA HDPB HDPC HDPD Primary Dendritic Cells, lib 1 pCMVSport 3.0 LP08 HDPF HDPG HDPH HDPI HDPJ HDPK HDPM HDPN HDPO HDPP Primary Dendritic cells, frac 2 pCMVSport 3.0 LP08 HMUA HMUB HMUC Myoloid Progenitor Cell Line pCMVSport 3.0 LP08 HHEA HHEB HHEC HHED T Cell helper I pCMVSport 3.0 LP08 HHEM HHEN HHEO HHEP T cell helper II pCMVSport 3.0 LP08 HEQA HEQB HEQC Human endometrial stromal pCMVSport 3.0 LP08 cells HJMA HJMB Human endometrial stromal pCMVSport 3.0 LP08 cells-treated with progesterone HSWA HSWB HSWC Human endometrial stromal pCMVSport 3.0 LP08 cells-treated with estradiol HSYA HSYB HSYC Human Thymus Stromal Cells pCMVSport 3.0 LP08 HLWA HLWB HLWC Human Placenta pCMVSport 3.0 LP08 HRAA HRAB HRAC Rejected Kidney, lib 4 pCMVSport 3.0 LP08 HMTM PCR, pBMC I/C treated PCRII LP09 HMJA H. Meniingima, M6 pSport 1 LP10 HMKA HMKB HMKC H. Meningima, M1 pSport 1 LP10 HMKD HMKE HUSG HUSI Human umbilical vein pSport 1 LP10 endothelial cells, IL-4 induced HUSX HUSY Human Umbilical Vein pSport 1 LP10 Endothelial Cells, uninduced HOFA Ovarian Tumor I, OV5232 pSport 1 LP10 HCFA HCFB HCFC HCFD T-Cell PHA 16 hrs pSport 1 LP10 HCFL HCFM HCFN HCFO T-Cell PHA 24 hrs pSport 1 LP10 HADA HADC HADD HADE Human Adipose pSport 1 LP10 HADF HADG HOVA HOVB HOVC Human Ovary pSport 1 LP10 HTWB HTWC HTWD Resting T-Cell Library, II pSport 1 LP10 HTWE HTWF HMMA Spleen metastic melanoma pSport 1 LP10 HLYA HLYB HLYC HLYD Spleen, Chronic lymphocytic pSport 1 LP10 HLYE leukemia HCGA CD34+ cell, I pSport 1 LP10 HEOM HEON Human Eosinophils pSport 1 LP10 HTDA Human Tonsil, Lib 3 pSport 1 LP10 HSPA Salivary Gland, Lib 2 pSport 1 LP10 HCHA HCHB HCHC Breast Cancer cell line, MDA pSport 1 LP10 36 HCHM HCHN Breast Cancer Cell line, pSport 1 LP10 angiogenic HCIA Crohn's Disease pSport 1 LP10 HDAA HDAB HDAC HEL cell line Sport 1 LP10 HABA Human Astrocyte pSport 1 LP10 HUFA HUFB HUFC Ulcerative Colitis pSport 1 LP10 HNTM NTERA2 + retinoic acid, 14 pSport 1 LP10 days HDQA Primary Dendritic pSport 1 LP10 cells, CapFinder2, frac 1 HDQM Primary Dendritic Cells, pSport 1 LP10 CapFinder, frac 2 HLDX Human Liver, pSport 1 LP10 normal, CapFinder HULA HULB HULC Human Dermal Endothelial pSport 1 LP10 Cells, untreated HUMA Human Dermal Endothelial pSport 1 LP10 cells, treated HCJA Human Stromal Endometrial pSport 1 LP10 fibroblasts, untreated HCJM Human Stromal endometrial pSport 1 LP10 fibroblasts, treated w/ estradiol HEDA Human Stromal endometrial pSport 1 LP10 fibroblasts, treated with progesterone HFNA Human ovary tumor cell pSport 1 LP10 OV350721 HKGA HKGB HKGC HKGD Merkel Cells pSport 1 LP10 HISA HISB HISC Pancreas Islet Cell Tumor pSport 1 LP10 HLSA Skin, burned pSport 1 LP10 HBZA Prostate, BPH, Lib 2 pSport 1 LP10 HBZS Prostate BPH, Lib 2, pSport 1 LP10 subtracted HFIA HFIB HFIC Synovial Fibroblasts (control) pSport 1 LP10 HFIH HFII HFIJ Synovial hypoxia pSport 1 LP10 HFIT HFIU HFIV Synovial IL-1/TNF stimulated pSport 1 LP10 HGCA Messangial cell, frac 1 pSport 1 LP10 HMVA HMVB HMVC Bone Marrow Stromal Cell, pSport 1 LP10 untreated HFIX HFIY HFIZ Synovial Fibroblasts pSport 1 LP10 (Il1/TNF), subt HFOX HFOY HFOZ Synovial hypoxia-RSF pSport 1 LP10 subtracted HMQA HMQB HMQC Human Activated Monocytes Uni-ZAP XR LP11 HMQD HLIA HLIB HLIC Human Liver pCMVSport 1 LP012 HHBA HHBB HHBC HHBD Human Heart pCMVSport 1 LP012 HHBE HBBA HBBB Human Brain pCMVSport 1 LP012 HLJA HLJB HLJC HLJD Human Lung pCMVSport 1 LP012 HLJE HOGA HOGB HOGC Ovarian Tumor pCMVSport 2.0 LP012 HTJM Human Tonsils, Lib 2 pCMVSport 2.0 LP012 HAMF HAMG KMH2 pCMVSport 3.0 LP012 HAJA HAJB HAJC L428 pCMVSport 3.0 LP012 HWBA HWBB HWBC Dendritic cells, pooled pCMVSport 3.0 LP012 HWBD HWBE HWAA HWAB HWAC Human Bone Marrow, pCMVSport 3.0 LP012 HWAD HWAE treated HYAA HYAB HYAC B Cell lymphoma pCMVSport 3.0 LP012 HWHG HWHH HWHI Healing groin wound, 6.5 pCMVSport 3.0 LP012 hours post incision HWHP HWHQ HWHR Healing groin wound; 7.5 pCMVSport 3.0 LP012 hours post incision HARM Healing groin wound - zero hr pCMVSport 3.0 LP012 post-incision (control) HBIM Olfactory epithelium; pCMVSport 3.0 LP012 nasalcavity HWDA Healing Abdomen wound; pCMVSport 3.0 LP012 70 & 90 mm post incision HWEA Healing Abdomen Wound; 15 pCMVSport 3.0 LP012 days post incision HWJA Healing Abdomen pCMVSport 3.0 LP012 Wound; 21 & 29 days HNAL Human Tongue, frac 2 pSport 1 LP012 HMJA H. Meniingima, M6 pSport 1 LP012 HMKA HMKB HMKC H. Meningima, M1 pSport 1 LP012 HMKD HMKE HOFA Ovarian Tumor I, OV5232 pSport 1 LP012 HCFA HCFB HCFC HCFD T-Cell PHA 16 hrs pSport 1 LP012 HCFL HCFM HCFN HCFO T-Cell PHA 24 hrs pSport 1 LP012 HMMA HMMB HMMC Spleen metastic melanoma pSport 1 LP012 HTDA Human Tonsil, Lib 3 pSport 1 LP012 HDBA Human Fetal Thymus pSport 1 LP012 HDUA Pericardium pSport 1 LP012 HBZA Prostate, BPH, Lib 2 pSport 1 LP012 HWCA Larynx tumor pSport 1 LP012 HWKA Normal lung pSport 1 LP012 HSMB Bone marrow stroma, treated pSport 1 LP012 HBHM Normal trachea pSport 1 LP012 HLFC Human Larynx pSport 1 LP012 HLRB Siebben Polyposis pSport 1 LP012 HNIA Mammary Gland pSport 1 LP012 HNJB Palate carcinoma pSport 1 LP012 HNKA Palate normal pSport 1 LP012 HMZA Pharynx carcinoma pSport 1 LP012 HABG Cheek Carcinoma pSport 1 LP012 HMZM Pharynx Carcinoma pSport 1 LP012 HDRM Larynx Carcinoma pSport 1 LP012 HVAA Pancreas normal PCA4 No pSport 1 LP012 HICA Tongue carcinoma pSport 1 LP012 HUKA HUKB HUKC HUKD Human Uterine Cancer Lambda ZAP II LP013 HUKE HFFA Human Fetal Brain, random Lambda ZAP II LP013 primed HTUA Activated T-cell labeled with Lambda ZAP II LP013 4-thioluri HBQA Early Stage Human Brain, Lambda ZAP II LP013 random primed HMEB Human microvascular Lambda ZAP II LP013 Endothelial cells, fract. B HUSH Human Umbilical Vein Lambda ZAP II LP013 Endothelial cells, fract. A, re- excision HLQC HLQD Hepatocellular tumor, re- Lambda ZAP II LP013 excision HTWJ HTWK HTWL Resting T-cell, re-excision Lambda ZAP II LP013 HF6S Human Whole 6 week Old pBluescript LP013 Embryo (II), subt HHPS Human Hippocampus, pBluescript LP013 subtracted HL1S LNCAP, differential pBluescript LP013 expression HLHS HLHT Early Stage Human Lung, pBluescript LP013 Subtracted HSUS Supt cells, cyclohexamide pBluescript LP013 treated, subtracted HSUT Supt cells, cyclohexamide pBluescript LP013 treated, differentially expressed HSDS H. Striatum Depression, pBluescript LP013 subtracted HPTZ Human Pituitary, Subtracted pBluescript LP013 VII HSDX H. Striatum Depression, subt pBluescript LP013 II HSDZ H. Striatum Depression, subt pBluescript LP013 HPBA HPBB HPBC HPBD Human Pineal Gland pBluescript SK- LP013 HPBE HRTA Colorectal Tumor pBluescript SK- LP013 HSBA HSBB HSBC HSBM HSC172 cells pBluescript SK- LP013 HJAA HJAB HJAC HJAD Jurkat T-cell G1 phase pBluescript SK- LP013 HJBA HJBB HJBC HJBD Jurkat T-cell, S1 phase pBluescript SK- LP013 HTNA HTNB Human Thyroid pBluescript SK- LP013 HAHA HAHB Human Adult Heart Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HE6A Whole 6 week Old Embryo Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HFCA HFCB HFCC HFCD Human Fetal Brain Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HFCE HFKC HFKD HFKE HFKF Human Fetal Kidney Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HFKG HGBA HGBD HGBE HGBF Human Gall Bladder Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HGBG HPRA HPRB HPRC HPRD Human Prostate Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HTEA HTEB HTEC HTED Human Testes Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HTEE HTTA HTTB HTTC HTTD Human Testes Tumor Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HTTE HYBA HYBB Human Fetal Bone Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HFLA Human Fetal Liver Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HHFB HHFC HHFD HHFE Human Fetal Heart Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HHFF HUVB HUVC HUVD HUVE Human Umbilical Vein, End. Uni-ZAP XR LP013 remake HTHB HTHC HTHD Human Thymus Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HSTA HSTB HSTC HSTD Human Skin Tumor Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HTAA HTAB HTAC HTAD Human Activated T-cells Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HTAE HFEA HFEB HFEC Human Fetal Epithelium Uni-ZAP XR LP013 (skin) HJPA HJPB HJPC HJPD Human Jurkat Membrane Uni-ZAP XR LP013 Bound Polysomes HESA Human Epithelioid Sarcoma Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HALS Human Adult Liver, Uni-ZAP XR LP013 Subtracted HFTA HFTB HFTC HFTD Human Fetal Dura Mater Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HCAA HCAB HCAC Cem cells, cyclohexamide Uni-ZAP XR LP013 treated HRGA HRGB HRGC HRGD Raji Cells, cyclohexamide Uni-ZAP XR LP013 treated HE9A HE9B HE9C HE9D Nine Week Old Early Stage Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HE9E Human HSFA Human Fibrosarcoma Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HATA HATB HATC HATD Human Adrenal Gland Tumor Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HATE HTRA Human Trachea Tumor Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HE2A HE2D HE2E HE2H 12 Week Old Early Stage Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HE2I Human HE2B HE2C HE2F HE2G 12 Week Old Early Stage Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HE2P Human, II HNEA HNEB HNEC HNED Human Neutrophil Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HNEE HBGA Human Primary Breast Uni-ZAP XR LP013 Cancer HPTS HPTT HPTU Human Pituitary, subtracted Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HMQA HMQB HMQC Human Activated Monocytes Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HMQD HOAA HOAB HOAC Human Osteosarcoma Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HTOA HTOD HTOE HTOF human tonsils Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HTOG HMGB Human OB MG63 control Uni-ZAP XR LP013 fraction I HOPB Human OB HOS control Uni-ZAP XR LP013 fraction I HOQB Human OB HOS treated (1 Uni-ZAP XR LP013 nM E2) fraction I HAUA HAUB HAUC Amniotic Cells - TNF Uni-ZAP XR LP013 induced HAQA HAQB HAQC HAQD Amniotic Cells - Primary Uni-ZAP XR LP013 Culture HROA HROC HUMAN STOMACH Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HBJA HBJB HBJC HBJD HUMAN B CELL Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HBJE LYMPHOMA HODA HODB HODC HODD human ovarian cancer Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HCPA Corpus Callosum Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HSOA stomach cancer (human) Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HERA SKIN Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HMDA Brain-medulloblastoma Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HGLA HGLB HGLD Glioblastoma Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HWTA HWTB HWTC wilm's tumor Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HEAA H. Atrophic Endometrium Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HAPN HAPO HAPP HAPQ Human Adult Pulmonary; re- Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HAPR excision HLTG HLTH Human T-cell lymphoma; re- Uni-ZAP XR LP013 excision HAHC HAHD HAHE Human Adult Heart; re- Uni-ZAP XR LP013 excision HAGA HAGB HAGC HAGD Human Amygdala Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HAGE HSJA HSJB HSJC Smooth muscle-ILb induced Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HSHA HSHB HSHC Smooth muscle, IL1b induced Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HPWA HPWB HPWC Prostate BPH Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HPWD HPWE HPIA HPIB HPIC LNCAP prostate cell line Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HPJA HPJB HPJC PC3 Prostate cell line Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HBTA Bone Marrow Stroma, Uni-ZAP XR LP013 TNF & LPS ind HMCF HMCG HMCH HMCI Macrophage-oxLDL; re- Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HMCJ excision HAGG HAGH HAGI Human Amygdala; re-excision Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HACA H. Adipose Tissue Uni-ZAP XR LP013 HKFB K562 + PMA (36 hrs), re- ZAP Express LP013 excision HCWT HCWU HCWV CD34 positive cells (cord ZAP Express LP013 blood), re-ex HBWA Whole brain ZAP Express LP013 HBXA HBXB HBXC HBXD Human Whole Brain #2 - ZAP Express LP013 Oligo dT > 1.5 Kb HAVM Temporal cortex-Alzheizmer pT-Adv LP014 HAVT Hippocampus, Alzheimer pT-Adv LP014 Subtracted HHAS CHME Cell Line Uni-ZAP XR LP014 HAJR Larynx normal pSport 1 LP014 HWLE HWLF HWLG Colon Normal pSport 1 LP014 HWLH HCRM HCRN HCRO Colon Carcinoma pSport 1 LP014 HWLI HWLJ HWLK Colon Normal pSport 1 LP014 HWLQ HWLR HWLS Colon Tumor pSport 1 LP014 HWLT HBFM Gastrocnemius Muscle pSport 1 LP014 HBOD HBOE Quadriceps Muscle pSport 1 LP014 HBKD HBKE Soleus Muscle pSport 1 LP014 HCCM Pancreatic Langerhans pSport 1 LP014 HWGA Larynx carcinoma pSport 1 LP014 HWGM HWGN Larynx carcinoma pSport 1 LP014 HWLA HWLB HWLC Normal colon pSport 1 LP014 HWLM HWLN Colon Tumor pSport 1 LP014 HVAM HVAN HVAO Pancreas Tumor pSport 1 LP014 HWGQ Larynx carcinoma pSport 1 LP014 HAQM HAQN Salivary Gland pSport 1 LP014 HASM Stomach; normal pSport 1 LP014 HBCM Uterus; normal pSport 1 LP014 HCDM Testis; normal pSport 1 LP014 HDJM Brain; normal pSport 1 LP014 HEFM Adrenal Gland, normal pSport 1 LP014 HBAA Rectum normal pSport 1 LP014 HFDM Rectum tumour pSport 1 LP014 HGAM Colon, normal pSport 1 LP014 HHMM Colon, tumour pSport 1 LP014 HCLB HCLC Human Lung Cancer Lambda Zap II LP015 HRLA L1 Cell line ZAP Express LP015 HHAM Hypothalamus, Alzheimer's pCMVSport 3.0 LP015 HKBA Ku 812F Basophils Line pSport 1 LP015 HS2S Saos2, Dexamethosome pSport 1 LP016 Treated HA5A Lung Carcinoma A549 pSport 1 LP016 TNFalpha activated HTFM TF-1 Cell Line GM-CSF pSport 1 LP016 Treated HYAS Thyroid Tumour pSport 1 LP016 HUTS Larynx Normal pSport 1 LP016 HXOA Larynx Tumor pSport 1 LP016 HEAH Ea.hy.926 cell line pSport 1 LP016 HINA Adenocarcinoma Human pSport 1 LP016 HRMA Lung Mesothelium pSport 1 LP016 HLCL Human Pre-Differentiated Uni-Zap XR LP017 Adipocytes HS2A Saos2 Cells pSport 1 LP020 HS2I Saos2 Cells; Vitamin D3 pSport 1 LP020 Treated HUCM CHME Cell Line, untreated pSport 1 LP020 HEPN Aryepiglottis Normal pSport 1 LP020 HPSN Sinus Piniformis Tumour pSport 1 LP020 HNSA Stomach Normal pSport 1 LP020 HNSM Stomach Tumour pSport 1 LP020 HNLA Liver Normal Met5No pSport 1 LP020 HUTA Liver Tumour Met 5 Tu pSport 1 LP020 HOCN Colon Normal pSport 1 LP020 HOCT Colon Tumor pSport 1 LP020 HTNT Tongue Tumour pSport 1 LP020 HLXN Larynx Normal pSport 1 LP020 HLXT Larynx Tumour pSport 1 LP020 HTYN Thymus pSport 1 LP020 HPLN Placenta pSport 1 LP020 HTNG Tongue Normal pSport 1 LP020 HZAA Thyroid Normal (SDCA2 No) pSport 1 LP020 HWES Thyroid Thyroiditis pSport 1 LP020 HFHD Ficolled Human Stromal pTrip1Ex2 LP021 Cells, 5Fu treated HFHM, HFHN Ficolled Human Stromal pTrip1Ex2 LP021 Cells, Untreated HPCI Hep G2 Cells, lambda library lambda Zap-CMV LP021 XR HBCA, HBCB, HBCC H. Lymph node breast Cancer Uni-ZAP XR LP021 HCOK Chondrocytes pSPORT 1 LP022 HDCA, HDCB, HDCC Dendritic Cells From CD34 pSPORT 1 LP022 Cells HDMA, HDMB CD40 activated monocyte pSPORT 1 LP022 dendritic cells HDDM, HDDN, HDDO LPS activated derived pSPORT 1 LP022 dendritic cells HPCR Hep G2 Cells, PCR library lambda Zap-CMV LP022 XR HAAA, HAAB, HAAC Lung, Cancer (4005313A3): pSPORT 1 LP022 Invasive Poorly Differentiated Lung Adenocarcinoma HIPA, HIPB, HIPC Lung, Cancer (4005163 B7): pSPORT 1 LP022 Invasive, Poorly Diff. Adenocarcinoma, Metastatic HOOH, HOOI Ovary, Cancer: (4004562 B6) pSPORT1 LP022 Papillary Serous Cystic Neoplasm, Low Malignant Pot HIDA Lung, Normal: (4005313 B1) pSPORT 1 LP022 HUJA, HUJB, HUJC, HUJD, B-Cells pCMVSport 3.0 LP022 HUJE HNOA, HNOB, HNOC, HNOD Ovary, Normal: (9805C040R) pSPORT 1 LP022 HNLM Lung, Normal: (4005313 B1) pSPORT 1 LP022 HSCL Stromal Cells pSPORT 1 LP022 HAAX Lung, Cancer: (4005313 A3) pSPORT 1 LP022 Invasive Poorly-differentiated Metastatic lung adenocarcinoma HUUA, HUUB, HUUC, HUUD B-cells (unstimulated) pTrip1Ex2 LP022 HWWA, HWWB, HWWC, HWWD, B-cells (stimulated) pSPORT 1 LP022 HWWE, HWWF, HWWG HCCC Colon, Cancer: (9808C064R) pCMVSport 3.0 LP023 HPDO HPDP HPDQ HPDR Ovary, Cancer (9809C332): pSport 1 LP023 HPD Poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma HPCO HPCP HPCQ HPCT Ovary, Cancer (15395A1F): pSport 1 LP023 Grade II Papillary Carcinoma HOCM HOCO HOCP HOCQ Ovary, Cancer: (15799A1F) pSport 1 LP023 Poorly differentiated carcinoma HCBM HCBN HCBO Breast, Cancer: (4004943 A5) pSport 1 LP023 HNBT HNBU HNBV Breast, Normal: (4005522B2) pSport 1 LP023 HBCP HBCQ Breast, Cancer: (4005522 A2) pSport 1 LP023 HBCJ Breast, Cancer: (9806C012R) pSport 1 LP023 HSAM HSAN Stromal cells 3.88 pSport 1 LP023 HVCA HVCB HVCC HVCD Ovary, Cancer: (4004332 A2) pSport 1 LP023 HSCK HSEN HSEO Stromal cells (HBM3.18) pSport 1 LP023 HSCP HSCQ stromal cell clone 2.5 pSport 1 LP023 HUXA Breast Cancer: (4005385 A2) pSport 1 LP023 HCOM HCON HCOO HCOP Ovary, Cancer (4004650 A3): pSport 1 LP023 HCOQ Well-Differentiated Micropapillary Serous Carcinoma HBNM Breast, Cancer: (9802C020E) pSport 1 LP023 HVVA HVVB HVVC HVVD Human Bone Marrow, treated pSport 1 LP023 HVVE

Two nonlimiting examples are provided below for isolating a particular clone from the deposited sample of plasmid cDNAs cited for that clone in Table 7. First, a plasmid is directly isolated by screening the clones using a polynucleotide probe corresponding to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:X.

Particularly, a specific polynucleotide with 30-40 nucleotides is synthesized using an Applied Biosystems DNA synthesizer according to the sequence reported. The oligonucleotide is labeled, for instance, with ³²P-γ-ATP using T4 polynucleotide kinase and purified according to routine methods. (E.g., Maniatis et al., Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Press, Cold Spring, N.Y. (1982)). The plasmid mixture is transformed into a suitable host, as indicated above (such as XL-1 Blue (Stratagene)) using techniques known to those of skill in the art, such as those provided by the vector supplier or in related publications or patents cited above. The transformants are plated on 1.5% agar plates (containing the appropriate selection agent, e.g., ampicillin) to a density of about 150 transformants (colonies) per plate. These plates are screened using Nylon membranes according to routine methods for bacterial colony screening (e.g., Sambrook et al., Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, 2nd Edit., (1989), Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, pages 1.93 to 1.104), or other techniques known to those of skill in the art.

Alternatively, two primers of 17-20 nucleotides derived from both ends of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:X are synthesized and used to amplify the desired cDNA using the deposited cDNA plasmid as a template. The polymerase chain reaction is carried out under routine conditions, for instance, in 25 μl of reaction mixture with 0.5 ug of the above cDNA template. A convenient reaction mixture is 1.5-5 mM MgCl₂, 0.01% (w/v) gelatin, 20 μM each of dATP, dCTP, dGTP, dTTP, 25 pmol of each primer and 0.25 Unit of Taq polymerase. Thirty five cycles of PCR (denaturation at 94° C. for 1 min; annealing at 55° C. for 1 min; elongation at 72° C. for 1 min) are performed with a Perkin-Elmer Cetus automated thermal cycler. The amplified product is analyzed by agarose gel electrophoresis and the DNA band with expected molecular weight is excised and purified. The PCR product is verified to be the selected sequence by subcloning and sequencing the DNA product.

Several methods are available for the identification of the 5′ or 3′ non-coding portions of a gene which may not be present in the deposited clone. These methods include but are not limited to, filter probing, clone enrichment using specific probes, and protocols similar or identical to 5′ and 3′ “RACE” protocols which are well known in the art. For instance, a method similar to 5′ RACE is available for generating the missing 5′ end of a desired full-length transcript. (Fromont-Racine et al., Nucleic Acids Res. 21(7):1683-1684 (1993)).

Briefly, a specific RNA oligonucleotide is ligated to the 5′ ends of a population of RNA presumably containing full-length gene RNA transcripts. A primer set containing a primer specific to the ligated RNA oligonucleotide and a primer specific to a known sequence of the gene of interest is used to PCR amplify the 5′ portion of the desired full-length gene. This amplified product may then be sequenced and used to generate the full length gene.

This above method starts with total RNA isolated from the desired source, although poly-A+ RNA can be used. The RNA preparation can then be treated with phosphatase if necessary to eliminate 5′ phosphate groups on degraded or damaged RNA which may interfere with the later RNA ligase step. The phosphatase should then be inactivated and the RNA treated with tobacco acid pyrophosphatase in order to remove the cap structure present at the 5′ ends of messenger RNAs. This reaction leaves a 5′ phosphate group at the 5′ end of the cap cleaved RNA which can then be ligated to an RNA oligonucleotide using T4 RNA ligase.

This modified RNA preparation is used as a template for first strand cDNA synthesis using a gene specific oligonucleotide. The first strand synthesis reaction is used as a template for PCR amplification of the desired 5′ end using a primer specific to the ligated RNA oligonucleotide and a primer specific to the known sequence of the gene of interest. The resultant product is then sequenced and analyzed to confirm that the 5′ end sequence belongs to the desired gene.

Example 2 Isolation of Genomic Clones Corresponding to a Polynucleotide

A human genomic P1 library (Genomic Systems, Inc.) is screened by PCR using primers selected for the sequence corresponding to SEQ ID NO:X according to the method described in Example 1. (See also, Sambrook.)

Example 3 Tissue Specific Expression Analysis

The Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (HGS) database is derived from sequencing tissue and/or disease specific cDNA libraries. Libraries generated from a particular tissue are selected and the specific tissue expression pattern of EST groups or assembled contigs within these libraries is determined by comparison of the expression patterns of those groups or contigs within the entire database. ESTs and assembled contigs which show tissue specific expression are selected.

The original clone from which the specific EST sequence was generated, or in the case of an assembled contig, the clone from which the 5′ most EST sequence was generated, is obtained from the catalogued library of clones and the insert amplified by PCR using methods known in the art. The PCR product is denatured and then transferred in 96 or 384 well format to a nylon membrane (Schleicher and Scheull) generating an array filter of tissue specific clones. Housekeeping genes, maize genes, and known tissue specific genes are included on the filters. These targets can be used in signal normalization and to validate assay sensitivity. Additional targets are included to monitor probe length and specificity of hybridization.

Radioactively labeled hybridization probes are generated by first strand cDNA synthesis per the manufacturer's instructions (Life Technologies) from mRNA/RNA samples prepared from the specific tissue being analyzed (e.g., prostate, prostate cancer, ovarian, ovarian cancer, etc.). The hybridization probes are purified by gel exclusion chromatography, quantitated, and hybridized with the array filters in hybridization bottles at 65° C. overnight. The filters are washed under stringent conditions and signals are captured using a Fuji phosphorimager.

Data is extracted using AIS software and following background subtraction, signal normalization is performed. This includes a normalization of filter-wide expression levels between different experimental runs. Genes that are differentially expressed in the tissue of interest are identified.

Example 4 Chromosomal Mapping of the Polynucleotides

An oligonucleotide primer set is designed according to the sequence at the 5′ end of SEQ ID NO:X. This primer preferably spans about 100 nucleotides. This primer set is then used in a polymerase chain reaction under the following set of conditions: 30 seconds, 95° C.; 1 minute, 56° C.; 1 minute, 70° C. This cycle is repeated 32 times followed by one 5 minute cycle at 70° C. Human, mouse, and hamster DNA is used as template in addition to a somatic cell hybrid panel containing individual chromosomes or chromosome fragments (Bios, Inc). The reactions are analyzed on either 8% polyacrylamide gels or 3.5% agarose gels. Chromosome mapping is determined by the presence of an approximately 100 bp PCR fragment in the particular somatic cell hybrid.

Example 5 Bacterial Expression of a Polypeptide

A polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide of the present invention is amplified using PCR oligonucleotide primers corresponding to the 5′ and 3′ ends of the DNA sequence, as outlined in Example 1, to synthesize insertion fragments. The primers used to amplify the cDNA insert should preferably contain restriction sites, such as BamHI and XbaI, at the 5′ end of the primers in order to clone the amplified product into the expression vector. For example, BamHI and XbaI correspond to the restriction enzyme sites on the bacterial expression vector pQE-9. (Qiagen, Inc., Chatsworth, Calif.). This plasmid vector encodes antibiotic resistance (Ampr), a bacterial origin of replication (ori), an IPTG-regulatable promoter/operator (P/0), a ribosome binding site (RBS), a 6-histidine tag (6-His), and restriction enzyme cloning sites.

The pQE-9 vector is digested with BamHI and XbaI and the amplified fragment is ligated into the pQE-9 vector maintaining the reading frame initiated at the bacterial RBS. The ligation mixture is then used to transform the E. coli strain M15/rep4 (Qiagen, Inc.) which contains multiple copies of the plasmid pREP4, which expresses the lacI repressor and also confers kanamycin resistance (Kan^(r)). Transformants are identified by their ability to grow on LB plates and ampicillin/kanamycin resistant colonies are selected. Plasmid DNA is isolated and confirmed by restriction analysis.

Clones containing the desired constructs are grown overnight (O/N) in liquid culture in LB media supplemented with both Amp (100 ug/ml) and Kan (25 ug/ml). The O/N culture is used to inoculate a large culture at a ratio of 1:100 to 1:250. The cells are grown to an optical density 600 (O.D.⁶⁰⁰) of between 0.4 and 0.6. IPTG (Isopropyl-B-D-thiogalacto pyranoside) is then added to a final concentration of 1 mM. IPTG induces by inactivating the lacI repressor, clearing the P/O leading to increased gene expression.

Cells are grown for an extra 3 to 4 hours. Cells are then harvested by centrifugation (20 mins at 6000×g). The cell pellet is solubilized in the chaotropic agent 6 Molar Guanidine HCl by stirring for 3-4 hours at 4° C. The cell debris is removed by centrifugation, and the supernatant containing the polypeptide is loaded onto a nickel-nitrilo-tri-acetic acid (“Ni-NTA”) affinity resin column (available from QIAGEN, Inc., supra). Proteins with a 6×His tag bind to the Ni-NTA resin with high affinity and can be purified in a simple one-step procedure (for details see: The QIAexpressionist (1995) QIAGEN, Inc., supra).

Briefly, the supernatant is loaded onto the column in 6 M guanidine-HCl, pH 8. The column is first washed with 10 volumes of 6 M guanidine-HCl, pH 8, then washed with 10 volumes of 6 M guanidine-HCl pH 6, and finally the polypeptide is eluted with 6 M guanidine-HCl, pH 5.

The purified protein is then renatured by dialyzing it against phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) or 50 mM Na-acetate, pH 6 buffer plus 200 mM NaCl. Alternatively, the protein can be successfully refolded while immobilized on the Ni-NTA column. The recommended conditions are as follows: renature using a linear 6M-1M urea gradient in 500 mM NaCl, 20% glycerol, 20 mM Tris/HCl pH 7.4, containing protease inhibitors. The renaturation should be performed over a period of 1.5 hours or more. After renaturation the proteins are eluted by the addition of 250 mM immidazole. Immidazole is removed by a final dialyzing step against PBS or 50 mM sodium acetate pH 6 buffer plus 200 mM NaCl. The purified protein is stored at 4° C. or frozen at −80° C.

In addition to the above expression vector, the present invention further includes an expression vector, called pHE4a (ATCC™ Accession Number 209645, deposited on Feb. 25, 1998) which contains phage operator and promoter elements operatively linked to a polynucleotide of the present invention, called pHE4a. (ATCC™ Accession Number 209645, deposited on Feb. 25, 1998.) This vector contains: 1) a neomycinphosphotransferase gene as a selection marker, 2) an E. coli origin of replication,

3) a T5 phage promoter sequence, 4) two lac operator sequences, 5) a Shine-Delgarno sequence, and 6) the lactose operon repressor gene (lacIq). The origin of replication (oriC) is derived from pUC19 (LTI, Gaithersburg, Md.). The promoter and operator sequences are made synthetically.

DNA can be inserted into the pHE4a by restricting the vector with NdeI and XbaI, BamHI, XhoI, or Asp718, running the restricted product on a gel, and isolating the larger fragment (the stuffer fragment should be about 310 base pairs). The DNA insert is generated according to the PCR protocol described in Example 1, using PCR primers having restriction sites for NdeI (5′ primer) and XbaI, BamHI, XhoI, or Asp718 (3′ primer). The PCR insert is gel purified and restricted with compatible enzymes. The insert and vector are ligated according to standard protocols.

The engineered vector could easily be substituted in the above protocol to express protein in a bacterial system.

Example 6 Purification of a Polypeptide from an Inclusion Body

The following alternative method can be used to purify a polypeptide expressed in E coli when it is present in the form of inclusion bodies. Unless otherwise specified, all of the following steps are conducted at 4-10° C.

Upon completion of the production phase of the E. coli fermentation, the cell culture is cooled to 4-10° C. and the cells harvested by continuous centrifugation at 15,000 rpm (Heraeus Sepatech). On the basis of the expected yield of protein per unit weight of cell paste and the amount of purified protein required, an appropriate amount of cell paste, by weight, is suspended in a buffer solution containing 100 mM Tris, 50 mM EDTA, pH 7.4. The cells are dispersed to a homogeneous suspension using a high shear mixer.

The cells are then lysed by passing the solution through a microfluidizer (Microfuidics, Corp. or APV Gaulin, Inc.) twice at 4000-6000 psi. The homogenate is then mixed with NaCl solution to a final concentration of 0.5 M NaCl, followed by centrifugation at 7000×g for 15 min. The resultant pellet is washed again using 0.5M NaCl, 100 mM Tris, 50 mM EDTA, pH 7.4.

The resulting washed inclusion bodies are solubilized with 1.5 M guanidine hydrochloride (GuHCl) for 2-4 hours. After 7000×g centrifugation for 15 min., the pellet is discarded and the polypeptide containing supernatant is incubated at 4° C. overnight to allow further GuHCl extraction.

Following high speed centrifugation (30,000×g) to remove insoluble particles, the GuHCl solubilized protein is refolded by quickly mixing the GuHCl extract with 20 volumes of buffer containing 50 mM sodium, pH 4.5, 150 mM NaCl, 2 mM EDTA by vigorous stirring. The refolded diluted protein solution is kept at 4° C. without mixing for 12 hours prior to further purification steps.

To clarify the refolded polypeptide solution, a previously prepared tangential filtration unit equipped with 0.16 μm membrane filter with appropriate surface area (e.g., Filtron), equilibrated with 40 mM sodium acetate, pH 6.0 is employed. The filtered sample is loaded onto a cation exchange resin (e.g., Poros HS-50, Perseptive Biosystems). The column is washed with 40 mM sodium acetate, pH 6.0 and eluted with 250 mM, 500 mM, 1000 mM, and 1500 mM NaCl in the same buffer, in a stepwise manner. The absorbance at 280 nm of the effluent is continuously monitored. Fractions are collected and further analyzed by SDS-PAGE.

Fractions containing the polypeptide are then pooled and mixed with 4 volumes of water. The diluted sample is then loaded onto a previously prepared set of tandem columns of strong anion (Poros HQ-50, Perseptive Biosystems) and weak anion (Poros CM-20, Perseptive Biosystems) exchange resins. The columns are equilibrated with 40 mM sodium acetate, pH 6.0. Both columns are washed with 40 mM sodium acetate, pH 6.0, 200 mM NaCl. The CM-20 column is then eluted using a 10 column volume linear gradient ranging from 0.2 M NaCl, 50 mM sodium acetate, pH 6.0 to 1.0 M NaCl, 50 mM sodium acetate, pH 6.5. Fractions are collected under constant A₂₈₀ monitoring of the effluent. Fractions containing the polypeptide (determined, for instance, by 16% SDS-PAGE) are then pooled.

The resultant polypeptide should exhibit greater than 95% purity after the above refolding and purification steps. No major contaminant bands should be observed from Commassie blue stained 16% SDS-PAGE gel when 5 μg of purified protein is loaded. The purified protein can also be tested for endotoxin/LPS contamination, and typically the LPS content is less than 0.1 ng/ml according to LAL assays.

Example 7 Cloning and Expression of a Polypeptide in a Baculovirus Expression System

In this example, the plasmid shuttle vector pA2 is used to insert a polynucleotide into a baculovirus to express a polypeptide. This expression vector contains the strong polyhedrin promoter of the Autographa californica nuclear polyhedrosis virus (AcMNPV) followed by convenient restriction sites such as BamHI, Xba I and Asp718. The polyadenylation site of the simian virus 40 (“SV40”) is used for efficient polyadenylation. For easy selection of recombinant virus, the plasmid contains the beta-galactosidase gene from E. coli under control of a weak Drosophila promoter in the same orientation, followed by the polyadenylation signal of the polyhedrin gene. The inserted genes are flanked on both sides by viral sequences for cell-mediated homologous recombination with wild-type viral DNA to generate a viable virus that express the cloned polynucleotide.

Many other baculovirus vectors can be used in place of the vector above, such as pAc373, pVL941, and pAcIM1, as one skilled in the art would readily appreciate, as long as the construct provides appropriately located signals for transcription, translation, secretion and the like, including a signal peptide and an in-frame AUG as required. Such vectors are described, for instance, in Luckow et al., Virology 170:31-39 (1989).

Specifically, the cDNA sequence contained in the deposited clone, including the AUG initiation codon, is amplified using the PCR protocol described in Example 1. If a naturally occurring signal sequence is used to produce the polypeptide of the present invention, the pA2 vector does not need a second signal peptide. Alternatively, the vector can be modified (pA2 GP) to include a baculovirus leader sequence, using the standard methods described in Summers et al., “A Manual of Methods for Baculovirus Vectors and Insect Cell Culture Procedures,” Texas Agricultural Experimental Station Bulletin No. 1555 (1987).

The amplified fragment is isolated from a 1% agarose gel using a commercially available kit (“Geneclean,” BIO 101 Inc., La Jolla, Calif.). The fragment then is digested with appropriate restriction enzymes and again purified on a 1% agarose gel.

The plasmid is digested with the corresponding restriction enzymes and optionally, can be dephosphorylated using calf intestinal phosphatase, using routine procedures known in the art. The DNA is then isolated from a 1% agarose gel using a commercially available kit (“Geneclean” BIO 101 Inc., La Jolla, Calif.).

The fragment and the dephosphorylated plasmid are ligated together with T4 DNA ligase. E. coli HB101 or other suitable E. coli hosts such as XL-1 Blue (Stratagene Cloning Systems, La Jolla, Calif.) cells are transformed with the ligation mixture and spread on culture plates. Bacteria containing the plasmid are identified by digesting DNA from individual colonies and analyzing the digestion product by gel electrophoresis. The sequence of the cloned fragment is confirmed by DNA sequencing.

Five μg of a plasmid containing the polynucleotide is co-transfected with 1.0 μg of a commercially available linearized baculovirus DNA (“BACULOGOLD™ baculovirus DNA, Pharmingen, San Diego, Calif.), using the lipofection method described by Felgner et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 84:7413-7417 (1987). One μg of BACULOGOLD™ virus DNA and 5 μg of the plasmid are mixed in a sterile well of a microtiter plate containing 50 μl of serum-free Grace's medium (Life Technologies Inc., Gaithersburg, Md.). Afterwards, 10 μl LIPOFECTIN™ plus 90 μl Grace's medium are added, mixed and incubated for 15 minutes at room temperature. Then the transfection mixture is added drop-wise to Sf9 insect cells (ATCC™ CRL 1711) seeded in a 35 mm tissue culture plate with 1 ml Grace's medium without serum. The plate is then incubated for 5 hours at 27° C. The transfection solution is then removed from the plate and 1 ml of Grace's insect medium supplemented with 10% fetal calf serum is added. Cultivation is then continued at 27° C. for four days.

After four days the supernatant is collected and a plaque assay is performed, as described by Summers and Smith, supra. An agarose gel with “Blue Gal” (Life Technologies Inc., Gaithersburg) is used to allow easy identification and isolation of gal-expressing clones, which produce blue-stained plaques. (A detailed description of a “plaque assay” of this type can also be found in the user's guide for insect cell culture and baculovirology distributed by Life Technologies Inc., Gaithersburg, page 9-10.) After appropriate incubation, blue stained plaques are picked with the tip of a micropipettor (e.g., Eppendorf). The agar containing the recombinant viruses is then resuspended in a microcentrifuge tube containing 200 μl of Grace's medium and the suspension containing the recombinant baculovirus is used to infect Sf9 cells seeded in 35 mm dishes. Four days later the supernatants of these culture dishes are harvested and then they are stored at 4° C.

To verify the expression of the polypeptide, Sf9 cells are grown in Grace's medium supplemented with 10% heat-inactivated FBS. The cells are infected with the recombinant baculovirus containing the polynucleotide at a multiplicity of infection (“MOI”) of about 2. If radiolabeled proteins are desired, 6 hours later the medium is removed and is replaced with SF900 II medium minus methionine and cysteine (available from Life Technologies Inc., Rockville, Md.). After 42 hours, 5 μCi of ³⁵S-methionine and 5 μCi ³⁵S-cysteine (available from Amersham) are added. The cells are further incubated for 16 hours and then are harvested by centrifugation. The proteins in the supernatant as well as the intracellular proteins are analyzed by SDS-PAGE followed by autoradiography (if radiolabeled).

Microsequencing of the amino acid sequence of the amino terminus of purified protein may be used to determine the amino terminal sequence of the produced protein.

Example 8 Expression of a Polypeptide in Mammalian Cells

The polypeptide of the present invention can be expressed in a mammalian cell. A typical mammalian expression vector contains a promoter element, which mediates the initiation of transcription of mRNA, a protein coding sequence, and signals required for the termination of transcription and polyadenylation of the transcript. Additional elements include enhancers, Kozak sequences and intervening sequences flanked by donor and acceptor sites for RNA splicing. Highly efficient transcription is achieved with the early and late promoters from SV40, the long terminal repeats (LTRs) from Retroviruses, e.g., RSV, HTLVI, HIVI and the early promoter of the cytomegalovirus (CMV). However, cellular elements can also be used (e.g., the human actin promoter).

Suitable expression vectors for use in practicing the present invention include, for example, vectors such as pSVL and pMSG (Pharmacia, Uppsala, Sweden), pRSVcat (ATCC™ 37152), pSV2dhfr (ATCC™ 37146), pBC12MI (ATCC™ 67109), pCMVSport 2.0, and pCMVSport 3.0. Mammalian host cells that could be used include, human Hela, 293, H9 and Jurkat cells, mouse NIH3T3 and C127 cells, Cos 1, Cos 7 and CVI, quail QC1-3 cells, mouse L cells and Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells.

Alternatively, the polypeptide can be expressed in stable cell lines containing the polynucleotide integrated into a chromosome. The co-transfection with a selectable marker such as DHFR, gpt, neomycin, or hygromycin allows the identification and isolation of the transfected cells.

The transfected gene can also be amplified to express large amounts of the encoded protein. The DHFR (dihydrofolate reductase) marker is useful in developing cell lines that carry several hundred or even several thousand copies of the gene of interest. (See, e.g., Alt, F. W., et al., J. Biol. Chem. 253:1357-1370 (1978); Hamlin, J. L. and Ma, C., Biochem. et Biophys. Acta, 1097:107-143 (1990); Page, M. J. and Sydenham, M. A., Biotechnology 9:64-68 (1991)). Another useful selection marker is the enzyme glutamine synthase (GS) (Murphy et al., Biochem J. 227:277-279 (1991); Bebbington et al., Bio/Technology 10:169-175 (1992). Using these markers, the mammalian cells are grown in selective medium and the cells with the highest resistance are selected. These cell lines contain the amplified gene(s) integrated into a chromosome. Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) and NSO cells are often used for the production of proteins.

Derivatives of the plasmid pSV2-dhfr (ATCC™ Accession No. 37146), the expression vectors pC4 (ATCC™ Accession No. 209646) and pC6 (ATCC™ Accession No. 209647) contain the strong promoter (LTR) of the Rous Sarcoma Virus (Cullen et al., Molecular and Cellular Biology, 438-447 (March, 1985)) plus a fragment of the CMV-enhancer (Boshart et al., Cell 41:521-530 (1985)). Multiple cloning sites, e.g., with the restriction enzyme cleavage sites BamHI, XbaI and Asp718, facilitate the cloning of the gene of interest. The vectors also contain the 3′ intron, the polyadenylation and termination signal of the rat preproinsulin gene, and the mouse DHFR gene under control of the SV40 early promoter.

Specifically, the plasmid pC6, for example, is digested with appropriate restriction enzymes and then dephosphorylated using calf intestinal phosphates by procedures known in the art. The vector is then isolated from a 1% agarose gel.

A polynucleotide of the present invention is amplified according to the protocol outlined in Example 1. If a naturally occurring signal sequence is used to produce the polypeptide of the present invention, the vector does not need a second signal peptide. Alternatively, if a naturally occurring signal sequence is not used, the vector can be modified to include a heterologous signal sequence. (See, e.g., International Publication No. WO 96/34891.)

The amplified fragment is isolated from a 1% agarose gel using a commercially available kit (“GENECLEAN™,” BIO 101 Inc., La Jolla, Calif.). The fragment then is digested with appropriate restriction enzymes and again purified on a 1% agarose gel.

The amplified fragment is then digested with the same restriction enzyme and purified on a 1% agarose gel. The isolated fragment and the dephosphorylated vector are then ligated with T4 DNA ligase. E. coli HB101 or XL-1 Blue cells are then transformed and bacteria are identified that contain the fragment inserted into plasmid pC6 using, for instance, restriction enzyme analysis.

Chinese hamster ovary cells lacking an active DHFR gene is used for transfection. Five μg of the expression plasmid pC6 or pC4 is cotransfected with 0.5 μg of the plasmid pSVneo using LIPOFECTIN™ (Felgner et al., supra). The plasmid pSV2-neo contains a dominant selectable marker, the neo gene from Tn5 encoding an enzyme that confers resistance to a group of antibiotics including G418. The cells are seeded in alpha minus MEM supplemented with 1 mg/ml G418. After 2 days, the cells are trypsinized and seeded in hybridoma cloning plates (Greiner, Germany) in alpha minus MEM supplemented with 10, 25, or 50 ng/ml of methotrexate plus 1 mg/ml G418. After about 10-14 days single clones are trypsinized and then seeded in 6-well petri dishes or 10 ml flasks using different concentrations of methotrexate (50 nM, 100 nM, 200 nM, 400 nM, 800 nM). Clones growing at the highest concentrations of methotrexate are then transferred to new 6-well plates containing even higher concentrations of methotrexate (1 μM, 2 μM, 5 μM, 10 mM, 20 mM). The same procedure is repeated until clones are obtained which grow at a concentration of 100-200 μM. Expression of the desired gene product is analyzed, for instance, by SDS-PAGE and Western blot or by reversed phase HPLC analysis.

Example 9 Protein Fusions

The polypeptides of the present invention are preferably fused to other proteins. These fusion proteins can be used for a variety of applications. For example, fusion of the present polypeptides to His-tag, HA-tag, protein A, IgG domains, and maltose binding protein facilitates purification. (See Example 5; see also EP A 394,827; Traunecker, et al., Nature 331:84-86 (1988)). Similarly, fusion to IgG-1, IgG-3, and albumin increases the halflife time in vivo. Nuclear localization signals fused to the polypeptides of the present invention can target the protein to a specific subcellular localization, while covalent heterodimer or homodimers can increase or decrease the activity of a fusion protein. Fusion proteins can also create chimeric molecules having more than one function. Finally, fusion proteins can increase solubility and/or stability of the fused protein compared to the non-fused protein. All of the types of fusion proteins described above can be made by modifying the following protocol, which outlines the fusion of a polypeptide to an IgG molecule, or the protocol described in Example 5.

Briefly, the human Fc portion of the IgG molecule can be PCR amplified, using primers that span the 5′ and 3′ ends of the sequence described below. These primers also should have convenient restriction enzyme sites that will facilitate cloning into an expression vector, preferably a mammalian expression vector.

For example, if pC4 (ATCC™ Accession No. 209646) is used, the human Fc portion can be ligated into the BamHI cloning site. Note that the 3′ BamHI site should be destroyed. Next, the vector containing the human Fc portion is re-restricted with BamHI, linearizing the vector, and a polynucleotide of the present invention, isolated by the PCR protocol described in Example 1, is ligated into this BamHI site. Note that the polynucleotide is cloned without a stop codon, otherwise a fusion protein will not be produced.

If the naturally occurring signal sequence is used to produce the polypeptide of the present invention, pC4 does not need a second signal peptide. Alternatively, if the naturally occurring signal sequence is not used, the vector can be modified to include a heterologous signal sequence. (See, e.g., International Publication No. WO 96/34891.)

Human IgG Fc region:

GGGATCCGGAGCCCAAATCTTCTGACAAAACTCACACATGCCCACCGTGCCCA

GCACCTGAATTCGAGGGTGCACCGTCAGTCTTCCTCTTCCCCCCAAAACCCAAG

GACACCCTCATGATCTCCCGGACTCCTGAGGTCACATGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTA

AGCCACGAAGACCCTGAGGTCAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGT

GCATAATGCCAAGACAAAGCCGCGGGAGGAGCAGTACAACAGCACGTACCGTG

TGGTCAGCGTCCTCACCGTCCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAATGGCAAGGAGTAC

AAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGCCCTCCCAACCCCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTC

CAAAGCCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCATCCC

GGGATGAGCTGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACCTGCCTGGTCAAAGGCTTC

TATCCAAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGGGCAGCCGGAGAACAA

CTACAAGACCACGCCTCCCGTGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTACAG

CAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGTGGCAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTCTCATGCT

CCGTGATGCATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACTACACGCAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGT

CTCCGGGTAAATGAGTGCGACGGCCGCGACTCTAGAGGAT (SEQ ID NO: 1)

Example 10 Production of an Antibody from a Polypeptide

a) Hybridoma Technology

The antibodies of the present invention can be prepared by a variety of methods. (See, Current Protocols, Chapter 2.) As one example of such methods, cells expressing a polypeptide of the present invention are administered to an animal to induce the production of sera containing polyclonal antibodies. In a preferred method, a preparation of a polypeptide of the present invention is prepared and purified to render it substantially free of natural contaminants. Such a preparation is then introduced into an animal in order to produce polyclonal antisera of greater specific activity.

Monoclonal antibodies specific for a polypeptide of the present invention are prepared using hybridoma technology (Kohler et al., Nature 256:495 (1975); Kohler et al., Eur. J. Immunol. 6:511 (1976); Kohler et al., Eur. J. Immunol. 6:292 (1976); Hammerling et al., in: Monoclonal Antibodies and T-Cell Hybridomas, Elsevier, N.Y., pp. 563-681 (1981)). In general, an animal (preferably a mouse) is immunized with a polypeptide of the present invention or, more preferably, with a secreted polypeptide-expressing cell. Such polypeptide-expressing cells are cultured in any suitable tissue culture medium, preferably in Earle's modified Eagle's medium supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (inactivated at about 56° C.), and supplemented with about 10 g/l of nonessential amino acids, about 1,000 U/ml of penicillin, and about 100 μg/ml of streptomycin.

The splenocytes of such mice are extracted and fused with a suitable myeloma cell line. Any suitable myeloma cell line may be employed in accordance with the present invention; however, it is preferable to employ the parent myeloma cell line (SP2O), available from the ATCC™. After fusion, the resulting hybridoma cells are selectively maintained in HAT medium, and then cloned by limiting dilution as described by Wands et al. (Gastroenterology 80:225-232 (1981)). The hybridoma cells obtained through such a selection are then assayed to identify clones which secrete antibodies capable of binding the polypeptide of the present invention.

Alternatively, additional antibodies capable of binding to a polypeptide of the present invention can be produced in a two-step procedure using anti-idiotypic antibodies. Such a method makes use of the fact that antibodies are themselves antigens, and therefore, it is possible to obtain an antibody which binds to a second antibody. In accordance with this method, protein specific antibodies are used to immunize an animal, preferably a mouse. The splenocytes of such an animal are then used to produce hybridoma cells, and the hybridoma cells are screened to identify clones which produce an antibody whose ability to bind to the polypeptide-specific antibody can be blocked by said polypeptide. Such antibodies comprise anti-idiotypic antibodies to the polypeptide-specific antibody and are used to immunize an animal to induce formation of further polypeptide-specific antibodies.

For in vivo use of antibodies in humans, an antibody is “humanized”. Such antibodies can be produced using genetic constructs derived from hybridoma cells producing the monoclonal antibodies described above. Methods for producing chimeric and humanized antibodies are known in the art and are discussed herein. (See, for review, Morrison, Science 229:1202 (1985); Oi et al., BioTechniques 4:214 (1986); Cabilly et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,816,567; Taniguchi et al., EP 171496; Morrison et al., EP 173494; Neuberger et al., WO 8601533; Robinson et al., International Publication No. WO 8702671; Boulianne et al., Nature 312:643 (1984); Neuberger et al., Nature 314:268 (1985)).

b) Isolation of Antibody Fragments Directed Against a Polypeptide of the Present Invention from a Library of scFvs

Naturally occurring V-genes isolated from human PBLs are constructed into a library of antibody fragments which contain reactivities against a polypeptide of the present invention to which the donor may or may not have been exposed (see e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,885,793 incorporated herein by reference in its entirety).

Rescue of the Library. A library of scFvs is constructed from the RNA of human PBLs as described in International Publication No. WO 92/01047. To rescue phage displaying antibody fragments, approximately 10⁹ E. coli harboring the phagemid are used to inoculate 50 ml of 2×TY containing 1% glucose and 100 μg/ml of ampicillin (2×TY-AMP-GLU) and grown to an O.D. of 0.8 with shaking. Five ml of this culture is used to inoculate 50 ml of 2×TY-AMP-GLU, 2×108 TU of delta gene 3 helper (M13 delta gene III, see International Publication No. WO 92/01047) are added and the culture incubated at 37° C. for 45 minutes without shaking and then at 37° C. for 45 minutes with shaking. The culture is centrifuged at 4000 r.p.m. for 10 min. and the pellet resuspended in 2 liters of 2×TY containing 100 μg/ml ampicillin and 50 ug/ml kanamycin and grown overnight. Phage are prepared as described in International Publication No. WO 92/01047.

M13 delta gene III is prepared as follows: M13 delta gene III helper phage does not encode gene III protein, hence the phage(mid) displaying antibody fragments have a greater avidity of binding to antigen. Infectious M13 delta gene III particles are made by growing the helper phage in cells harboring a pUC19 derivative supplying the wild type gene III protein during phage morphogenesis. The culture is incubated for 1 hour at 37° C. without shaking and then for a further hour at 37° C. with shaking. Cells are spun down (IEC-Centra 8,400 r.p.m. for 10 min), resuspended in 300 ml 2×TY broth containing 100 μg ampicillin/ml and 25 μg kanamycin/ml (2×TY-AMP-KAN) and grown overnight, shaking at 37° C. Phage particles are purified and concentrated from the culture medium by two PEG-precipitations (Sambrook et al., 1990), resuspended in 2 ml PBS and passed through a 0.45 μm filter (Minisart NML; Sartorius) to give a final concentration of approximately 10¹³ transducing units/ml (ampicillin-resistant clones).

Panning of the Library. Immunotubes (Nunc) are coated overnight in PBS with 4 ml of either 100 μg/ml or 10 μg/ml of a polypeptide of the present invention. Tubes are blocked with 2% Marvel-PBS for 2 hours at 37° C. and then washed 3 times in PBS. Approximately 10¹³ TU of phage is applied to the tube and incubated for 30 minutes at room temperature tumbling on an over and under turntable and then left to stand for another 1.5 hours. Tubes are washed 10 times with PBS 0.1% Tween-20 and 10 times with PBS. Phage are eluted by adding 1 ml of 100 mM triethylamine and rotating 15 minutes on an under and over turntable after which the solution is immediately neutralized with 0.5 ml of 1.0M Tris-HCl, pH 7.4. Phage are then used to infect 10 ml of mid-log E. coli TG1 by incubating eluted phage with bacteria for 30 minutes at 37° C. The E. coli are then plated on TYE plates containing 1% glucose and 100 μg/ml ampicillin. The resulting bacterial library is then rescued with delta gene 3 helper phage as described above to prepare phage for a subsequent round of selection. This process is then repeated for a total of 4 rounds of affinity purification with tube-washing increased to 20 times with PBS, 0.1% Tween-20 and 20 times with PBS for rounds 3 and 4.

Characterization of Binders. Eluted phage from the 3rd and 4th rounds of selection are used to infect E. coli HB 2151 and soluble scFv is produced (Marks, et al., 1991) from single colonies for assay. ELISAs are performed with microtitre plates coated with either 10 pg/ml of the polypeptide of the present invention in 50 mM bicarbonate pH 9.6. Clones positive in ELISA are further characterized by PCR fingerprinting (see, e.g., International Publication No. WO 92/01047) and then by sequencing. These ELISA positive clones may also be further characterized by techniques known in the art, such as, for example, epitope mapping, binding affinity, receptor signal transduction, ability to block or competitively inhibit antibody/antigen binding, and competitive agonistic or antagonistic activity.

Example 11 Method of Determining Alterations in a Gene Corresponding to a Polynucleotide

RNA isolated from entire families or individual patients presenting with a phenotype of interest (such as a disease) is isolated. cDNA is then generated from these RNA samples using protocols known in the art. (See, Sambrook.) The cDNA is then used as a template for PCR, employing primers surrounding regions of interest in SEQ ID NO:X; and/or the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA contained in ATCC™ Deposit No:Z. Suggested PCR conditions consist of 35 cycles at 95 degrees C. for 30 seconds; 60-120 seconds at 52-58 degrees C.; and 60-120 seconds at 70 degrees C., using buffer solutions described in Sidransky et al., Science 252:706 (1991).

PCR products are then sequenced using primers labeled at their 5′ end with T4 polynucleotide kinase, employing SequiTherm Polymerase (Epicentre Technologies). The intron-exon boundaries of selected exons is also determined and genomic PCR products analyzed to confirm the results. PCR products harboring suspected mutations are then cloned and sequenced to validate the results of the direct sequencing.

PCR products are cloned into T-tailed vectors as described in Holton et al., Nucleic Acids Research, 19:1156 (1991) and sequenced with T7 polymerase (United States Biochemical). Affected individuals are identified by mutations not present in unaffected individuals.

Genomic rearrangements are also observed as a method of determining alterations in a gene corresponding to a polynucleotide. Genomic clones isolated according to Example 2 are nick-translated with digoxigenindeoxy-uridine 5′-triphosphate (Boehringer Manheim), and FISH performed as described in Johnson et al., Methods Cell Biol. 35:73-99 (1991). Hybridization with the labeled probe is carried out using a vast excess of human cot-1 DNA for specific hybridization to the corresponding genomic locus.

Chromosomes are counterstained with 4,6-diamino-2-phenylidole and propidium iodide, producing a combination of C- and R-bands. Aligned images for precise mapping are obtained using a triple-band filter set (Chroma Technology, Brattleboro, Vt.) in combination with a cooled charge-coupled device camera (Photometrics, Tucson, Ariz.) and variable excitation wavelength filters. (Johnson et al., Genet. Anal. Tech. Appl., 8:75 (1991)). Image collection, analysis and chromosomal fractional length measurements are performed using the ISee Graphical Program System. (Inovision Corporation, Durham, N.C.) Chromosome alterations of the genomic region hybridized by the probe are identified as insertions, deletions, and translocations. These alterations are used as a diagnostic marker for an associated disease.

Example 12 Method of Detecting Abnormal Levels of a Polypeptide in a Biological Sample

A polypeptide of the present invention can be detected in a biological sample, and if an increased or decreased level of the polypeptide is detected, this polypeptide is a marker for a particular phenotype. Methods of detection are numerous, and thus, it is understood that one skilled in the art can modify the following assay to fit their particular needs.

For example, antibody-sandwich ELISAs are used to detect polypeptides in a sample, preferably a biological sample. Wells of a microtiter plate are coated with specific antibodies, at a final concentration of 0.2 to 10 ug/ml. The antibodies are either monoclonal or polyclonal and are produced by the method described in Example 10. The wells are blocked so that non-specific binding of the polypeptide to the well is reduced.

The coated wells are then incubated for >2 hours at RT with a sample containing the polypeptide. Preferably, serial dilutions of the sample should be used to validate results. The plates are then washed three times with deionized or distilled water to remove unbound polypeptide.

Next, 50 ul of specific antibody-alkaline phosphatase conjugate, at a concentration of 25-400 ng, is added and incubated for 2 hours at room temperature. The plates are again washed three times with deionized or distilled water to remove unbound conjugate.

Add 75 ul of 4-methylumbelliferyl phosphate (MUP) or p-nitrophenyl phosphate (NPP) substrate solution to each well and incubate 1 hour at room temperature. Measure the reaction by a microtiter plate reader. Prepare a standard curve, using serial dilutions of a control sample, and plot polypeptide concentration on the X-axis (log scale) and fluorescence or absorbance of the Y-axis (linear scale). Interpolate the concentration of the polypeptide in the sample using the standard curve.

Example 13 Formulation

The invention also provides methods of treatment and/or prevention of diseases or disorders (such as, for example, any one or more of the diseases or disorders disclosed herein) by administration to a subject of an effective amount of a Therapeutic. By therapeutic is meant polynucleotides or polypeptides of the invention (including fragments and variants), agonists or antagonists thereof, and/or antibodies thereto, in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier type (e.g., a sterile carrier).

The Therapeutic will be formulated and dosed in a fashion consistent with good medical practice, taking into account the clinical condition of the individual patient (especially the side effects of treatment with the Therapeutic alone), the site of delivery, the method of administration, the scheduling of administration, and other factors known to practitioners. The “effective amount” for purposes herein is thus determined by such considerations.

As a general proposition, the total pharmaceutically effective amount of the Therapeutic administered parenterally per dose will be in the range of about 1 ug/kg/day to 10 mg/kg/day of patient body weight, although, as noted above, this will be subject to therapeutic discretion. More preferably, this dose is at least 0.01 mg/kg/day, and most preferably for humans between about 0.01 and 1 mg/kg/day for the hormone. If given continuously, the Therapeutic is typically administered at a dose rate of about 1 ug/kg/hour to about 50 ug/kg/hour, either by 1-4 injections per day or by continuous subcutaneous infusions, for example, using a mini-pump. An intravenous bag solution may also be employed. The length of treatment needed to observe changes and the interval following treatment for responses to occur appears to vary depending on the desired effect.

Therapeutics can be are administered orally, rectally, parenterally, intracistemally, intravaginally, intraperitoneally, topically (as by powders, ointments, gels, drops or transdermal patch), bucally, or as an oral or nasal spray. “Pharmaceutically acceptable carrier” refers to a non-toxic solid, semisolid or liquid filler, diluent, encapsulating material or formulation auxiliary of any. The term “parenteral” as used herein refers to modes of administration which include intravenous, intramuscular, intraperitoneal, intrasternal, subcutaneous and intraarticular injection and infusion.

Therapeutics of the invention are also suitably administered by sustained-release systems. Suitable examples of sustained-release Therapeutics are administered orally, rectally, parenterally, intracistemally, intravaginally, intraperitoneally, topically (as by powders, ointments, gels, drops or transdermal patch), bucally, or as an oral or nasal spray. “Pharmaceutically acceptable carrier” refers to a non-toxic solid, semisolid or liquid filler, diluent, encapsulating material or formulation auxiliary of any type. The term “parenteral” as used herein refers to modes of administration which include intravenous, intramuscular, intraperitoneal, intrasternal, subcutaneous and intraarticular injection and infusion.

Therapeutics of the invention are also suitably administered by sustained-release systems. Suitable examples of sustained-release Therapeutics include suitable polymeric materials (such as, for example, semi-permeable polymer matrices in the form of shaped articles, e.g., films, or mirocapsules), suitable hydrophobic materials (for example as an emulsion in an acceptable oil) or ion exchange resins, and sparingly soluble derivatives (such as, for example, a sparingly soluble salt).

Sustained-release matrices include polylactides (U.S. Pat. No. 3,773,919, EP 58,481), copolymers of L-glutamic acid and gamma-ethyl-L-glutamate (Sidman et al., Biopolymers 22:547-556 (1983)), poly (2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (Langer et al., J. Biomed. Mater. Res. 15:167-277 (1981), and Langer, Chem. Tech. 12:98-105 (1982)), ethylene vinyl acetate (Langer et al., Id.) or poly-D-(−)-3-hydroxybutyric acid (EP 133,988).

In a preferred embodiment, polypeptide, polynucleotide, and antibody compositions of the invention are formulated in a biodegradable, polymeric drug delivery system, for example as described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,938,763; 5,278,201; 5,278,202; 5,324,519; 5,340,849; and 5,487,897 and in International Publication Numbers WO01/35929, WO00/24374, and WO00/06117 which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. In specific preferred embodiments the polypeptide, polynucleotide, and antibody compositions of the invention are formulated using the ATRIGEL® Biodegradable System of Atrix Laboratories, Inc. (Fort Collins, Colo.).

Examples of biodegradable polymers which can be used in the formulation of polypeptide, polynucleotide, and antibody compositions, include but are not limited to, polylactides, polyglycolides, polycaprolactones, polyanhydrides, polyamides, polyurethanes, polyesteramides, polyorthoesters, polydioxanones, polyacetals, polyketals, polycarbonates, polyorthocarbonates, polyphosphazenes, polyhydroxybutyrates, polyhydroxyvalerates, polyalkylene oxalates, polyalkylene succinates, poly(malic acid), poly(amino acids), poly(methyl vinyl ether), poly(maleic anhydride), polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyethylene glycol, polyhydroxycellulose, chitin, chitosan, and copolymers, terpolymers, or combinations or mixtures of the above materials. The preferred polymers are those that have a lower degree of crystallization and are more hydrophobic. These polymers and copolymers are more soluble in the biocompatible solvents than the highly crystalline polymers such as polyglycolide and chitin which also have a high degree of hydrogen-bonding. Preferred materials with the desired solubility parameters are the polylactides, polycaprolactones, and copolymers of these with glycolide in which there are more amorphous regions to enhance solubility. In specific preferred embodiments, the biodegradable polymers which can be used in the formulation of polypeptide, polynucleotide, and antibody compositions are poly(lactide-co-glycolides). Polymer properties such as molecular weight, hydrophobicity, and lactide/glycolide ratio may be modified to obtain the desired polypeptide, polynucleotide, or antibody release profile (See, e.g., Ravivarapu et al., Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 89:732-741 (2000), which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety).

It is also preferred that the solvent for the biodegradable polymer be non-toxic, water miscible, and otherwise biocompatible. Examples of such solvents include, but are not limited to, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, 2-pyrrolidone, C2 to C6 alkanols, C1 to C15 alchohols, dils, triols, and tetraols such as ethanol, glycerine propylene glycol, butanol; C3 to C15 alkyl ketones such as acetone, diethyl ketone and methyl ethyl ketone; C3 to C15 esters such as methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, ethyl lactate; alkyl ketones such as methyl ethyl ketone, C1 to C15 amides such as dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide and caprolactam; C3 to C20 ethers such as tetrahydrofuran, or solketal; tweens, triacetin, propylene carbonate, decylmethylsulfoxide, dimethyl sulfoxide, oleic acid, 1-dodecylazacycloheptan-2-one, Other preferred solvents are benzyl alchohol, benzyl benzoate, dipropylene glycol, tributyrin, ethyl oleate, glycerin, glycofural, isopropyl myristate, isopropyl palmitate, oleic acid, polyethylene glycol, propylene carbonate, and triethyl citrate. The most preferred solvents are N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, 2-pyrrolidone, dimethyl sulfoxide, triacetin, and propylene carbonate because of the solvating ability and their compatibility.

Additionally, formulations comprising polypeptide, polynucleotide, and antibody compositions and a biodegradable polymer may also include release-rate modification agents and/or pore-forming agents. Examples of release-rate modification agents include, but are not limited to, fatty acids, triglycerides, other like hydrophobic compounds, organic solvents, plasticizing compounds and hydrophilic compounds. Suitable release rate modification agents include, for example, esters of mono-, di-, and tricarboxylic acids, such as 2-ethoxyethyl acetate, methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, diethyl phthalate, dimethyl phthalate, dibutyl phthalate, dimethyl adipate, dimethyl succinate, dimethyl oxalate, dimethyl citrate, triethyl citrate, acetyl tributyl citrate, acetyl triethyl citrate, glycerol triacetate, di(n-butyl) sebecate, and the like; polyhydroxy alcohols, such as propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, glycerin, sorbitol, and the like; fatty acids; triesters of glycerol, such as triglycerides, epoxidized soybean oil, and other epoxidized vegetable oils; sterols, such as cholesterol; alcohols, such as C.sub.6-C.sub.12 alkanols, 2-ethoxyethanol. The release rate modification agent may be used singly or in combination with other such agents. Suitable combinations of release rate modification agents include, but are not limited to, glycerin/propylene glycol, sorbitol/glycerine, ethylene oxide/propylene oxide, butylene glycol/adipic acid, and the like. Preferred release rate modification agents include, but are not limited to, dimethyl citrate, triethyl citrate, ethyl heptanoate, glycerin, and hexanediol. Suitable pore-forming agents that may be used in the polymer composition include, but are not limited to, sugars such as sucrose and dextrose, salts such as sodium chloride and sodium carbonate, polymers such as hydroxylpropylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, polyethylene glycol, and polyvinylpyrrolidone. Solid crystals that will provide a defined pore size, such as salt or sugar, are preferred.

In specific preferred embodiments the polypeptide, polynucleotide, and antibody compositions of the invention are formulated using the BEMA™ BioErodible Mucoadhesive System, MCA™ MucoCutaneous Absorption System, SMP™ Solvent MicroParticle System, or BCP™ BioCompatible Polymer System of Atrix Laboratories, Inc. (Fort Collins, Colo.).

Sustained-release Therapeutics also include liposomally entrapped Therapeutics of the invention (see generally, Langer, Science 249:1527-1533 (1990); Treat et al., in Liposomes in the Therapy of Infectious Disease and Cancer, Lopez-Berestein and Fidler (eds.), Liss, New York, pp. 317-327 and 353-365 (1989)). Liposomes containing the Therapeutic are prepared by methods known per se: DE 3,218,121; Epstein et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA) 82:3688-3692 (1985); Hwang et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA) 77:4030-4034 (1980); EP 52,322; EP 36,676; EP 88,046; EP 143,949; EP 142,641; Japanese Pat. Appl. 83-118008; U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,485,045 and 4,544,545; and EP 102,324. Ordinarily, the liposomes are of the small (about 200-800 Angstroms) unilamellar type in which the lipid content is greater than about 30 mol. percent cholesterol, the selected proportion being adjusted for the optimal Therapeutic.

In yet an additional embodiment, the Therapeutics of the invention are delivered by way of a pump (see Langer, supra; Sefton, CRC Crit. Ref. Biomed. Eng. 14:201 (1987); Buchwald et al., Surgery 88:507 (1980); Saudek et al., N. Engl. J. Med. 321:574 (1989)).

Other controlled release systems are discussed in the review by Langer (Science 249:1527-1533 (1990)).

For parenteral administration, in one embodiment, the Therapeutic is formulated generally by mixing it at the desired degree of purity, in a unit dosage injectable form (solution, suspension, or emulsion), with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, i.e., one that is non-toxic to recipients at the dosages and concentrations employed and is compatible with other ingredients of the formulation. For example, the formulation preferably does not include oxidizing agents and other compounds that are known to be deleterious to the Therapeutic.

Generally, the formulations are prepared by contacting the Therapeutic uniformly and intimately with liquid carriers or finely divided solid carriers or both. Then, if necessary, the product is shaped into the desired formulation. Preferably the carrier is a parenteral carrier, more preferably a solution that is isotonic with the blood of the recipient. Examples of such carrier vehicles include water, saline, Ringer's solution, and dextrose solution. Non-aqueous vehicles such as fixed oils and ethyl oleate are also useful herein, as well as liposomes.

The carrier suitably contains minor amounts of additives such as substances that enhance isotonicity and chemical stability. Such materials are non-toxic to recipients at the dosages and concentrations employed, and include buffers such as phosphate, citrate, succinate, acetic acid, and other organic acids or their salts; antioxidants such as ascorbic acid; low molecular weight (less than about ten residues) polypeptides, e.g., polyarginine or tripeptides; proteins, such as serum albumin, gelatin, or immunoglobulins; hydrophilic polymers such as polyvinylpyrrolidone; amino acids, such as glycine, glutamic acid, aspartic acid, or arginine; monosaccharides, disaccharides, and other carbohydrates including cellulose or its derivatives, glucose, manose, or dextrins; chelating agents such as EDTA; sugar alcohols such as mannitol or sorbitol; counterions such as sodium; and/or nonionic surfactants such as polysorbates, poloxamers, or PEG.

The Therapeutic is typically formulated in such vehicles at a concentration of about 0.1 mg/ml to 100 mg/ml, preferably 1-10 mg/ml, at a pH of about 3 to 8. It will be understood that the use of certain of the foregoing excipients, carriers, or stabilizers will result in the formation of polypeptide salts.

Any pharmaceutical used for therapeutic administration can be sterile. Sterility is readily accomplished by filtration through sterile filtration membranes (e.g., 0.2 micron membranes). Therapeutics generally are placed into a container having a sterile access port, for example, an intravenous solution bag or vial having a stopper pierceable by a hypodermic injection needle.

Therapeutics ordinarily will be stored in unit or multi-dose containers, for example, sealed ampoules or vials, as an aqueous solution or as a lyophilized formulation for reconstitution. As an example of a lyophilized formulation, 10-ml vials are filled with 5 ml of sterile-filtered 1% (w/v) aqueous Therapeutic solution, and the resulting mixture is lyophilized. The infusion solution is prepared by reconstituting the lyophilized Therapeutic using bacteriostatic Water-for-Injection.

The invention also provides a pharmaceutical pack or kit comprising one or more containers filled with one or more of the ingredients of the Therapeutics of the invention. Associated with such container(s) can be a notice in the form prescribed by a governmental agency regulating the manufacture, use or sale of pharmaceuticals or biological products, which notice reflects approval by the agency of manufacture, use or sale for human administration. In addition, the Therapeutics may be employed in conjunction with other therapeutic compounds.

The Therapeutics of the invention may be administered alone or in combination with adjuvants. Adjuvants that may be administered with the Therapeutics of the invention include, but are not limited to, alum, alum plus deoxycholate (ImmunoAg), MTP-PE (Biocine Corp.), QS21 (Genentech, Inc.), BCG (e.g., THERACYS®), MPL and nonviable prepartions of Corynebacterium parvum. In a specific embodiment, Therapeutics of the invention are administered in combination with alum. In another specific embodiment, Therapeutics of the invention are administered in combination with QS-21. Further adjuvants that may be administered with the Therapeutics of the invention include, but are not limited to, Monophosphoryl lipid immunomodulator, AdjuVax 100a, QS-21, QS-18, CRL1005, Aluminum salts, MF-59, and Virosomal adjuvant technology. Vaccines that may be administered with the Therapeutics of the invention include, but are not limited to, vaccines directed toward protection against MMR (measles, mumps, rubella), polio, varicella, tetanus/diptheria, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, haemophilus influenzae B, whooping cough, pneumonia, influenza, Lyme's Disease, rotavirus, cholera, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, poliomyelitis, rabies, typhoid fever, and pertussis. Combinations may be administered either concomitantly, e.g., as an admixture, separately but simultaneously or concurrently; or sequentially. This includes presentations in which the combined agents are administered together as a therapeutic mixture, and also procedures in which the combined agents are administered separately but simultaneously, e.g., as through separate intravenous lines into the same individual. Administration “in combination” further includes the separate administration of one of the compounds or agents given first, followed by the second.

The Therapeutics of the invention may be administered alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents. Therapeutic agents that may be administered in combination with the Therapeutics of the invention, include but not limited to, chemotherapeutic agents, antibiotics, steroidal and non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, conventional immunotherapeutic agents, and/or therapeutic treatments described below. Combinations may be administered either concomitantly, e.g., as an admixture, separately but simultaneously or concurrently; or sequentially. This includes presentations in which the combined agents are administered together as a therapeutic mixture, and also procedures in which the combined agents are administered separately but simultaneously, e.g., as through separate intravenous lines into the same individual. Administration “in combination” further includes the separate administration of one of the compounds or agents given first, followed by the second.

In one embodiment, the Therapeutics of the invention are administered in combination with an anticoagulant. Anticoagulants that may be administered with the compositions of the invention include, but are not limited to, heparin, low molecular weight heparin, warfarin sodium (e.g., COUMADIN®), dicumarol, 4-hydroxycoumarin, anisindione (e.g., MIRADON™), acenocoumarol (e.g., nicoumalone, SINTHROME™), indan-1,3-dione, phenprocoumon (e.g., MARCUMAR™), ethyl biscoumacetate (e.g., TROMEXAN™), and aspirin. In a specific embodiment, compositions of the invention are administered in combination with heparin and/or warfarin. In another specific embodiment, compositions of the invention are administered in combination with warfarin. In another specific embodiment, compositions of the invention are administered in combination with warfarin and aspirin. In another specific embodiment, compositions of the invention are administered in combination with heparin. In another specific embodiment, compositions of the invention are administered in combination with heparin and aspirin.

In another embodiment, the Therapeutics of the invention are administered in combination with thrombolytic drugs. Thrombolytic drugs that may be administered with the compositions of the invention include, but are not limited to, plasminogen, lys-plasminogen, alpha2-antiplasmin, streptokinae (e.g., KABIKINASE™), antiresplace (e.g., EMINASE™), tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA, altevase, ACTIVASE™), urokinase (e.g., ABBOKINASE™), sauruplase, (Prourokinase, single chain urokinase), and aminocaproic acid (e.g., AMICAR™). In a specific embodiment, compositions of the invention are administered in combination with tissue plasminogen activator and aspirin.

In another embodiment, the Therapeutics of the invention are administered in combination with antiplatelet drugs. Antiplatelet drugs that may be administered with the compositions of the invention include, but are not limited to, aspirin, dipyridamole (e.g., PERSANTINE™), and ticlopidine (e.g., TICLID™).

In specific embodiments, the use of anti-coagulants, thrombolytic and/or antiplatelet drugs in combination with Therapeutics of the invention is contemplated for the prevention, diagnosis, and/or treatment of thrombosis, arterial thrombosis, venous thrombosis, thromboembolism, pulmonary embolism, atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction, transient ischemic attack, unstable angina. In specific embodiments, the use of anticoagulants, thrombolytic drugs and/or antiplatelet drugs in combination with Therapeutics of the invention is contemplated for the prevention of occulsion of saphenous grafts, for reducing the risk of periprocedural thrombosis as might accompany angioplasty procedures, for reducing the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation including nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation, for reducing the risk of embolism associated with mechanical heart valves and or mitral valves disease. Other uses for the therapeutics of the invention, alone or in combination with antiplatelet, anticoagulant, and/or thrombolytic drugs, include, but are not limited to, the prevention of occlusions in extracorporeal devices (e.g., intravascular canulas, vascular access shunts in hemodialysis patients, hemodialysis machines, and cardiopulmonary bypass machines).

In certain embodiments, Therapeutics of the invention are administered in combination with antiretroviral agents, nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs), non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs), and/or protease inhibitors (PIs). NRTIs that may be administered in combination with the Therapeutics of the invention, include, but are not limited to, RETROVIR™ (zidovudine/AZT), VIDEX™ (didanosine/ddI), HIVID™ (zalcitabine/ddC), ZERIT™ (stavudine/d4T), EPIVIR™ (lamivudine/3TC), and COMBIVIR™ (zidovudine/lamivudine). NNRTIs that may be administered in combination with the Therapeutics of the invention, include, but are not limited to, VIRAMUNE™ (nevirapine), RESCRIPTOR™ (delavirdine), and SUSTIVA™ (efavirenz). Protease inhibitors that may be administered in combination with the Therapeutics of the invention, include, but are not limited to, CRIXIVAN™ (indinavir), NORVIR™ (ritonavir), INVIRASE™ (saquinavir), and VIRACEPT™ (nelfinavir). In a specific embodiment, antiretroviral agents, nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, and/or protease inhibitors may be used in any combination with Therapeutics of the invention to treat AIDS and/or to prevent or treat HIV infection.

Additional NRTIs include LODENOSINE™ (F-ddA; an acid-stable adenosine NRTI; Triangle/Abbott; COVIRACIL™ (emtricitabine/FTC; structurally related to lamivudine (3TC) but with 3- to 10-fold greater activity in vitro; Triangle/Abbott); dOTC (BCH-10652, also structurally related to lamivudine but retains activity against a substantial proportion of lamivudine-resistant isolates; Biochem Pharma); Adefovir (refused approval for anti-HIV therapy by FDA; Gilead Sciences); PREVEON® (Adefovir Dipivoxil, the active prodrug of adefovir; its active form is PMEA-pp); TENOFOVIR™ (bis-POC PMPA, a PMPA prodrug; Gilead); DAPD/DXG (active metabolite of DAPD; Triangle/Abbott); D-D4FC (related to 3TC, with activity against AZT/3TC-resistant virus); GW420867X (Glaxo Wellcome); ZIAGEN™ (abacavir/159U89; Glaxo Wellcome Inc.); CS-87 (3′azido-2′,3′-dideoxyuridine; WO 99/66936); and S-acyl-2-thioethyl (SATE)-bearing prodrug forms of β-L-FD4C and β-L-FddC (WO 98/17281).

Additional NNRTIs include COACTINON™ (Emivirine/MKC-442, potent NNRTI of the HEPT class; Triangle/Abbott); CAPRAVIRINE™ (AG-1549/S-1153, a next generation NNRTI with activity against viruses containing the K103N mutation; Agouron); PNU-142721 (has 20- to 50-fold greater activity than its predecessor delavirdine and is active against K103N mutants; Pharmacia & Upjohn); DPC-961 and DPC-963 (second-generation derivatives of efavirenz, designed to be active against viruses with the K103N mutation; DuPont); GW-420867X (has 25-fold greater activity than HBY097 and is active against K103N mutants; Glaxo Wellcome); CALANOLIDE A (naturally occurring agent from the latex tree; active against viruses containing either or both the Y181C and K103N mutations); and Propolis (WO 99/49830).

Additional protease inhibitors include LOPINAVIR™ (ABT378/r; Abbott Laboratories); BMS-232632 (an azapeptide; Bristol-Myres Squibb); TIPRANAVIR™ (PNU-140690, a non-peptic dihydropyrone; Pharmacia & Upjohn); PD-178390 (a nonpeptidic dihydropyrone; Parke-Davis); BMS 232632 (an azapeptide; Bristol-Myers Squibb); L-756,423 (an indinavir analog; Merck); DMP-450 (a cyclic urea compound; Avid & DuPont); AG-1776 (a peptidomimetic with in vitro activity against protease inhibitor-resistant viruses; Agouron); VX-175/GW-433908 (phosphate prodrug of amprenavir; Vertex & Glaxo Welcome); CGP61755 (Ciba); and AGENERASE™ (amprenavir; Glaxo Wellcome Inc.).

Additional antiretroviral agents include fusion inhibitors/gp41 binders. Fusion inhibitors/gp41 binders include T-20 (a peptide from residues 643-678 of the HIV gp41 transmembrane protein ectodomain which binds to gp41 in its resting state and prevents transformation to the fusogenic state; Trimeris) and T-1249 (a second-generation fusion inhibitor; Trimeris).

Additional antiretroviral agents include fusion inhibitors/chemokine receptor antagonists. Fusion inhibitors/chemokine receptor antagonists include CXCR4 antagonists such as AMD 3100 (a bicyclam), SDF-1 and its analogs, and ALX40-4C (a cationic peptide), T22 (an 18 amino acid peptide; Trimeris) and the T22 analogs T134 and T140; CCR5 antagonists such as RANTES (9-68), AOP-RANTES, NNY-RANTES, and TAK-779; and CCR5/CXCR4 antagonists such as NSC 651016 (a distamycin analog). Also included are CCR2B, CCR3, and CCR6 antagonists. Chemokine receptor agonists such as RANTES, SDF-1, MIP-1α, MIP-1β, etc., may also inhibit fusion.

Additional antiretroviral agents include integrase inhibitors. Integrase inhibitors include dicaffeoylquinic (DFQA) acids; L-chicoric acid (a dicaffeoyltartaric (DCTA) acid); quinalizarin (QLC) and related anthraquinones; ZINTEVIR™ (AR 177, an oligonucleotide that probably acts at cell surface rather than being a true integrase inhibitor; Arondex); and naphthols such as those disclosed in WO 98/50347.

Additional antiretroviral agents include hydroxyurea-like compounds such as BCX-34 (a purine nucleoside phosphorylase inhibitor; Biocryst); ribonucleotide reductase inhibitors such as DIDOX™ (Molecules for Health); inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH) inhibitors sucha as VX-497 (Vertex); and mycopholic acids such as CellCept (mycophenolate mofetil; Roche).

Additional antiretroviral agents include inhibitors of viral integrase, inhibitors of viral genome nuclear translocation such as arylene bis(methylketone) compounds; inhibitors of HIV entry such as AOP-RANTES, NNY-RANTES, RANTES-IgG fusion protein, soluble complexes of RANTES and glycosaminoglycans (GAG), and AMD-3100; nucleocapsid zinc finger inhibitors such as dithiane compounds; targets of HIV Tat and Rev; and pharmacoenhancers such as ABT-378.

Other antiretroviral therapies and adjunct therapies include cytokines and lymphokines such as MIP-1α, MIP-1β, SDF-1α, IL-2, PROLEUKIN™ (aldesleukin/L2-7001; Chiron), IL-4, IL-10, IL-12, and IL-13; interferons such as IFN-α2a; antagonists of TNFs, NFκB, GM-CSF, M-CSF, and IL-10; agents that modulate immune activation such as cyclosporin and prednisone; vaccines such as Remune™ (HIV Immunogen), APL 400-003 (Apollon), recombinant gp120 and fragments, bivalent (B/E) recombinant envelope glycoprotein, rgp120CM235, MN rgp120, SF-2 rgp120, gp120/soluble CD4 complex, Delta JR-FL protein, branched synthetic peptide derived from discontinuous gp120 C3/C4 domain, fusion-competent immunogens, and Gag, Pol, Nef, and Tat vaccines; gene-based therapies such as genetic suppressor elements (GSEs; WO 98/54366), and intrakines (genetically modified CC chemokines targetted to the ER to block surface expression of newly synthesized CCR5 (Yang et al., PNAS 94:11567-72 (1997); Chen et al., Nat. Med. 3:1110-16 (1997)); antibodies such as the anti-CXCR4 antibody 12G5, the anti-CCR5 antibodies 2D7, 5C7, PA8, PA9, PA10, PA11, PA12, and PA14, the anti-CD4 antibodies Q4120 and RPA-T4, the anti-CCR3 antibody 7B11, the anti-gp120 antibodies 17b, 48d, 447-52D, 257-D, 268-D and 50.1, anti-Tat antibodies, anti-TNF-α antibodies, and monoclonal antibody 33A; aryl hydrocarbon (AH) receptor agonists and antagonists such as TCDD, 3,3′,4,4′,5-pentachlorobiphenyl, 3,3′,4,4′-tetrachlorobiphenyl, and x-naphthoflavone (WO 98/30213); and antioxidants such as γ-L-glutamyl-L-cysteine ethyl ester (γ-GCE; WO 99/56764).

In a further embodiment, the Therapeutics of the invention are administered in combination with an antiviral agent. Antiviral agents that may be administered with the Therapeutics of the invention include, but are not limited to, acyclovir, ribavirin, amantadine, and remantidine.

In other embodiments, Therapeutics of the invention may be administered in combination with anti-opportunistic infection agents. Anti-opportunistic agents that may be administered in combination with the Therapeutics of the invention, include, but are not limited to, TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE™, DAPSONE™, PENTAMIDINE™, ATOVAQUONE™, ISONIAZID™, RIFAMPIN™, PYRAZINAMIDE™, ETHAMBUTOL™, RIFABUTIN™, CLARITHROMYCIN™, AZITHROMYCIN™, GANCICLOVIRT, FOSCARNE™, CIDOFOVIR™, FLUCONAZOLE™, ITRACONAZOLE™, KETOCONAZOLE™, ACYCLOVIR™, FAMCICOLVIR™, PYRIMETHAMINE™, LEUCOVORIN™, NEUPOGEN™ (filgrastim/G-CSF), and LEUKINE™ (sargramostim/GM-CSF). In a specific embodiment, Therapeutics of the invention are used in any combination with TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE™, DAPSONE™, PENTAMIDINE™, and/or ATOVAQUONE™ to prophylactically treat or prevent an opportunistic Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia infection. In another specific embodiment, Therapeutics of the invention are used in any combination with ISONIAZID™, RIFAMPIN™, PYRAZINAMIDE™, and/or ETHAMBUTOL™ to prophylactically treat or prevent an opportunistic Mycobacterium avium complex infection. In another specific embodiment, Therapeutics of the invention are used in any combination with RIFABUTIN™, CLARITHROMYCIN™, and/or AZITHROMYCIN™ to prophylactically treat or prevent an opportunistic Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. In another specific embodiment, Therapeutics of the invention are used in any combination with GANCICLOVIR™, FOSCARNET™, and/or CIDOFOVIR™ to prophylactically treat or prevent an opportunistic cytomegalovirus infection. In another specific embodiment, Therapeutics of the invention are used in any combination with FLUCONAZOLE™, ITRACONAZOLE™, and/or KETOCONAZOLE™ to prophylactically treat or prevent an opportunistic fungal infection. In another specific embodiment, Therapeutics of the invention are used in any combination with ACYCLOVIR™ and/or FAMCICOLVIR™ to prophylactically treat or prevent an opportunistic herpes simplex virus type I and/or type II infection. In another specific embodiment, Therapeutics of the invention are used in any combination with PYRIMETHAMINE™ and/or LEUCOVORIN™ to prophylactically treat or prevent an opportunistic Toxoplasma gondii infection. In another specific embodiment, Therapeutics of the invention are used in any combination with LEUCOVORIN™ and/or NEUPOGEN™ to prophylactically treat or prevent an opportunistic bacterial infection.

In a further embodiment, the Therapeutics of the invention are administered in combination with an antibiotic agent. Antibiotic agents that may be administered with the Therapeutics of the invention include, but are not limited to, amoxicillin, beta-lactamases, aminoglycosides, beta-lactam (glycopeptide), beta-lactamases, Clindamycin, chloramphenicol, cephalosporins, ciprofloxacin, erythromycin, fluoroquinolones, macrolides, metronidazole, penicillins, quinolones, rapamycin, rifampin, streptomycin, sulfonamide, tetracyclines, trimethoprim, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, and vancomycin.

In other embodiments, the Therapeutics of the invention are administered in combination with immunestimulants. Immunostimulants that may be administered in combination with the Therapeutics of the invention include, but are not limited to, levamisole (e.g., ERGAMISOL™), isoprinosine (e.g. INOSIPLEX™), interferons (e.g. interferon alpha), and interleukins (e.g., IL-2).

In other embodiments, Therapeutics of the invention are administered in combination with immunosuppressive agents. Immunosuppressive agents that may be administered in combination with the Therapeutics of the invention include, but are not limited to, steroids, cyclosporine, cyclosporine analogs, cyclophosphamide methylprednisone, prednisone, azathioprine, FK-506, 15-deoxyspergualin, and other immunosuppressive agents that act by suppressing the function of responding T cells. Other immunosuppressive agents that may be administered in combination with the Therapeutics of the invention include, but are not limited to, prednisolone, methotrexate, thalidomide, methoxsalen, rapamycin, leflunomide, mizoribine (BREDININ™), brequinar, deoxyspergualin, and azaspirane (SKF 105685), ORTHOCLONE OKTO 3 (muromonab-CD3), SANDIMMUNE™, NEORAL™, SANGDYA™ (cyclosporine), PROGRAF® (FK506, tacrolimus), CELLCEP™ (mycophenolate motefil, of which the active metabolite is mycophenolic acid), IMURAN™ (azathioprine), glucocorticosteroids, adrenocortical steroids such as DELTASONE™ (prednisone) and HYDELTRASOL™ (prednisolone), FOLEX™ and MEXATE™ (methotrxate), OXSORALEN-ULTRA™ (methoxsalen) and RAPAMUNE™ (sirolimus). In a specific embodiment, immunosuppressants may be used to prevent rejection of organ or bone marrow transplantation.

In an additional embodiment, Therapeutics of the invention are administered alone or in combination with one or more intravenous immune globulin preparations. Intravenous immune globulin preparations that may be administered with the Therapeutics of the invention include, but not limited to, GAMMAR™, IVEEGAM™, SANDOGLOBULIN™, GAMMAGARD S/D™, ATGAM™ (antithymocyte glubulin), and GAMIMUNE™. In a specific embodiment, Therapeutics of the invention are administered in combination with intravenous immune globulin preparations in transplantation therapy (e.g., bone marrow transplant).

In certain embodiments, the Therapeutics of the invention are administered alone or in combination with an anti-inflammatory agent. Anti-inflammatory agents that may be administered with the Therapeutics of the invention include, but are not limited to, corticosteroids (e.g. betamethasone, budesonide, cortisone, dexamethasone, hydrocortisone, methylprednisolone, prednisolone, prednisone, and triamcinolone), nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (e.g., diclofenac, diflunisal, etodolac, fenoprofen, floctafenine, flurbiprofen, ibuprofen, indomethacin, ketoprofen, meclofenamate, mefenamic acid, meloxicam, nabumetone, naproxen, oxaprozin, phenylbutazone, piroxicam, sulindac, tenoxicam, tiaprofenic acid, and tolmetin), as well as antihistamines, aminoarylcarboxylic acid derivatives, arylacetic acid derivatives, arylbutyric acid derivatives, arylcarboxylic acids, arylpropionic acid derivatives, pyrazoles, pyrazolones, salicylic acid derivatives, thiazinecarboxamides, e-acetamidocaproic acid, S-adenosylmethionine, 3-amino-4-hydroxybutyric acid, amixetrine, bendazac, benzydamine, bucolome, difenpiramide, ditazol, emorfazone, guaiazulene, nabumetone, nimesulide, orgotein, oxaceprol, paranyline, perisoxal, pifoxime, proquazone, proxazole, and tenidap.

In an additional embodiment, the compositions of the invention are administered alone or in combination with an anti-angiogenic agent. Anti-angiogenic agents that may be administered with the compositions of the invention include, but are not limited to, Angiostatin (Entremed, Rockville, Md.), Troponin-1 (Boston Life Sciences, Boston, Mass.), anti-Invasive Factor, retinoic acid and derivatives thereof, paclitaxel (Taxol), Suramin, Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1, Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2, VEGI, Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1, Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-2, and various forms of the lighter “d group” transition metals.

Lighter “d group” transition metals include, for example, vanadium, molybdenum, tungsten, titanium, niobium, and tantalum species. Such transition metal species may form transition metal complexes. Suitable complexes of the above-mentioned transition metal species include oxo transition metal complexes.

Representative examples of vanadium complexes include oxo vanadium complexes such as vanadate and vanadyl complexes. Suitable vanadate complexes include metavanadate and orthovanadate complexes such as, for example, ammonium metavanadate, sodium metavanadate, and sodium orthovanadate. Suitable vanadyl complexes include, for example, vanadyl acetylacetonate and vanadyl sulfate including vanadyl sulfate hydrates such as vanadyl sulfate mono- and trihydrates.

Representative examples of tungsten and molybdenum complexes also include oxo complexes. Suitable oxo tungsten complexes include tungstate and tungsten oxide complexes. Suitable tungstate complexes include ammonium tungstate, calcium tungstate, sodium tungstate dihydrate, and tungstic acid. Suitable tungsten oxides include tungsten (IV) oxide and tungsten (VI) oxide. Suitable oxo molybdenum complexes include molybdate, molybdenum oxide, and molybdenyl complexes. Suitable molybdate complexes include ammonium molybdate and its hydrates, sodium molybdate and its hydrates, and potassium molybdate and its hydrates. Suitable molybdenum oxides include molybdenum (VI) oxide, molybdenum (VI) oxide, and molybdic acid. Suitable molybdenyl complexes include, for example, molybdenyl acetylacetonate. Other suitable tungsten and molybdenum complexes include hydroxo derivatives derived from, for example, glycerol, tartaric acid, and sugars.

A wide variety of other anti-angiogenic factors may also be utilized within the context of the present invention. Representative examples include, but are not limited to, platelet factor 4; protamine sulphate; sulphated chitin derivatives (prepared from queen crab shells), (Murata et al., Cancer Res. 51:22-26, (1991)); Sulphated Polysaccharide Peptidoglycan Complex (SP-PG) (the function of this compound may be enhanced by the presence of steroids such as estrogen, and tamoxifen citrate); Staurosporine; modulators of matrix metabolism, including for example, proline analogs, cishydroxyproline, d,L-3,4-dehydroproline, Thiaproline, alpha,alpha-dipyridyl, aminopropionitrile fumarate; 4-propyl-5-(4-pyridinyl)-2(3H)-oxazolone; Methotrexate; Mitoxantrone; Heparin; Interferons; 2 Macroglobulin-serum; ChIMP-3 (Pavloff et al., J. Bio. Chem. 267:17321-17326, (1992)); Chymostatin (Tomkinson et al., Biochem J. 286:475-480, (1992)); Cyclodextrin Tetradecasulfate; Eponemycin; Camptothecin; Fumagillin (Ingber et al., Nature 348:555-557, (1990)); Gold Sodium Thiomalate (“GST”; Matsubara and Ziff, J. Clin. Invest. 79:1440-1446, (1987)); anticollagenase-serum; alpha2-antiplasmin (Holmes et al., J. Biol. Chem. 262(4):1659-1664, (1987)); Bisantrene (National Cancer Institute); Lobenzarit disodium (N-(2)-carboxyphenyl-4-chloroanthronilic acid disodium or “CCA”; (Takeuchi et al., Agents Actions 36:312-316, (1992)); and metalloproteinase inhibitors such as BB94.

Additional anti-angiogenic factors that may also be utilized within the context of the present invention include Thalidomide, (Celgene, Warren, N.J.); Angiostatic steroid; AGM-1470 (H. Brem and J. Folkman J Pediatr. Surg. 28:445-51 (1993)); an integrin alpha v beta 3 antagonist (C. Storgard et al., J Clin. Invest. 103:47-54 (1999)); carboxynaminolmidazole; Carboxyamidotriazole (CAI) (National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Md.); Conbretastatin A-4 (CA4P) (OXiGENE, Boston, Mass.); Squalamine (Magainin Pharmaceuticals, Plymouth Meeting, Pa.); TNP-470, (Tap Pharmaceuticals, Deerfield, Ill.); ZD-0101 AstraZeneca (London, UK); APRA (CT2584); Benefin, Byrostatin-1 (SC339555); CGP-41251 (PKC 412); CM101; Dexrazoxane (ICRF187); DMXAA; Endostatin; Flavopridiol; Genestein; GTE; ImmTher; Iressa (ZD1839); Octreotide (Somatostatin); Panretin; Penacillamine; Photopoint; PI-88; Prinomastat (AG-3340) Purlytin; Suradista (FCE26644); Tamoxifen (Nolvadex); Tazarotene; Tetrathiomolybdate; Xeloda (Capecitabine); and 5-Fluorouracil.

Anti-angiogenic agents that may be administed in combination with the compounds of the invention may work through a variety of mechanisms including, but not limited to, inhibiting proteolysis of the extracellular matrix, blocking the function of endothelial cell-extracellular matrix adhesion molecules, by antagonizing the function of angiogenesis inducers such as growth factors, and inhibiting integrin receptors expressed on proliferating endothelial cells. Examples of anti-angiogenic inhibitors that interfere with extracellular matrix proteolysis and which may be administered in combination with the compositions of the invention include, but are not limited to, AG-3340 (Agouron, La Jolla, Calif.), BAY-12-9566 (Bayer, West Haven, Conn.), BMS-275291 (Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, N.J.), CGS-27032A (Novartis, East Hanover, N.J.), Marimastat (British Biotech, Oxford, UK), and Metastat (Aeterna, St-Foy, Quebec). Examples of anti-angiogenic inhibitors that act by blocking the function of endothelial cell-extracellular matrix adhesion molecules and which may be administered in combination with the compositions of the invention include, but are not limited to, EMD-121974 (Merck KcgaA Darmstadt, Germany) and Vitaxin (Ixsys, La Jolla, Calif./Medimmune, Gaithersburg, Md.). Examples of anti-angiogenic agents that act by directly antagonizing or inhibiting angiogenesis inducers and which may be administered in combination with the compositions of the invention include, but are not limited to, Angiozyme (Ribozyme, Boulder, Colo.), Anti-VEGF antibody (Genentech, S. San Francisco, Calif.), PTK-787/ZK-225846 (Novartis, Basel, Switzerland), SU-101 (Sugen, S. San Francisco, Calif.), SU-5416 (Sugen/Pharmacia Upjohn, Bridgewater, N.J.), and SU-6668 (Sugen). Other anti-angiogenic agents act to indirectly inhibit angiogenesis. Examples of indirect inhibitors of angiogenesis which may be administered in combination with the compositions of the invention include, but are not limited to, IM-862 (Cytran, Kirkland, Wash.), Interferon-alpha, IL-12 (Roche, Nutley, N.J.), and Pentosan polysulfate (Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.).

In particular embodiments, the use of compositions of the invention in combination with anti-angiogenic agents is contemplated for the treatment, prevention, and/or amelioration of an autoimmune disease, such as for example, an autoimmune disease described herein.

In a particular embodiment, the use of compositions of the invention in combination with anti-angiogenic agents is contemplated for the treatment, prevention, and/or amelioration of arthritis. In a more particular embodiment, the use of compositions of the invention in combination with anti-angiogenic agents is contemplated for the treatment, prevention, and/or amelioration of rheumatoid arthritis.

In another embodiment, the polynucleotides encoding a polypeptide of the present invention are administered in combination with an angiogenic protein, or polynucleotides encoding an angiogenic protein. Examples of angiogenic proteins that may be administered with the compositions of the invention include, but are not limited to, acidic and basic fibroblast growth factors, VEGF-1, VEGF-2, VEGF-3, epidermal growth factor alpha and beta, platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factor, platelet-derived growth factor, tumor necrosis factor alpha, hepatocyte growth factor, insulin-like growth factor, colony stimulating factor, macrophage colony stimulating factor, granulocyte/macrophage colony stimulating factor, and nitric oxide synthase.

In additional embodiments, compositions of the invention are administered in combination with a chemotherapeutic agent. Chemotherapeutic agents that may be administered with the Therapeutics of the invention include, but are not limited to alkylating agents such as nitrogen mustards (for example, Mechlorethamine, cyclophosphamide, Cyclophosphamide Ifosfamide, Melphalan (L-sarcolysin), and Chlorambucil), ethylenimines and methylmelamines (for example, Hexamethylmelamine and Thiotepa), alkyl sulfonates (for example, Busulfan), nitrosoureas (for example, Carmustine (BCNU), Lomustine (CCNU), Semustine (methyl-CCNU), and Streptozocin (streptozotocin)), triazenes (for example, Dacarbazine (DTIC; dimethyltriazenoimidazolecarboxamide)), folic acid analogs (for example, Methotrexate (amethopterin)), pyrimidine analogs (for example, Fluorouacil (5-fluorouracil; 5-FU), Floxuridine (fluorodeoxyuridine; FudR), and Cytarabine (cytosine arabinoside)), purine analogs and related inhibitors (for example, Mercaptopurine (6-mercaptopurine; 6-MP), Thioguanine (6-thioguanine; TG), and Pentostatin (2′-deoxycoformycin)), vinca alkaloids (for example, Vinblastine (VLB, vinblastine sulfate)) and Vincristine (vincristine sulfate)), epipodophyllotoxins (for example, Etoposide and Teniposide), antibiotics (for example, Dactinomycin (actinomycin D), Daunorubicin (daunomycin; rubidomycin), Doxorubicin, Bleomycin, Plicamycin (mithramycin), and Mitomycin (mitomycin C), enzymes (for example, L-Asparaginase), biological response modifiers (for example, Interferon-alpha and interferon-alpha-2b), platinum coordination compounds (for example, Cisplatin (cis-DDP) and Carboplatin), anthracenedione (Mitoxantrone), substituted ureas (for example, Hydroxyurea), methylhydrazine derivatives (for example, Procarbazine (N-methylhydrazine; MIH), adrenocorticosteroids (for example, Prednisone), progestins (for example, Hydroxyprogesterone caproate, Medroxyprogesterone, Medroxyprogesterone acetate, and Megestrol acetate), estrogens (for example, Diethylstilbestrol (DES), Diethylstilbestrol diphosphate, Estradiol, and Ethinyl estradiol), antiestrogens (for example, Tamoxifen), androgens (Testosterone proprionate, and Fluoxymesterone), antiandrogens (for example, Flutamide), gonadotropin-releasing horomone analogs (for example, Leuprolide), other hormones and hormone analogs (for example, methyltestosterone, estramustine, estramustine phosphate sodium, chlorotrianisene, and testolactone), and others (for example, dicarbazine, glutamic acid, and mitotane).

In one embodiment, the compositions of the invention are administered in combination with one or more of the following drugs: infliximab (also known as Remicade™ Centocor, Inc.), Trocade (Roche, RO-32-3555), Leflunomide (also known as Arava™ from Hoechst Marion Roussel), Kineret™ (an IL-1 Receptor antagonist also known as Anakinra from Amgen, Inc.)

In a specific embodiment, compositions of the invention are administered in combination with CHOP (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone) or combination of one or more of the components of CHOP. In one embodiment, the compositions of the invention are administered in combination with anti-CD20 antibodies, human monoclonal anti-CD20 antibodies. In another embodiment, the compositions of the invention are administered in combination with anti-CD20 antibodies and CHOP, or anti-CD20 antibodies and any combination of one or more of the components of CHOP, particularly cyclophosphamide and/or prednisone. In a specific embodiment, compositions of the invention are administered in combination with Rituximab. In a further embodiment, compositions of the invention are administered with Rituximab and CHOP, or Rituximab and any combination of one or more of the components of CHOP, particularly cyclophosphamide and/or prednisone. In a specific embodiment, compositions of the invention are administered in combination with tositumomab. In a further embodiment, compositions of the invention are administered with tositumomab and CHOP, or tositumomab and any combination of one or more of the components of CHOP, particularly cyclophosphamide and/or prednisone. The anti-CD20 antibodies may optionally be associated with radioisotopes, toxins or cytotoxic prodrugs.

In another specific embodiment, the compositions of the invention are administered in combination ZEVALIN™. In a further embodiment, compositions of the invention are administered with ZEVALIN™ and CHOP, or ZEVALIN™ and any combination of one or more of the components of CHOP, particularly cyclophosphamide and/or prednisone. ZEVALIN™ may be associated with one or more radisotopes. Particularly preferred isotopes are ⁹⁰Y and ¹¹¹In.

In an additional embodiment, the Therapeutics of the invention are administered in combination with cytokines. Cytokines that may be administered with the Therapeutics of the invention include, but are not limited to, IL2, IL3, IL4, IL5, IL6, IL7, IL10, IL12, IL13, IL15, anti-CD40, CD40L, IFN-gamma and TNF-alpha. In another embodiment, Therapeutics of the invention may be administered with any interleukin, including, but not limited to, IL-1alpha, IL-1beta, IL-2, IL-3, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-7, IL-8, IL-9, IL-10, IL-11, IL-12, IL-13, IL-14, IL-15, IL-16, IL-17, IL-18, IL-19, IL-20, and IL-21.

In one embodiment, the Therapeutics of the invention are administered in combination with members of the TNF family. TNF, TNF-related or TNF-like molecules that may be administered with the Therapeutics of the invention include, but are not limited to, soluble forms of TNF-alpha, lymphotoxin-alpha (LT-alpha, also known as TNF-beta), LT-beta (found in complex heterotrimer LT-alpha2-beta), OPGL, FasL, CD27L, CD30L, CD40L, 4-IBBL, DcR3, OX40L, TNF-gamma (International Publication No. WO 96/14328), AIM-I (International Publication No. WO 97/33899), endokine-alpha (International Publication No. WO 98/07880), OPG, and neutrokine-alpha (International Publication No. WO 98/18921, OX40, and nerve growth factor (NGF), and soluble forms of Fas, CD30, CD27, CD40 and 4-IBB, TR2 (International Publication No. WO 96/34095), DR3 (International Publication No. WO 97/33904), DR4 (International Publication No. WO 98/32856), TR5 (International Publication No. WO 98/30693), TRANK, TR9 (International Publication No. WO 98/56892), TR10 (International Publication No. WO 98/54202), 312C2 (International Publication No. WO 98/06842), and TR12, and soluble forms CD154, CD70, and CD153.

In an additional embodiment, the Therapeutics of the invention are administered in combination with angiogenic proteins. Angiogenic proteins that may be administered with the Therapeutics of the invention include, but are not limited to, Glioma Derived Growth Factor (GDGF), as disclosed in European Patent Number EP-399816; Platelet Derived Growth Factor-A (PDGF-A), as disclosed in European Patent Number EP-682110; Platelet Derived Growth Factor-B (PDGF-B), as disclosed in European Patent Number EP-282317; Placental Growth Factor (PlGF), as disclosed in International Publication Number WO 92/06194; Placental Growth Factor-2 (PlGF-2), as disclosed in Hauser et al., Growth Factors, 4:259-268 (1993); Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF), as disclosed in International Publication Number WO 90/13649; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A (VEGF-A), as disclosed in European Patent Number EP-506477; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-2 (VEGF-2), as disclosed in International Publication Number WO 96/39515; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor B (VEGF-3); Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor B-186 (VEGF-B186), as disclosed in International Publication Number WO 96/26736; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-D (VEGF-D), as disclosed in International Publication Number WO 98/02543; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-D (VEGF-D), as disclosed in International Publication Number WO 98/07832; and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-E (VEGF-E), as disclosed in German Patent Number DE19639601. The above mentioned references are herein incorporated by reference in their entireties.

In an additional embodiment, the Therapeutics of the invention are administered in combination with Fibroblast Growth Factors. Fibroblast Growth Factors that may be administered with the Therapeutics of the invention include, but are not limited to, FGF-1, FGF-2, FGF-3, FGF-4, FGF-5, FGF-6, FGF-7, FGF-8, FGF-9, FGF-10, FGF-11, FGF-12, FGF-13, FGF-14, and FGF-15.

In an additional embodiment, the Therapeutics of the invention are administered in combination with hematopoietic growth factors. Hematopoietic growth factors that may be administered with the Therapeutics of the invention include, but are not limited to, granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) (sargramostim, LEUKINE™, PROKINE™), granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) (filgrastim, NEUPOGEN™), macrophage colony stimulating factor (M-CSF, CSF-1) erythropoietin (epoetin alfa, EPOGEN™, PROCRIT™), stem cell factor (SCF, c-kit ligand, steel factor), megakaryocyte colony stimulating factor, PIXY321 (a GMCSF/IL-3 fusion protein), interleukins, especially any one or more of IL-1 through IL-12, interferon-gamma, or thrombopoietin.

In certain embodiments, Therapeutics of the present invention are administered in combination with adrenergic blockers, such as, for example, acebutolol, atenolol, betaxolol, bisoprolol, carteolol, labetalol, metoprolol, nadolol, oxprenolol, penbutolol, pindolol, propranolol, sotalol, and timolol.

In another embodiment, the Therapeutics of the invention are administered in combination with an antiarrhythmic drug (e.g., adenosine, amidoarone, bretylium, digitalis, digoxin, digitoxin, diliazem, disopyramide, esmolol, flecainide, lidocaine, mexiletine, moricizine, phenyloin, procainamide, N-acetyl procainamide, propafenone, propranolol, quinidine, sotalol, tocainide, and verapamil).

In another embodiment, the Therapeutics of the invention are administered in combination with diuretic agents, such as carbonic anhydrase-inhibiting agents (e.g., acetazolamide, dichlorphenamide, and methazolamide), osmotic diuretics (e.g., glycerin, isosorbide, mannitol, and urea), diuretics that inhibit Na⁺-K⁺-2Cl⁻ symport (e.g., furosemide, bumetanide, azosemide, piretanide, tripamide, ethacrynic acid, muzolimine, and torsemide), thiazide and thiazide-like diuretics (e.g., bendroflumethiazide, benzthiazide, chlorothiazide, hydrochlorothiazide, hydroflumethiazide, methyclothiazide, polythiazide, trichormethiazide, chlorthalidone, indapamide, metolazone, and quinethazone), potassium sparing diuretics (e.g., amiloride and triamterene), and mineralcorticoid receptor antagonists (e.g., spironolactone, canrenone, and potassium canrenoate).

In one embodiment, the Therapeutics of the invention are administered in combination with treatments for endocrine and/or hormone imbalance disorders. Treatments for endocrine and/or hormone imbalance disorders include, but are not limited to, ¹²⁷I, radioactive isotopes of iodine such as ¹³¹I and ¹²³I; recombinant growth hormone, such as HUMATROPE™ (recombinant somatropin); growth hormone analogs such as PROTROPIN™ (somatrem); dopamine agonists such as PARLODEL™ (bromocriptine); somatostatin analogs such as SANDOSTATIN™ (octreotide); gonadotropin preparations such as PREGNYL™, A.P.L.™ and PROFASI™ (chorionic gonadotropin (CG)), PERGONAL™ (menotropins), and METRODIN™ (urofollitropin (uFSH)); synthetic human gonadotropin releasing hormone preparations such as FACTREL™ and LUTREPULSE™ (gonadorelin hydrochloride); synthetic gonadotropin agonists such as LUPRON™ (leuprolide acetate), SUPPRELIN™ (histrelin acetate), SYNAREL™ (nafarelin acetate), and ZOLADEX™ (goserelin acetate); synthetic preparations of thyrotropin-releasing hormone such as RELEFACT TRH™ and THYPINONE™ (protirelin); recombinant human TSH such as THYROGEN™; synthetic preparations of the sodium salts of the natural isomers of thyroid hormones such as L-T₄™, SYNTHROID™ and LEVOTHROID™ (levothyroxine sodium), L-T₃™, CYTOMEL™ and TRIOSTAT™ (liothyroine sodium), and THYROLAR™ (liotrix); antithyroid compounds such as 6-n-propylthiouracil (propylthiouracil), 1-methyl-2-mercaptoimidazole and TAPAZOLE™ (methimazole), NEO-MERCAZOLE™ (carbimazole); beta-adrenergic receptor antagonists such as propranolol and esmolol; Ca²⁺ channel blockers; dexamethasone and iodinated radiological contrast agents such as TELEPAQUE™ (iopanoic acid) and ORAGRAFIN™ (sodium ipodate).

Additional treatments for endocrine and/or hormone imbalance disorders include, but are not limited to, estrogens or congugated estrogens such as ESTRACE™ (estradiol), ESTINYL™ (ethinyl estradiol), PREMARIN™, ESTRATAB™, ORTHO-EST™, OGEN™ and estropipate (estrone), ESTROVIS™ (quinestrol), ESTRADERM™ (estradiol), DELESTROGEN™ and VALERGEN™ (estradiol valerate), DEPO-ESTRADIOL CYPIONATE™ and ESTROJECT LA™ (estradiol cypionate); antiestrogens such as NOLVADEX™ (tamoxifen), SEROPHENE™ and CLOMID™ (clomiphene); progestins such as DURALUTIN™ (hydroxyprogesterone caproate), MPA™ and DEPO-PROVERA™ (medroxyprogesterone acetate), PROVERA™ and CYCRIN™ (MPA), MEGACE™ (megestrol acetate), NORLUTIN™ (norethindrone), and NORLUTATE™ and AYGESTIN™ (norethindrone acetate); progesterone implants such as NORPLANT SYSTEM™ (subdermal implants of norgestrel); antiprogestins such as RU 486™ (mifepristone); hormonal contraceptives such as ENOVID™ (norethynodrel plus mestranol), PROGESTASERT™ (intrauterine device that releases progesterone), LOESTRIN™, BREVICON™, MODICON™, GENORA™, NELONA™, NORINYL™, OVACON-35™ and OVACON-50™ (ethinyl estradiol/norethindrone), LEVLEN™, NORDETTE™, TR1-LEVLEN™ and TRIPHASIL-21™ (ethinyl estradiol/levonorgestrel) LO/OVRAL™ and OVRAL™ (ethinyl estradiol/norgestrel), DEMULEN™ (ethinyl estradiol/ethynodiol diacetate), NORINYL™, ORTHO-NOVUM™, NORETHIN™, GENORA™, and NELOVA™ (norethindrone/mestranol), DESOGEN™ and ORTHO-CEPT™ (ethinyl estradiol/desogestrel), ORTHO-CYCLEN™ and ORTHO-TRICYCLEN™ (ethinyl estradiol/norgestimate), MICRONOR™ and NOR-QD™ (norethindrone), and OVRETTE™ (norgestrel).

Additional treatments for endocrine and/or hormone imbalance disorders include, but are not limited to, testosterone esters such as methenolone acetate and testosterone undecanoate; parenteral and oral androgens such as TESTOJECT-50™ (testosterone), TESTEX™ (testosterone propionate), DELATESTRYL™ (testosterone enanthate), DEPO-TESTOSTERONE™ (testosterone cypionate), DANOCRINE™ (danazol), HALOTESTIN™ (fluoxymesterone), ORETON METHYL™, TESTRED™ and VIRILON™ (methyltestosterone), and OXANDRIN™ (oxandrolone); testosterone transdermal systems such as TESTODERM™; androgen receptor antagonist and 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors such as ANDROCUR™ (cyproterone acetate), EULEXIN™ (flutamide), and PROSCAR™ (finasteride); adrenocorticotropic hormone preparations such as CORTROSYN™ (cosyntropin); adrenocortical steroids and their synthetic analogs such as ACLOVATE™ (aldlometasone dipropionate), CYCLOCORT™ (amcinonide), BECLOVENT™ and VANCERIL™ (beclomethasone dipropionate), CELESTONE™ (betamethasone), BENISONE™ and UTICORT™ (betamethasone benzoate), DIPROSONE™ (betamethasone dipropionate), CELESTONE PHOSPHATE™ (betamethasone sodium phosphate), CELESTONE SOLUSPAN™ (betamethasone sodium phosphate and acetate), BETA-VAL™ and VALISONE™ (betamethasone valerate), TEMOVATE™ (clobetasol propionate), CLODERM™ (clocortolone pivalate), CORTEF™ and HYDROCORTONE™ (cortisol (hydrocortisone)), HYDROCORTONE ACETATE™ (cortisol (hydrocortisone) acetate), LOCOID™ (cortisol (hydrocortisone) butyrate), HYDROCORTONE PHOSPHATE™ (cortisol (hydrocortisone) sodium phosphate), A-HYDROCORT7 and SOLU CORTEF™ (cortisol (hydrocortisone) sodium succinate), WESTCOR™ (cortisol (hydrocortisone) valerate), CORTISONE ACETATE™ (cortisone acetate), DESOWEN™ and TRIDESILON™ (desonide), TOPICORT™ (desoximetasone), DECADRON™ (dexamethasone), DECADRON LA™ (dexamethasone acetate), DECADRON PHOSPHATE™ and HEXADROL PHOSPHATE™ (dexamethasone sodium phosphate), FLORONE™ and MAXIFLOR™ (diflorasone diacetate), FLORINEF ACETATE™ (fludrocortisone acetate), AEROBID™ and NASALIDE™ (flunisolide), FLUONID™ and SYNALAR™ (fluocinolone acetonide), LIDEX™ (fluocinonide), FLUOR-OP™ and FML™ (fluorometholone), CORDRAN™ (flurandrenolide), HALOG™ (halcinonide), HMS LIZUIFILM™ (medrysone), MEDROL™ (methylprednisolone), DEPO-MEDROL™ and MEDROL ACETATE™ (methylprednisone acetate), A-METHAPRED™ and SOLUMEDROL™ (methylprednisolone sodium succinate), ELOCON™ (mometasone furoate), HALDRONE™ (paramethasone acetate), DELTA-CORTEF™ (prednisolone), ECONOPRED™ (prednisolone acetate), HYDELTRASOL™ (prednisolone sodium phosphate), HYDELTRA-T.B.A™ (prednisolone tebutate), DELTASONE™ (prednisone), ARISTOCORT™ and KENACORT™ (triamcinolone), KENALOG™ (triamcinolone acetonide), ARISTOCORT™ and KENACORT DIACETATE™ (triamcinolone diacetate), and ARISTOSPAN™ (triamcinolone hexacetonide); inhibitors of biosynthesis and action of adrenocortical steroids such as CYTADREN™ (aminoglutethimide), NIZORAL™ (ketoconazole), MODRASTANE™ (trilostane), and METOPIRONE™ (metyrapone); bovine, porcine or human insulin or mixtures thereof; insulin analogs; recombinant human insulin such as HUMULIN™ and NOVOLIN™; oral hypoglycemic agents such as ORAMIDE™ and ORINASE™ (tolbutamide), DIABINESE™ (chlorpropamide), TOLAMIDE™ and TOLINASE™ (tolazamide), DYMELOR™ (acetohexamide), glibenclamide, MICRONASE™, DIBETA™ and GLYNASE™ (glyburide), GLUCOTROL™ (glipizide), and DIAMICRON™ (gliclazide), GLUCOPHAGE™ (metformin), ciglitazone, pioglitazone, and alpha-glucosidase inhibitors; bovine or porcine glucagon; somatostatins such as SANDOSTATIN™ (octreotide); and diazoxides such as PROGLYCEM™ (diazoxide).

In one embodiment, the Therapeutics of the invention are administered in combination with treatments for uterine motility disorders. Treatments for uterine motility disorders include, but are not limited to, estrogen drugs such as conjugated estrogens (e.g., PREMARIN® and ESTRATAB®), estradiols (e.g., CLIMARA® and ALORA®), estropipate, and chlorotrianisene; progestin drugs (e.g., AMEN® (medroxyprogesterone), MICRONOR® (norethidrone acetate), PROMETRIUM® progesterone, and megestrol acetate); and estrogen/progesterone combination therapies such as, for example, conjugated estrogens/medroxyprogesterone (e.g., PREMPRO™ and PREMPHASE®) and norethindrone acetate/ethinyl estsradiol (e.g., FEMHRT™).

In an additional embodiment, the Therapeutics of the invention are administered in combination with drugs effective in treating iron deficiency and hypochromic anemias, including but not limited to, ferrous sulfate (iron sulfate, FEOSOL™), ferrous fulmarate (e.g., FEOSTAT™), ferrous gluconate (e.g., FERGON™), polysaccharide-iron complex (e.g., NIFEREX™), iron dextran injection (e.g., INFED™), cupric sulfate, pyroxidine, riboflavin, Vitamin B₁₂, cyancobalamin injection (e.g., REDISOL™, RUBRAMIN PC™), hydroxocobalamin, folic acid (e.g., FOLVITE™), leucovorin (folinic acid, 5-CHOH4PteGlu, citrovorum factor) or WELLCOVORIN (Calcium salt of leucovorin), transferrin or ferritin.

In certain embodiments, the Therapeutics of the invention are administered in combination with agents used to treat psychiatric disorders. Psychiatric drugs that may be administered with the Therapeutics of the invention include, but are not limited to, antipsychotic agents (e.g., chlorpromazine, chlorprothixene, clozapine, fluphenazine, haloperidol, loxapine, mesoridazine, molindone, olanzapine, perphenazine, pimozide, quetiapine, risperidone, thioridazine, thiothixene, trifluoperazine, and triflupromazine), antimanic agents (e.g., carbamazepine, divalproex sodium, lithium carbonate, and lithium citrate), antidepressants (e.g., amitriptyline, amoxapine, bupropion, citalopram, clomipramine, desipramine, doxepin, fluvoxamine, fluoxetine, imipramine, isocarboxazid, maprotiline, mirtazapine, nefazodone, nortriptyline, paroxetine, phenelzine, protriptyline, sertraline, tranylcypromine, trazodone, trimipramine, and venlafaxine), antianxiety agents (e.g., alprazolam, buspirone, chlordiazepoxide, clorazepate, diazepam, halazepam, lorazepam, oxazepam, and prazepam), and stimulants (e.g., d-amphetamine, methylphenidate, and pemoline).

In other embodiments, the Therapeutics of the invention are administered in combination with agents used to treat neurological disorders. Neurological agents that may be administered with the Therapeutics of the invention include, but are not limited to, antiepileptic agents (e.g., carbamazepine, clonazepam, ethosuximide, phenobarbital, phenyloin, primidone, valproic acid, divalproex sodium, felbamate, gabapentin, lamotrigine, levetiracetam, oxcarbazepine, tiagabine, topiramate, zonisamide, diazepam, lorazepam, and clonazepam), antiparkinsonian agents (e.g., levodopa/carbidopa, selegiline, amantidine, bromocriptine, pergolide, ropinirole, pramipexole, benztropine; biperiden; ethopropazine; procyclidine; trihexyphenidyl, tolcapone), and ALS therapeutics (e.g. riluzole).

In another embodiment, Therapeutics of the invention are administered in combination with vasodilating agents and/or calcium channel blocking agents. Vasodilating agents that may be administered with the Therapeutics of the invention include, but are not limited to, Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) inhibitors (e.g., papaverine, isoxsuprine, benazepril, captopril, cilazapril, enalapril, enalaprilat, fosinopril, lisinopril, moexipril, perindopril, quinapril, ramipril, spirapril, trandolapril, and nylidrin), and nitrates (e.g., isosorbide dinitrate, isosorbide mononitrate, and nitroglycerin). Examples of calcium channel blocking agents that may be administered in combination with the Therapeutics of the invention include, but are not limited to amlodipine, bepridil, diltiazem, felodipine, flunarizine, isradipine, nicardipine, nifedipine, nimodipine, and verapamil.

In certain embodiments, the Therapeutics of the invention are administered in combination with treatments for gastrointestinal disorders. Treatments for gastrointestinal disorders that may be administered with the Therapeutic of the invention include, but are not limited to, H₂ histamine receptor antagonists (e.g., TAGAMET™ (cimetidine), ZANTAC™ (ranitidine), PEPCID™ (famotidine), and AXID™ (nizatidine)); inhibitors of H⁺, K⁺ ATPase (e.g., PREVACID™ (lansoprazole) and PRILOSEC™ (omeprazole)); Bismuth compounds (e.g., PEPTO-BISMOL™ (bismuth subsalicylate) and DE-NOL™ (bismuth subcitrate)); various antacids; sucralfate; prostaglandin analogs (e.g. CYTOTEC™ (misoprostol)); muscarinic cholinergic antagonists; laxatives (e.g., surfactant laxatives, stimulant laxatives, saline and osmotic laxatives); antidiarrheal agents (e.g., LOMOTIL™ (diphenoxylate), MOTOFEN™ (diphenoxin), and IMODIUM™ (loperamide hydrochloride)), synthetic analogs of somatostatin such as SANDOSTATIN™ (octreotide), antiemetic agents (e.g., ZOFRAN™ (ondansetron), KYTRIL™ (granisetron hydrochloride), tropisetron, dolasetron, metoclopramide, chlorpromazine, perphenazine, prochlorperazine, promethazine, thiethylperazine, triflupromazine, domperidone, haloperidol, droperidol, trimethobenzamide, dexamethasone, methylprednisolone, dronabinol, and nabilone); D2 antagonists (e.g., metoclopramide, trimethobenzamide and chlorpromazine); bile salts; chenodeoxycholic acid; ursodeoxycholic acid; and pancreatic enzyme preparations such as pancreatin and pancrelipase.

In additional embodiments, the Therapeutics of the invention are administered in combination with other therapeutic or prophylactic regimens, such as, for example, radiation therapy.

Example 14 Method of Treating Decreased Levels of the Polypeptide

The present invention relates to a method for treating an individual in need of an increased level of a polypeptide of the invention in the body comprising administering to such an individual a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an agonist of the invention (including polypeptides of the invention). Moreover, it will be appreciated that conditions caused by a decrease in the standard or normal expression level of a polypeptide of the present invention in an individual can be treated by administering the agonist or antagonist of the present invention. Thus, the invention also provides a method of treatment of an individual in need of an increased level of the polypeptide comprising administering to such an individual a Therapeutic comprising an amount of the agonist or antagonist to increase the activity level of the polypeptide in such an individual.

For example, a patient with decreased levels of a polypeptide receives a daily dose 0.1-100 ug/kg of the agonist or antagonist for six consecutive days. The exact details of the dosing scheme, based on administration and formulation, are provided in Example 13.

Example 15 Method of Treating Increased Levels of the Polypeptide

The present invention also relates to a method of treating an individual in need of a decreased level of a polypeptide of the invention in the body comprising administering to such an individual a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an antagonist of the invention (including polypeptides and antibodies of the invention).

In one example, antisense technology is used to inhibit production of a polypeptide of the present invention. This technology is one example of a method of decreasing levels of a polypeptide, due to a variety of etiologies, such as cancer.

For example, a patient diagnosed with abnormally increased levels of a polypeptide is administered intravenously antisense polynucleotides at 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 and 3.0 mg/kg day for 21 days. This treatment is repeated after a 7-day rest period if the treatment was well tolerated. The antisense polynucleotides of the present invention can be formulated using techniques and formulations described herein (e.g. see Example 13), or otherwise known in the art.

Example 16 Method of Treatment Using Gene Therapy-Ex Vivo

One method of gene therapy transplants fibroblasts, which are capable of expressing a polypeptide, onto a patient. Generally, fibroblasts are obtained from a subject by skin biopsy. The resulting tissue is placed in tissue-culture medium and separated into small pieces. Small chunks of the tissue are placed on a wet surface of a tissue culture flask, approximately ten pieces are placed in each flask. The flask is turned upside down, closed tight and left at room temperature over night. After 24 hours at room temperature, the flask is inverted and the chunks of tissue remain fixed to the bottom of the flask and fresh media (e.g., Ham's F12 media, with 10% FBS, penicillin and streptomycin) is added. The flasks are then incubated at 37 degree C. for approximately one week.

At this time, fresh media is added and subsequently changed every several days. After an additional two weeks in culture, a monolayer of fibroblasts emerge. The monolayer is trypsinized and scaled into larger flasks.

pMV-7 (Kirschmeier, P. T. et al., DNA, 7:219-25 (1988)), flanked by the long terminal repeats of the Moloney murine sarcoma virus, is digested with EcoRI and HindIII and subsequently treated with calf intestinal phosphatase. The linear vector is fractionated on agarose gel and purified, using glass beads.

The cDNA encoding a polypeptide of the present invention can be amplified using PCR primers which correspond to the 5′ and 3′ end sequences respectively as set forth in Example 1 using primers and having appropriate restriction sites and initiation/stop codons, if necessary. Preferably, the 5′ primer contains an EcoRI site and the 3′ primer includes a HindIII site. Equal quantities of the Moloney murine sarcoma virus linear backbone and the amplified EcoRI and HindIII fragment are added together, in the presence of T4 DNA ligase. The resulting mixture is maintained under conditions appropriate for ligation of the two fragments. The ligation mixture is then used to transform bacteria HB101, which are then plated onto agar containing kanamycin for the purpose of confirming that the vector has the gene of interest properly inserted.

The amphotropic pA317 or GP+am12 packaging cells are grown in tissue culture to confluent density in Dulbecco's Modified Eagles Medium (DMEM) with 10% calf serum (CS), penicillin and streptomycin. The MSV vector containing the gene is then added to the media and the packaging cells transduced with the vector. The packaging cells now produce infectious viral particles containing the gene (the packaging cells are now referred to as producer cells).

Fresh media is added to the transduced producer cells, and subsequently, the media is harvested from a 10 cm plate of confluent producer cells. The spent media, containing the infectious viral particles, is filtered through a millipore filter to remove detached producer cells and this media is then used to infect fibroblast cells. Media is removed from a sub-confluent plate of fibroblasts and quickly replaced with the media from the producer cells. This media is removed and replaced with fresh media. If the titer of virus is high, then virtually all fibroblasts will be infected and no selection is required. If the titer is very low, then it is necessary to use a retroviral vector that has a selectable marker, such as neo or his. Once the fibroblasts have been efficiently infected, the fibroblasts are analyzed to determine whether protein is produced.

The engineered fibroblasts are then transplanted onto the host, either alone or after having been grown to confluence on cytodex 3 microcarrier beads.

Example 17 Gene Therapy Using Endogenous Genes Corresponding to Polynucleotides of the Invention

Another method of gene therapy according to the present invention involves operably associating the endogenous polynucleotide sequence of the invention with a promoter via homologous recombination as described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 5,641,670, issued Jun. 24, 1997; International Publication NO: WO 96/29411, published Sep. 26, 1996; International Publication NO: WO 94/12650, published Aug. 4, 1994; Koller et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 86:8932-8935 (1989); and Zijlstra et al., Nature, 342:435-438 (1989). This method involves the activation of a gene which is present in the target cells, but which is not expressed in the cells, or is expressed at a lower level than desired.

Polynucleotide constructs are made which contain a promoter and targeting sequences, which are homologous to the 5′ non-coding sequence of endogenous polynucleotide sequence, flanking the promoter. The targeting sequence will be sufficiently near the 5′ end of the polynucleotide sequence so the promoter will be operably linked to the endogenous sequence upon homologous recombination. The promoter and the targeting sequences can be amplified using PCR. Preferably, the amplified promoter contains distinct restriction enzyme sites on the 5′ and 3′ ends. Preferably, the 3′ end of the first targeting sequence contains the same restriction enzyme site as the 5′ end of the amplified promoter and the 5′ end of the second targeting sequence contains the same restriction site as the 3′ end of the amplified promoter.

The amplified promoter and the amplified targeting sequences are digested with the appropriate restriction enzymes and subsequently treated with calf intestinal phosphatase. The digested promoter and digested targeting sequences are added together in the presence of T4 DNA ligase. The resulting mixture is maintained under conditions appropriate for ligation of the two fragments. The construct is size fractionated on an agarose gel, then purified by phenol extraction and ethanol precipitation.

In this Example, the polynucleotide constructs are administered as naked polynucleotides via electroporation. However, the polynucleotide constructs may also be administered with transfection-facilitating agents, such as liposomes, viral sequences, viral particles, precipitating agents, etc. Such methods of delivery are known in the art.

Once the cells are transfected, homologous recombination will take place which results in the promoter being operably linked to the endogenous polynucleotide sequence. This results in the expression of polynucleotide corresponding to the polynucleotide in the cell. Expression may be detected by immunological staining, or any other method known in the art.

Fibroblasts are obtained from a subject by skin biopsy. The resulting tissue is placed in DMEM+10% fetal calf serum. Exponentially growing or early stationary phase fibroblasts are trypsinized and rinsed from the plastic surface with nutrient medium. An aliquot of the cell suspension is removed for counting, and the remaining cells are subjected to centrifugation. The supernatant is aspirated and the pellet is resuspended in 5 ml of electroporation buffer (20 mM HEPES pH 7.3, 137 mM NaCl, 5 mM KCl, 0.7 mM Na₂ HPO₄, 6 mM dextrose). The cells are recentrifuged, the supernatant aspirated, and the cells resuspended in electroporation buffer containing 1 mg/ml acetylated bovine serum albumin. The final cell suspension contains approximately 3×10⁶ cells/ml. Electroporation should be performed immediately following resuspension.

Plasmid DNA is prepared according to standard techniques. For example, to construct a plasmid for targeting to the locus corresponding to the polynucleotide of the invention, plasmid pUC18 (MBI Fermentas, Amherst, N.Y.) is digested with HindIII. The CMV promoter is amplified by PCR with an XbaI site on the 5′ end and a BamHI site on the 3′ end. Two non-coding sequences are amplified via PCR: one non-coding sequence (fragment 1) is amplified with a HindIII site at the 5′ end and an Xba site at the 3′end; the other non-coding sequence (fragment 2) is amplified with a BamHI site at the 5′end and a HindIII site at the 3′end. The CMV promoter and the fragments (1 and 2) are digested with the appropriate enzymes (CMV promoter—XbaI and BamHI; fragment 1—XbaI; fragment 2—BamHI) and ligated together. The resulting ligation product is digested with HindIII, and ligated with the HindIII-digested pUC18 plasmid.

Plasmid DNA is added to a sterile cuvette with a 0.4 cm electrode gap (Bio-Rad). The final DNA concentration is generally at least 120 μg/ml. 0.5 ml of the cell suspension (containing approximately 1.5×10⁶ cells) is then added to the cuvette, and the cell suspension and DNA solutions are gently mixed. Electroporation is performed with a Gene-Pulser apparatus (Bio-Rad). Capacitance and voltage are set at 960 μF and 250-300 V, respectively. As voltage increases, cell survival decreases, but the percentage of surviving cells that stably incorporate the introduced DNA into their genome increases dramatically. Given these parameters, a pulse time of approximately 14-20 mSec should be observed.

Electroporated cells are maintained at room temperature for approximately 5 min, and the contents of the cuvette are then gently removed with a sterile transfer pipette. The cells are added directly to 10 ml of prewarmed nutrient media (DMEM with 15% calf serum) in a 10 cm dish and incubated at 37 degree C. The following day, the media is aspirated and replaced with 10 ml of fresh media and incubated for a further 16-24 hours.

The engineered fibroblasts are then injected into the host, either alone or after having been grown to confluence on cytodex 3 microcarrier beads. The fibroblasts now produce the protein product. The fibroblasts can then be introduced into a patient as described above.

Example 18 Method of Treatment Using Gene Therapy—In Vivo

Another aspect of the present invention is using in vivo gene therapy methods to treat disorders, diseases and conditions. The gene therapy method relates to the introduction of naked nucleic acid (DNA, RNA, and antisense DNA or RNA) sequences into an animal to increase or decrease the expression of the polypeptide. The polynucleotide of the present invention may be operatively linked to (i.e., associated with) a promoter or any other genetic elements necessary for the expression of the polypeptide by the target tissue. Such gene therapy and delivery techniques and methods are known in the art, see, for example, WO90/11092, WO98/11779; U.S. Pat. No. 5,693,622, 5,705,151, 5,580,859; Tabata et al., Cardiovasc. Res. 35(3):470-479 (1997); Chao et al., Pharmacol. Res. 35(6):517-522 (1997); Wolff, Neuromuscul. Disord. 7(5):314-318 (1997); Schwartz et al., Gene Ther. 3(5):405-411 (1996); Tsurumi et al., Circulation 94(12):3281-3290 (1996) (incorporated herein by reference).

The polynucleotide constructs may be delivered by any method that delivers injectable materials to the cells of an animal, such as, injection into the interstitial space of tissues (heart, muscle, skin, lung, liver, intestine and the like). The polynucleotide constructs can be delivered in a pharmaceutically acceptable liquid or aqueous carrier.

The term “naked” polynucleotide, DNA or RNA, refers to sequences that are free from any delivery vehicle that acts to assist, promote, or facilitate entry into the cell, including viral sequences, viral particles, liposome formulations, LIPOFECTIN™ or precipitating agents and the like. However, the polynucleotides of the present invention may also be delivered in liposome formulations (such as those taught in Felgner P. L. et al. (1995) Ann. NY Acad. Sci. 772:126-139 and Abdallah B. et al. (1995) Biol. Cell 85(1):1-7) which can be prepared by methods well known to those skilled in the art.

The polynucleotide vector constructs used in the gene therapy method are preferably constructs that will not integrate into the host genome nor will they contain sequences that allow for replication. Any strong promoter known to those skilled in the art can be used for driving the expression of DNA. Unlike other gene therapy techniques, one major advantage of introducing naked nucleic acid sequences into target cells is the transitory nature of the polynucleotide synthesis in the cells. Studies have shown that non-replicating DNA sequences can be introduced into cells to provide production of the desired polypeptide for periods of up to six months.

The polynucleotide construct can be delivered to the interstitial space of tissues within an animal, including muscle, skin, brain, lung, liver, spleen, bone marrow, thymus, heart, lymph, blood, bone, cartilage, pancreas, kidney, gall bladder, stomach, intestine, testis, ovary, uterus, rectum, nervous system, eye, gland, and connective tissue. Interstitial space of the tissues comprises the intercellular fluid, mucopolysaccharide matrix among the reticular fibers of organ tissues, elastic fibers in the walls of vessels or chambers, collagen fibers of fibrous tissues, or that same matrix within connective tissue ensheathing muscle cells or in the lacunae of bone. It is similarly the space occupied by the plasma of the circulation and the lymph fluid of the lymphatic channels. Delivery to the interstitial space of muscle tissue is preferred for the reasons discussed below. They may be conveniently delivered by injection into the tissues comprising these cells. They are preferably delivered to and expressed in persistent, non-dividing cells which are differentiated, although delivery and expression may be achieved in non-differentiated or less completely differentiated cells, such as, for example, stem cells of blood or skin fibroblasts. In vivo muscle cells are particularly competent in their ability to take up and express polynucleotides.

For the naked polynucleotide injection, an effective dosage amount of DNA or RNA will be in the range of from about 0.05 g/kg body weight to about 50 mg/kg body weight. Preferably the dosage will be from about 0.005 mg/kg to about 20 mg/kg and more preferably from about 0.05 mg/kg to about 5 mg/kg. Of course, as the artisan of ordinary skill will appreciate, this dosage will vary according to the tissue site of injection. The appropriate and effective dosage of nucleic acid sequence can readily be determined by those of ordinary skill in the art and may depend on the condition being treated and the route of administration. The preferred route of administration is by the parenteral route of injection into the interstitial space of tissues. However, other parenteral routes may also be used, such as, inhalation of an aerosol formulation particularly for delivery to lungs or bronchial tissues, throat or mucous membranes of the nose. In addition, naked polynucleotide constructs can be delivered to arteries during angioplasty by the catheter used in the procedure.

The dose response effects of injected polynucleotide in muscle in vivo is determined as follows. Suitable template DNA for production of mRNA coding for polypeptide of the present invention is prepared in accordance with a standard recombinant DNA methodology. The template DNA, which may be either circular or linear, is either used as naked DNA or complexed with liposomes. The quadriceps muscles of mice are then injected with various amounts of the template DNA.

Five to six week old female and male Balb/C mice are anesthetized by intraperitoneal injection with 0.3 ml of 2.5% Avertin. A 1.5 cm incision is made on the anterior thigh, and the quadriceps muscle is directly visualized. The template DNA is injected in 0.1 ml of carrier in a 1 cc syringe through a 27 gauge needle over one minute, approximately 0.5 cm from the distal insertion site of the muscle into the knee and about 0.2 cm deep. A suture is placed over the injection site for future localization, and the skin is closed with stainless steel clips.

After an appropriate incubation time (e.g., 7 days) muscle extracts are prepared by excising the entire quadriceps. Every fifth 15 um cross-section of the individual quadriceps muscles is histochemically stained for protein expression. A time course for protein expression may be done in a similar fashion except that quadriceps from different mice are harvested at different times. Persistence of DNA in muscle following injection may be determined by Southern blot analysis after preparing total cellular DNA and HIRT supernatants from injected and control mice. The results of the above experimentation in mice can be used to extrapolate proper dosages and other treatment parameters in humans and other animals using naked DNA.

Example 19 Transgenic Animals

The polypeptides of the invention can also be expressed in transgenic animals. Animals of any species, including, but not limited to, mice, rats, rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs, pigs, micro-pigs, goats, sheep, cows and non-human primates, e.g., baboons, monkeys, and chimpanzees may be used to generate transgenic animals. In a specific embodiment, techniques described herein or otherwise known in the art, are used to express polypeptides of the invention in humans, as part of a gene therapy protocol.

Any technique known in the art may be used to introduce the transgene (i.e., polynucleotides of the invention) into animals to produce the founder lines of transgenic animals. Such techniques include, but are not limited to, pronuclear microinjection (Paterson et al., Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 40:691-698 (1994); Carver et al., Biotechnology (NY) 11:1263-1270 (1993); Wright et al., Biotechnology (NY) 9:830-834 (1991); and Hoppe et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,873,191 (1989)); retrovirus mediated gene transfer into germ lines (Van der Putten et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., USA 82:6148-6152 (1985)), blastocysts or embryos; gene targeting in embryonic stem cells (Thompson et al., Cell 56:313-321 (1989)); electroporation of cells or embryos (Lo, 1983, Mol Cell. Biol. 3:1803-1814 (1983)); introduction of the polynucleotides of the invention using a gene gun (see, e.g., Ulmer et al., Science 259:1745 (1993); introducing nucleic acid constructs into embryonic pleuripotent stem cells and transferring the stem cells back into the blastocyst; and sperm-mediated gene transfer (Lavitrano et al., Cell 57:717-723 (1989); etc. For a review of such techniques, see Gordon, “Transgenic Animals,” Intl. Rev. Cytol. 115:171-229 (1989), which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.

Any technique known in the art may be used to produce transgenic clones containing polynucleotides of the invention, for example, nuclear transfer into enucleated oocytes of nuclei from cultured embryonic, fetal, or adult cells induced to quiescence (Campell et al., Nature 380:64-66 (1996); Wilmut et al., Nature 385:810-813 (1997)).

The present invention provides for transgenic animals that carry the transgene in all their cells, as well as animals which carry the transgene in some, but not all their cells, i.e., mosaic animals or chimeric. The transgene may be integrated as a single transgene or as multiple copies such as in concatamers, e.g., head-to-head tandems or head-to-tail tandems. The transgene may also be selectively introduced into and activated in a particular cell type by following, for example, the teaching of Lasko et al. (Lasko et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 89:6232-6236 (1992)). The regulatory sequences required for such a cell-type specific activation will depend upon the particular cell type of interest, and will be apparent to those of skill in the art. When it is desired that the polynucleotide transgene be integrated into the chromosomal site of the endogenous gene, gene targeting is preferred. Briefly, when such a technique is to be utilized, vectors containing some nucleotide sequences homologous to the endogenous gene are designed for the purpose of integrating, via homologous recombination with chromosomal sequences, into and disrupting the function of the nucleotide sequence of the endogenous gene. The transgene may also be selectively introduced into a particular cell type, thus inactivating the endogenous gene in only that cell type, by following, for example, the teaching of Gu et al. (Gu et al., Science 265:103-106 (1994)). The regulatory sequences required for such a cell-type specific inactivation will depend upon the particular cell type of interest, and will be apparent to those of skill in the art.

Once transgenic animals have been generated, the expression of the recombinant gene may be assayed utilizing standard techniques. Initial screening may be accomplished by Southern blot analysis or PCR techniques to analyze animal tissues to verify that integration of the transgene has taken place. The level of mRNA expression of the transgene in the tissues of the transgenic animals may also be assessed using techniques which include, but are not limited to, Northern blot analysis of tissue samples obtained from the animal, in situ hybridization analysis, and reverse transcriptase-PCR (rt-PCR). Samples of transgenic gene-expressing tissue may also be evaluated immunocytochemically or immunohistochemically using antibodies specific for the transgene product.

Once the founder animals are produced, they may be bred, inbred, outbred, or crossbred to produce colonies of the particular animal. Examples of such breeding strategies include, but are not limited to: outbreeding of founder animals with more than one integration site in order to establish separate lines; inbreeding of separate lines in order to produce compound transgenics that express the transgene at higher levels because of the effects of additive expression of each transgene; crossing of heterozygous transgenic animals to produce animals homozygous for a given integration site in order to both augment expression and eliminate the need for screening of animals by DNA analysis; crossing of separate homozygous lines to produce compound heterozygous or homozygous lines; and breeding to place the transgene on a distinct background that is appropriate for an experimental model of interest.

Transgenic animals of the invention have uses which include, but are not limited to, animal model systems useful in elaborating the biological function of polypeptides of the present invention, studying conditions and/or disorders associated with aberrant expression, and in screening for compounds effective in ameliorating such conditions and/or disorders.

Example 20 Knock-Out Animals

Endogenous gene expression can also be reduced by inactivating or “knocking out” the gene and/or its promoter using targeted homologous recombination. (e.g., see Smithies et al., Nature 317:230-234 (1985); Thomas & Capecchi, Cell 51:503-512 (1987); Thompson et al., Cell 5:313-321 (1989); each of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety). For example, a mutant, non-functional polynucleotide of the invention (or a completely unrelated DNA sequence) flanked by DNA homologous to the endogenous polynucleotide sequence (either the coding regions or regulatory regions of the gene) can be used, with or without a selectable marker and/or a negative selectable marker, to transfect cells that express polypeptides of the invention in vivo. In another embodiment, techniques known in the art are used to generate knockouts in cells that contain, but do not express the gene of interest. Insertion of the DNA construct, via targeted homologous recombination, results in inactivation of the targeted gene. Such approaches are particularly suited in research and agricultural fields where modifications to embryonic stem cells can be used to generate animal offspring with an inactive targeted gene (e.g., see Thomas & Capecchi 1987 and Thompson 1989, supra). However this approach can be routinely adapted for use in humans provided the recombinant DNA constructs are directly administered or targeted to the required site in vivo using appropriate viral vectors that will be apparent to those of skill in the art.

In further embodiments of the invention, cells that are genetically engineered to express the polypeptides of the invention, or alternatively, that are genetically engineered not to express the polypeptides of the invention (e.g., knockouts) are administered to a patient in vivo. Such cells may be obtained from the patient (i.e., animal, including human) or an MHC compatible donor and can include, but are not limited to fibroblasts, bone marrow cells, blood cells (e.g., lymphocytes), adipocytes, muscle cells, endothelial cells etc. The cells are genetically engineered in vitro using recombinant DNA techniques to introduce the coding sequence of polypeptides of the invention into the cells, or alternatively, to disrupt the coding sequence and/or endogenous regulatory sequence associated with the polypeptides of the invention, e.g., by transduction (using viral vectors, and preferably vectors that integrate the transgene into the cell genome) or transfection procedures, including, but not limited to, the use of plasmids, cosmids, YACs, naked DNA, electroporation, liposomes, etc. The coding sequence of the polypeptides of the invention can be placed under the control of a strong constitutive or inducible promoter or promoter/enhancer to achieve expression, and preferably secretion, of the polypeptides of the invention. The engineered cells which express and preferably secrete the polypeptides of the invention can be introduced into the patient systemically, e.g., in the circulation, or intraperitoneally.

Alternatively, the cells can be incorporated into a matrix and implanted in the body, e.g., genetically engineered fibroblasts can be implanted as part of a skin graft; genetically engineered endothelial cells can be implanted as part of a lymphatic or vascular graft. (See, for example, Anderson et al. U.S. Pat. No. 5,399,349; and Mulligan & Wilson, U.S. Pat. No. 5,460,959 each of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety).

When the cells to be administered are non-autologous or non-MHC compatible cells, they can be administered using well known techniques which prevent the development of a host immune response against the introduced cells. For example, the cells may be introduced in an encapsulated form which, while allowing for an exchange of components with the immediate extracellular environment, does not allow the introduced cells to be recognized by the host immune system.

Transgenic and “knock-out” animals of the invention have uses which include, but are not limited to, animal model systems useful in elaborating the biological function of polypeptides of the present invention, studying conditions and/or disorders associated with aberrant expression, and in screening for compounds effective in ameliorating such conditions and/or disorders.

Example 21 Assays Detecting Stimulation or Inhibition of B Cell Proliferation and Differentiation

Generation of functional humoral immune responses requires both soluble and cognate signaling between B-lineage cells and their microenvironment. Signals may impart a positive stimulus that allows a B-lineage cell to continue its programmed development, or a negative stimulus that instructs the cell to arrest its current developmental pathway. To date, numerous stimulatory and inhibitory signals have been found to influence B cell responsiveness including IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-7, IL10, IL-13, IL-14 and IL-15. Interestingly, these signals are by themselves weak effectors but can, in combination with various co-stimulatory proteins, induce activation, proliferation, differentiation, homing, tolerance and death among B cell populations.

One of the best studied classes of B-cell co-stimulatory proteins is the TNF-superfamily. Within this family CD40, CD27, and CD30 along with their respective ligands CD154, CD70, and CD153 have been found to regulate a variety of immune responses. Assays which allow for the detection and/or observation of the proliferation and differentiation of these B-cell populations and their precursors are valuable tools in determining the effects various proteins may have on these B-cell populations in terms of proliferation and differentiation. Listed below are two assays designed to allow for the detection of the differentiation, proliferation, or inhibition of B-cell populations and their precursors.

In Vitro Assay—Agonists or antagonists of the invention can be assessed for its ability to induce activation, proliferation, differentiation or inhibition and/or death in B-cell populations and their precursors. The activity of the agonists or antagonists of the invention on purified human tonsillar B cells, measured qualitatively over the dose range from 0.1 to 10,000 ng/mL, is assessed in a standard B-lymphocyte co-stimulation assay in which purified tonsillar B cells are cultured in the presence of either formalin-fixed Staphylococcus aureus Cowan I (SAC) or immobilized anti-human IgM antibody as the priming agent. Second signals such as IL-2 and IL-15 synergize with SAC and IgM crosslinking to elicit B cell proliferation as measured by tritiated-thymidine incorporation. Novel synergizing agents can be readily identified using this assay. The assay involves isolating human tonsillar B cells by magnetic bead (MACS) depletion of CD3-positive cells. The resulting cell population is greater than 95% B cells as assessed by expression of CD45R(B220).

Various dilutions of each sample are placed into individual wells of a 96-well plate to which are added 10⁵ B-cells suspended in culture medium (RPMI 1640 containing 10% FBS, 5×10⁻⁵M 2ME, 100 U/ml penicillin, 10 ug/ml streptomycin, and 10⁻⁵ dilution of SAC) in a total volume of 150 ul. Proliferation or inhibition is quantitated by a 20 h pulse (1 uCi/well) with 3H-thymidine (6.7 Ci/mM) beginning 72 h post factor addition. The positive and negative controls are IL2 and medium respectively.

In vivo Assay—BALB/c mice are injected (i.p.) twice per day with buffer only, or 2 mg/Kg of agonists or antagonists of the invention, or truncated forms thereof. Mice receive this treatment for 4 consecutive days, at which time they are sacrificed and various tissues and serum collected for analyses. Comparison of H&E sections from normal spleens and spleens treated with agonists or antagonists of the invention identify the results of the activity of the agonists or antagonists on spleen cells, such as the diffusion of peri-arterial lymphatic sheaths, and/or significant increases in the nucleated cellularity of the red pulp regions, which may indicate the activation of the differentiation and proliferation of B-cell populations. Immunohistochemical studies using a B cell marker, anti-CD45R(B220), are used to determine whether any physiological changes to splenic cells, such as splenic disorganization, are due to increased B-cell representation within loosely defined B-cell zones that infiltrate established T-cell regions.

Flow cytometric analyses of the spleens from mice treated with agonist or antagonist is used to indicate whether the agonists or antagonists specifically increases the proportion of ThB+, CD45R(B220)dull B cells over that which is observed in control mice.

Likewise, a predicted consequence of increased mature B-cell representation in vivo is a relative increase in serum Ig titers. Accordingly, serum IgM and IgA levels are compared between buffer and agonists or antagonists-treated mice.

The studies described in this example tested activity of agonists or antagonists of the invention. However, one skilled in the art could easily modify the exemplified studies to test the activity of polynucleotides or polypeptides of the invention (e.g., gene therapy).

Example 22 T Cell Proliferation Assay

A CD3-induced proliferation assay is performed on PBMCs and is measured by the uptake of ³H-thymidine. The assay is performed as follows. Ninety-six well plates are coated with 100 μl/well of mAb to CD3 (HIT3a, Pharmingen) or isotype-matched control mAb (B33.1) overnight at 4 degrees C. (1 μg/ml in 0.05M bicarbonate buffer, pH 9.5), then washed three times with PBS. PBMC are isolated by F/H gradient centrifugation from human peripheral blood and added to quadruplicate wells (5×10⁴/well) of mAb coated plates in RPMI containing 10% FCS and P/S in the presence of varying concentrations of agonists or antagonists of the invention (total volume 200 ul). Relevant protein buffer and medium alone are controls. After 48 hr. culture at 37 degrees C., plates are spun for 2 min. at 1000 rpm and 100 μl of supernatant is removed and stored −20 degrees C. for measurement of IL-2 (or other cytokines) if effect on proliferation is observed. Wells are supplemented with 100 ul of medium containing 0.5 uCi of ³H-thymidine and cultured at 37 degrees C. for 18-24 hr. Wells are harvested and incorporation of ³H-thymidine used as a measure of proliferation. Anti-CD3 alone is the positive control for proliferation. IL-2 (100 U/ml) is also used as a control which enhances proliferation. Control antibody which does not induce proliferation of T cells is used as the negative control for the effects of agonists or antagonists of the invention.

The studies described in this example tested activity of agonists or antagonists of the invention. However, one skilled in the art could easily modify the exemplified studies to test the activity of polynucleotides or polypeptides of the invention (e.g., gene therapy).

Example 23 Effect of Agonists or Antagonists of the Invention on the Expression of MHC Class II, Costimulatory and Adhesion Molecules and Cell Differentiation of Monocytes and Monocyte-Derived Human Dendritic Cells

Dendritic cells are generated by the expansion of proliferating precursors found in the peripheral blood: adherent PBMC or elutriated monocytic fractions are cultured for 7-10 days with GM-CSF (50 ng/ml) and IL-4 (20 ng/ml). These dendritic cells have the characteristic phenotype of immature cells (expression of CD1, CD80, CD86, CD40 and MHC class II antigens). Treatment with activating factors, such as TNF-α, causes a rapid change in surface phenotype (increased expression of MHC class I and II, costimulatory and adhesion molecules, downregulation of FCγ RII, upregulation of CD83). These changes correlate with increased antigen-presenting capacity and with functional maturation of the dendritic cells.

FACS analysis of surface antigens is performed as follows. Cells are treated 1-3 days with increasing concentrations of agonist or antagonist of the invention or LPS (positive control), washed with PBS containing 1% BSA and 0.02 mM sodium azide, and then incubated with 1:20 dilution of appropriate FITC- or PE-labeled monoclonal antibodies for 30 minutes at 4 degrees C. After an additional wash, the labeled cells are analyzed by flow cytometry on a FACScan (Becton Dickinson).

Effect on the production of cytokines. Cytokines generated by dendritic cells, in particular IL-12, are important in the initiation of T-cell dependent immune responses. IL-12 strongly influences the development of Th1 helper T-cell immune response, and induces cytotoxic T and NK cell function. An ELISA is used to measure the IL-12 release as follows. Dendritic cells (10⁶/ml) are treated with increasing concentrations of agonists or antagonists of the invention for 24 hours. LPS (100 ng/ml) is added to the cell culture as positive control. Supernatants from the cell cultures are then collected and analyzed for IL-12 content using commercial ELISA kit (e.g., R & D Systems (Minneapolis, Minn.)). The standard protocols provided with the kits are used.

Effect on the expression of MHC Class II, costimulatory and adhesion molecules. Three major families of cell surface antigens can be identified on monocytes: adhesion molecules, molecules involved in antigen presentation, and Fc receptor. Modulation of the expression of MHC class II antigens and other costimulatory molecules, such as B7 and ICAM-1, may result in changes in the antigen presenting capacity of monocytes and ability to induce T cell activation. Increased expression of Fc receptors may correlate with improved monocyte cytotoxic activity, cytokine release and phagocytosis.

FACS analysis is used to examine the surface antigens as follows. Monocytes are treated 1-5 days with increasing concentrations of agonists or antagonists of the invention or LPS (positive control), washed with PBS containing 1% BSA and 0.02 mM sodium azide, and then incubated with 1:20 dilution of appropriate FITC- or PE-labeled monoclonal antibodies for 30 minutes at 4 degrees C. After an additional wash, the labeled cells are analyzed by flow cytometry on a FACScan (Becton Dickinson).

Monocyte activation and/or increased survival. Assays for molecules that activate (or alternatively, inactivate) monocytes and/or increase monocyte survival (or alternatively, decrease monocyte survival) are known in the art and may routinely be applied to determine whether a molecule of the invention functions as an inhibitor or activator of monocytes. Agonists or antagonists of the invention can be screened using the three assays described below. For each of these assays, Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) are purified from single donor leukopacks (American Red Cross, Baltimore, Md.) by centrifugation through a HISTOPAQUE™ gradient (Sigma). Monocytes are isolated from PBMC by counterflow centrifugal elutriation.

Monocyte Survival Assay. Human peripheral blood monocytes progressively lose viability when cultured in absence of serum or other stimuli. Their death results from internally regulated processes (apoptosis). Addition to the culture of activating factors, such as TNF-alpha dramatically improves cell survival and prevents DNA fragmentation. Propidium iodide (PI) staining is used to measure apoptosis as follows. Monocytes are cultured for 48 hours in polypropylene tubes in serum-free medium (positive control), in the presence of 100 ng/ml TNF-alpha (negative control), and in the presence of varying concentrations of the compound to be tested. Cells are suspended at a concentration of 2×10⁶/ml in PBS containing PI at a final concentration of 5 μg/ml, and then incubated at room temperature for 5 minutes before FACScan analysis. PI uptake has been demonstrated to correlate with DNA fragmentation in this experimental paradigm.

Effect on cytokine release. An important function of monocytes/macrophages is their regulatory activity on other cellular populations of the immune system through the release of cytokines after stimulation. An ELISA to measure cytokine release is performed as follows. Human monocytes are incubated at a density of 5×10⁵ cells/ml with increasing concentrations of agonists or antagonists of the invention and under the same conditions, but in the absence of agonists or antagonists. For IL-12 production, the cells are primed overnight with IFN (100 U/ml) in the presence of agonist or antagonist of the invention. LPS (10 ng/ml) is then added. Conditioned media are collected after 24 h and kept frozen until use. Measurement of TNF-alpha, IL-10, MCP-1 and IL-8 is then performed using a commercially available ELISA kit (e.g., R & D Systems (Minneapolis, Minn.)) and applying the standard protocols provided with the kit.

Oxidative burst. Purified monocytes are plated in 96-w plate at 2-1×10⁵ cell/well. Increasing concentrations of agonists or antagonists of the invention are added to the wells in a total volume of 0.2 ml culture medium (RPMI1640+10% FCS, glutamine and antibiotics). After 3 days incubation, the plates are centrifuged and the medium is removed from the wells. To the macrophage monolayers, 0.2 ml per well of phenol red solution (140 mM NaCl, 10 mM potassium phosphate buffer pH 7.0, 5.5 mM dextrose, 0.56 mM phenol red and 19 U/ml of HRPO) is added, together with the stimulant (200 nM PMA). The plates are incubated at 37° C. for 2 hours and the reaction is stopped by adding 20 μl 1N NaOH per well. The absorbance is read at 610 nm. To calculate the amount of H₂O₂ produced by the macrophages, a standard curve of a H₂O₂ solution of known molarity is performed for each experiment.

The studies described in this example tested activity of agonists or antagonists of the invention. However, one skilled in the art could easily modify the exemplified studies to test the activity of polynucleotides or polypeptides of the invention (e.g., gene therapy).

Example 24 Biological Effects of Agonists or Antagonists of the Invention

Astrocyte and Neuronal Assays

Agonists or antagonists of the invention, expressed in Escherichia coli and purified as described above, can be tested for activity in promoting the survival, neurite outgrowth, or phenotypic differentiation of cortical neuronal cells and for inducing the proliferation of glial fibrillary acidic protein immunopositive cells, astrocytes. The selection of cortical cells for the bioassay is based on the prevalent expression of FGF-1 and FGF-2 in cortical structures and on the previously reported enhancement of cortical neuronal survival resulting from FGF-2 treatment. A thymidine incorporation assay, for example, can be used to elucidate an agonist or antagonist of the invention's activity on these cells.

Moreover, previous reports describing the biological effects of FGF-2 (basic FGF) on cortical or hippocampal neurons in vitro have demonstrated increases in both neuron survival and neurite outgrowth (Walicke et al., “Fibroblast growth factor promotes survival of dissociated hippocampal neurons and enhances neurite extension.” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 83:3012-3016. (1986), assay herein incorporated by reference in its entirety). However, reports from experiments done on PC-12 cells suggest that these two responses are not necessarily synonymous and may depend on not only which FGF is being tested but also on which receptor(s) are expressed on the target cells. Using the primary cortical neuronal culture paradigm, the ability of an agonist or antagonist of the invention to induce neurite outgrowth can be compared to the response achieved with FGF-2 using, for example, a thymidine incorporation assay.

Fibroblast and Endothelial Cell Assays

Human lung fibroblasts are obtained from Clonetics (San Diego, Calif.) and maintained in growth media from Clonetics. Dermal microvascular endothelial cells are obtained from Cell Applications (San Diego, Calif.). For proliferation assays, the human lung fibroblasts and dermal microvascular endothelial cells can be cultured at 5,000 cells/well in a 96-well plate for one day in growth medium. The cells are then incubated for one day in 0.1% BSA basal medium. After replacing the medium with fresh 0.1% BSA medium, the cells are incubated with the test proteins for 3 days. ALAMAR BLUE™ (Alamar Biosciences, Sacramento, Calif.) is added to each well to a final concentration of 10%. The cells are incubated for 4 hr. Cell viability is measured by reading in a CYTOFLUOR™ fluorescence reader. For the PGE₂ assays, the human lung fibroblasts are cultured at 5,000 cells/well in a 96-well plate for one day. After a medium change to 0.1% BSA basal medium, the cells are incubated with FGF-2 or agonists or antagonists of the invention with or without IL-1a for 24 hours. The supernatants are collected and assayed for PGE₂ by EIA kit (Cayman, Ann Arbor, Mich.). For the IL-6 assays, the human lung fibroblasts are cultured at 5,000 cells/well in a 96-well plate for one day. After a medium change to 0.1% BSA basal medium, the cells are incubated with FGF-2 or with or without agonists or antagonists of the invention IL-1α for 24 hours. The supernatants are collected and assayed for IL-6 by ELISA kit (Endogen, Cambridge, Mass.).

Human lung fibroblasts are cultured with FGF-2 or agonists or antagonists of the invention for 3 days in basal medium before the addition of ALAMAR BLUE™ to assess effects on growth of the fibroblasts. FGF-2 should show a stimulation at 10-2500 ng/ml which can be used to compare stimulation with agonists or antagonists of the invention.

Parkinson Models

The loss of motor function in Parkinson's disease is attributed to a deficiency of striatal dopamine resulting from the degeneration of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic projection neurons. An animal model for Parkinson's that has been extensively characterized involves the systemic administration of 1-methyl-4 phenyl 1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP). In the CNS, MPTP is taken-up by astrocytes and catabolized by monoamine oxidase B to 1-methyl-4-phenyl pyridine (MPP⁺) and released. Subsequently, MPP⁺ is actively accumulated in dopaminergic neurons by the high-affinity reuptake transporter for dopamine. MPP⁺ is then concentrated in mitochondria by the electrochemical gradient and selectively inhibits nicotidamide adenine disphosphate: ubiquinone oxidoreductionase (complex I), thereby interfering with electron transport and eventually generating oxygen radicals.

It has been demonstrated in tissue culture paradigms that FGF-2 (basic FGF) has trophic activity towards nigral dopaminergic neurons (Ferrari et al., Dev. Biol. 1989). Recently, Dr. Unsicker's group has demonstrated that administering FGF-2 in gel foam implants in the striatum results in the near complete protection of nigral dopaminergic neurons from the toxicity associated with MPTP exposure (Otto and Unsicker, J. Neuroscience, 1990).

Based on the data with FGF-2, agonists or antagonists of the invention can be evaluated to determine whether it has an action similar to that of FGF-2 in enhancing dopaminergic neuronal survival in vitro and it can also be tested in vivo for protection of dopaminergic neurons in the striatum from the damage associated with MPTP treatment. The potential effect of an agonist or antagonist of the invention is first examined in vitro in a dopaminergic neuronal cell culture paradigm. The cultures are prepared by dissecting the midbrain floor plate from gestation day 14 Wistar rat embryos. The tissue is dissociated with trypsin and seeded at a density of 200,000 cells/cm² on polyorthinine-laminin coated glass coverslips. The cells are maintained in Dulbecco's Modified Eagle's medium and F12 medium containing hormonal supplements (N1). The cultures are fixed with paraformaldehyde after 8 days in vitro and are processed for tyrosine hydroxylase, a specific marker for dopaminergic neurons, immunohistochemical staining. Dissociated cell cultures are prepared from embryonic rats. The culture medium is changed every third day and the factors are also added at that time.

Since the dopaminergic neurons are isolated from animals at gestation day 14, a developmental time which is past the stage when the dopaminergic precursor cells are proliferating, an increase in the number of tyrosine hydroxylase immunopositive neurons would represent an increase in the number of dopaminergic neurons surviving in vitro. Therefore, if an agonist or antagonist of the invention acts to prolong the survival of dopaminergic neurons, it would suggest that the agonist or antagonist may be involved in Parkinson's Disease.

The studies described in this example tested activity of agonists or antagonists of the invention. However, one skilled in the art could easily modify the exemplified studies to test the activity of polynucleotides or polypeptides of the invention (e.g., gene therapy).

Example 25 The Effect of Agonists or Antagonists of the Invention on the Growth of Vascular Endothelial Cells

On day 1, human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) are seeded at 2-5×10⁴ cells/35 mm dish density in M199 medium containing 4% fetal bovine serum (FBS), 16 units/ml heparin, and 50 units/ml endothelial cell growth supplements (ECGS, Biotechnique, Inc.). On day 2, the medium is replaced with M199 containing 10% FBS, 8 units/ml heparin. An agonist or antagonist of the invention, and positive controls, such as VEGF and basic FGF (bFGF) are added, at varying concentrations. On days 4 and 6, the medium is replaced. On day 8, cell number is determined with a Coulter Counter.

An increase in the number of HUVEC cells indicates that the compound of the invention may proliferate vascular endothelial cells, while a decrease in the number of HUVEC cells indicates that the compound of the invention inhibits vascular endothelial cells.

The studies described in this example tested activity of a polypeptide of the invention. However, one skilled in the art could easily modify the exemplified studies to test the activity of polynucleotides (e.g., gene therapy), agonists, and/or antagonists of the invention.

Example 26 Rat Corneal Wound Healing Model

This animal model shows the effect of an agonist or antagonist of the invention on neovascularization. The experimental protocol includes:

a) Making a 1-1.5 mm long incision from the center of cornea into the stromal layer.

b) Inserting a spatula below the lip of the incision facing the outer corner of the eye.

c) Making a pocket (its base is 1-1.5 mm form the edge of the eye).

d) Positioning a pellet, containing 50 ng-5 ug of an agonist or antagonist of the invention, within the pocket.

e) Treatment with an agonist or antagonist of the invention can also be applied topically to the corneal wounds in a dosage range of 20 mg-500 mg (daily treatment for five days).

The studies described in this example tested activity of agonists or antagonists of the invention. However, one skilled in the art could easily modify the exemplified studies to test the activity of polynucleotides or polypeptides of the invention (e.g., gene therapy).

Example 27 Diabetic Mouse and Glucocorticoid-Impaired Wound Healing Models

Diabetic db+/db+ Mouse Model.

To demonstrate that an agonist or antagonist of the invention accelerates the healing process, the genetically diabetic mouse model of wound healing is used. The full thickness wound healing model in the db+/db+ mouse is a well characterized, clinically relevant and reproducible model of impaired wound healing. Healing of the diabetic wound is dependent on formation of granulation tissue and re-epithelialization rather than contraction (Gartner, M. H. et al., J. Surg. Res. 52:389 (1992); Greenhalgh, D. G. et al., Am. J. Pathol. 136:1235 (1990)).

The diabetic animals have many of the characteristic features observed in Type II diabetes mellitus. Homozygous (db+/db+) mice are obese in comparison to their normal heterozygous (db+/+m) littermates. Mutant diabetic (db+/db+) mice have a single autosomal recessive mutation on chromosome 4 (db+) (Coleman et al. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 77:283-293 (1982)). Animals show polyphagia, polydipsia and polyuria. Mutant diabetic mice (db+/db+) have elevated blood glucose, increased or normal insulin levels, and suppressed cell-mediated immunity (Mandel et al., J. Immunol. 120:1375 (1978); Debray-Sachs, M. et al., Clin. Exp. Immunol. 51(1):1-7 (1983); Leiter et al., Am. J. of Pathol. 114:46-55 (1985)). Peripheral neuropathy, myocardial complications, and microvascular lesions, basement membrane thickening and glomerular filtration abnormalities have been described in these animals (Norido, F. et al., Exp. Neurol. 83(2):221-232 (1984); Robertson et al., Diabetes 29(1):60-67 (1980); Giacomelli et al., Lab Invest. 40(4):460-473 (1979); Coleman, D. L., Diabetes 31 (Suppl):1-6 (1982)). These homozygous diabetic mice develop hyperglycemia that is resistant to insulin analogous to human type II diabetes (Mandel et al., J. Immunol. 120:1375-1377 (1978)).

The characteristics observed in these animals suggests that healing in this model may be similar to the healing observed in human diabetes (Greenhalgh, et al., Am. J. of Pathol. 136:1235-1246 (1990)).

Genetically diabetic female C57BL/KsJ (db+/db+) mice and their non-diabetic (db+/+m) heterozygous littermates are used in this study (Jackson Laboratories). The animals are purchased at 6 weeks of age and are 8 weeks old at the beginning of the study. Animals are individually housed and received food and water ad libitum. All manipulations are performed using aseptic techniques. The experiments are conducted according to the rules and guidelines of Human Genome Sciences, Inc. Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee and the Guidelines for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.

Wounding protocol is performed according to previously reported methods (Tsuboi, R. and Rifkin, D. B., J. Exp. Med 172:245-251 (1990)). Briefly, on the day of wounding, animals are anesthetized with an intraperitoneal injection of Avertin (0.01 mg/mL), 2,2,2-tribromoethanol and 2-methyl-2-butanol dissolved in deionized water. The dorsal region of the animal is shaved and the skin washed with 70% ethanol solution and iodine. The surgical area is dried with sterile gauze prior to wounding. An 8 mm full-thickness wound is then created using a Keyes tissue punch. Immediately following wounding, the surrounding skin is gently stretched to eliminate wound expansion. The wounds are left open for the duration of the experiment. Application of the treatment is given topically for 5 consecutive days commencing on the day of wounding. Prior to treatment, wounds are gently cleansed with sterile saline and gauze sponges.

Wounds are visually examined and photographed at a fixed distance at the day of surgery and at two day intervals thereafter. Wound closure is determined by daily measurement on days 1-5 and on day 8. Wounds are measured horizontally and vertically using a calibrated Jameson caliper. Wounds are considered healed if granulation tissue is no longer visible and the wound is covered by a continuous epithelium.

An agonist or antagonist of the invention is administered using at a range different doses, from 4 mg to 500 mg per wound per day for 8 days in vehicle. Vehicle control groups received 50 mL of vehicle solution.

Animals are euthanized on day 8 with an intraperitoneal injection of sodium pentobarbital (300 mg/kg). The wounds and surrounding skin are then harvested for histology and immunohistochemistry. Tissue specimens are placed in 10% neutral buffered formalin in tissue cassettes between biopsy sponges for further processing.

Three groups of 10 animals each (5 diabetic and 5 non-diabetic controls) are evaluated: 1) Vehicle placebo control, 2) untreated group, and 3) treated group.

Wound closure is analyzed by measuring the area in the vertical and horizontal axis and obtaining the total square area of the wound. Contraction is then estimated by establishing the differences between the initial wound area (day 0) and that of post treatment (day 8). The wound area on day 1 is 64 mm², the corresponding size of the dermal punch. Calculations are made using the following formula: [Open area on day 8]−[Open area on day 1]/[Open area on day 1]

Specimens are fixed in 10% buffered formalin and paraffin embedded blocks are sectioned perpendicular to the wound surface (5 mm) and cut using a Reichert-Jung microtome. Routine hematoxylin-eosin (H&E) staining is performed on cross-sections of bisected wounds. Histologic examination of the wounds are used to assess whether the healing process and the morphologic appearance of the repaired skin is altered by treatment with an agonist or antagonist of the invention. This assessment included verification of the presence of cell accumulation, inflammatory cells, capillaries, fibroblasts, re-epithelialization and epidermal maturity (Greenhalgh, D. G. et al., Am. J. Pathol. 136:1235 (1990)). A calibrated lens micrometer is used by a blinded observer.

Tissue sections are also stained immunohistochemically with a polyclonal rabbit anti-human keratin antibody using ABC Elite detection system. Human skin is used as a positive tissue control while non-immune IgG is used as a negative control. Keratinocyte growth is determined by evaluating the extent of reepithelialization of the wound using a calibrated lens micrometer.

Proliferating cell nuclear antigen/cyclin (PCNA) in skin specimens is demonstrated by using anti-PCNA antibody (1:50) with an ABC Elite detection system. Human colon cancer served as a positive tissue control and human brain tissue is used as a negative tissue control. Each specimen included a section with omission of the primary antibody and substitution with non-immune mouse IgG. Ranking of these sections is based on the extent of proliferation on a scale of 0-8, the lower side of the scale reflecting slight proliferation to the higher side reflecting intense proliferation.

Experimental data are analyzed using an unpaired t test. A p value of <0.05 is considered significant.

Steroid Impaired Rat Model

The inhibition of wound healing by steroids has been well documented in various in vitro and in vivo systems (Wahl, Glucocorticoids and Wound healing. In: Anti-Inflammatory Steroid Action: Basic and Clinical Aspects. 280-302 (1989); Wahl et al., J. Immunol. 115: 476-481 (1975); Werb et al., J. Exp. Med. 147:1684-1694 (1978)). Glucocorticoids retard wound healing by inhibiting angiogenesis, decreasing vascular permeability (Ebert et al., An. Intern. Med. 37:701-705 (1952)), fibroblast proliferation, and collagen synthesis (Beck et al., Growth Factors. 5: 295-304 (1991); Haynes et al., J. Clin. Invest. 61: 703-797 (1978)) and producing a transient reduction of circulating monocytes (Haynes et al., J. Clin. Invest. 61: 703-797 (1978); Wahl, “Glucocorticoids and wound healing”, In: Antiinflammatory Steroid Action: Basic and Clinical Aspects, Academic Press, New York, pp. 280-302 (1989)). The systemic administration of steroids to impaired wound healing is a well establish phenomenon in rats (Beck et al., Growth Factors. 5: 295-304 (1991); Haynes et al., J. Clin. Invest. 61: 703-797 (1978); Wahl, “Glucocorticoids and wound healing”, In: Antiinflammatory Steroid Action: Basic and Clinical Aspects, Academic Press, New York, pp. 280-302 (1989); Pierce et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86: 2229-2233 (1989)).

To demonstrate that an agonist or antagonist of the invention can accelerate the healing process, the effects of multiple topical applications of the agonist or antagonist on full thickness excisional skin wounds in rats in which healing has been impaired by the systemic administration of methylprednisolone is assessed.

Young adult male Sprague Dawley rats weighing 250-300 g (Charles River Laboratories) are used in this example. The animals are purchased at 8 weeks of age and are 9 weeks old at the beginning of the study. The healing response of rats is impaired by the systemic administration of methylprednisolone (17 mg/kg/rat intramuscularly) at the time of wounding. Animals are individually housed and received food and water ad libitum. All manipulations are performed using aseptic techniques. This study is conducted according to the rules and guidelines of Human Genome Sciences, Inc. Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee and the Guidelines for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.

The wounding protocol is followed according to section A, above. On the day of wounding, animals are anesthetized with an intramuscular injection of ketamine (50 mg/kg) and xylazine (5 mg/kg). The dorsal region of the animal is shaved and the skin washed with 70% ethanol and iodine solutions. The surgical area is dried with sterile gauze prior to wounding. An 8 mm full-thickness wound is created using a Keyes tissue punch. The wounds are left open for the duration of the experiment. Applications of the testing materials are given topically once a day for 7 consecutive days commencing on the day of wounding and subsequent to methylprednisolone administration. Prior to treatment, wounds are gently cleansed with sterile saline and gauze sponges.

Wounds are visually examined and photographed at a fixed distance at the day of wounding and at the end of treatment. Wound closure is determined by daily measurement on days 1-5 and on day 8. Wounds are measured horizontally and vertically using a calibrated Jameson caliper. Wounds are considered healed if granulation tissue is no longer visible and the wound is covered by a continuous epithelium.

The agonist or antagonist of the invention is administered using at a range different doses, from 4 mg to 500 mg per wound per day for 8 days in vehicle. Vehicle control groups received 50 mL of vehicle solution.

Animals are euthanized on day 8 with an intraperitoneal injection of sodium pentobarbital (300 mg/kg). The wounds and surrounding skin are then harvested for histology. Tissue specimens are placed in 10% neutral buffered formalin in tissue cassettes between biopsy sponges for further processing.

Three groups of 10 animals each (5 with methylprednisolone and 5 without glucocorticoid) are evaluated: 1) Untreated group 2) Vehicle placebo control 3) treated groups.

Wound closure is analyzed by measuring the area in the vertical and horizontal axis and obtaining the total area of the wound. Closure is then estimated by establishing the differences between the initial wound area (day 0) and that of post treatment (day 8). The wound area on day 1 is 64 mm², the corresponding size of the dermal punch. Calculations are made using the following formula: [Open area on day 8]−[Open area on day 1]/[Open area on day 1]

Specimens are fixed in 10% buffered formalin and paraffin embedded blocks are sectioned perpendicular to the wound surface (5 mm) and cut using an Olympus microtome. Routine hematoxylin-eosin (H&E) staining is performed on cross-sections of bisected wounds. Histologic examination of the wounds allows assessment of whether the healing process and the morphologic appearance of the repaired skin is improved by treatment with an agonist or antagonist of the invention. A calibrated lens micrometer is used by a blinded observer to determine the distance of the wound gap.

Experimental data are analyzed using an unpaired t test. A p value of <0.05 is considered significant.

The studies described in this example tested activity of agonists or antagonists of the invention. However, one skilled in the art could easily modify the exemplified studies to test the activity of polynucleotides or polypeptides of the invention (e.g., gene therapy).

Example 28 Lymphadema Animal Model

The purpose of this experimental approach is to create an appropriate and consistent lymphedema model for testing the therapeutic effects of an agonist or antagonist of the invention in lymphangiogenesis and re-establishment of the lymphatic circulatory system in the rat hind limb. Effectiveness is measured by swelling volume of the affected limb, quantification of the amount of lymphatic vasculature, total blood plasma protein, and histopathology. Acute lymphedema is observed for 7-10 days. Perhaps more importantly, the chronic progress of the edema is followed for up to 3-4 weeks.

Prior to beginning surgery, blood sample is drawn for protein concentration analysis. Male rats weighing approximately ˜350 g are dosed with Pentobarbital. Subsequently, the right legs are shaved from knee to hip. The shaved area is swabbed with gauze soaked in 70% EtOH. Blood is drawn for serum total protein testing. Circumference and volumetric measurements are made prior to injecting dye into paws after marking 2 measurement levels (0.5 cm above heel, at mid-pt of dorsal paw). The intradermal dorsum of both right and left paws are injected with 0.05 ml of 1% Evan's Blue. Circumference and volumetric measurements are then made following injection of dye into paws.

Using the knee joint as a landmark, a mid-leg inguinal incision is made circumferentially allowing the femoral vessels to be located. Forceps and hemostats are used to dissect and separate the skin flaps. After locating the femoral vessels, the lymphatic vessel that runs along side and underneath the vessel(s) is located. The main lymphatic vessels in this area are then electrically coagulated or suture ligated.

Using a microscope, muscles in back of the leg (near the semitendinosis and adductors) are bluntly dissected. The popliteal lymph node is then located. The 2 proximal and 2 distal lymphatic vessels and distal blood supply of the popliteal node are then ligated by suturing. The popliteal lymph node, and any accompanying adipose tissue, is then removed by cuffing connective tissues.

Care is taken to control any mild bleeding resulting from this procedure. After lymphatics are occluded, the skin flaps are sealed by using liquid skin (Vetbond) (A J Buck). The separated skin edges are sealed to the underlying muscle tissue while leaving a gap of ˜0.5 cm around the leg. Skin also may be anchored by suturing to underlying muscle when necessary.

To avoid infection, animals are housed individually with mesh (no bedding). Recovering animals are checked daily through the optimal edematous peak, which typically occurred by day 5-7. The plateau edematous peak are then observed. To evaluate the intensity of the lymphedema, the circumference and volumes of 2 designated places on each paw before operation and daily for 7 days are measured. The effect of plasma proteins on lymphedema is determined and whether protein analysis is a useful testing perimeter is also investigated. The weights of both control and edematous limbs are evaluated at 2 places. Analysis is performed in a blind manner.

Circumference Measurements: Under brief gas anesthetic to prevent limb movement, a cloth tape is used to measure limb circumference. Measurements are done at the ankle bone and dorsal paw by 2 different people and those 2 readings are averaged. Readings are taken from both control and edematous limbs.

Volumetric Measurements: On the day of surgery, animals are anesthetized with Pentobarbital and are tested prior to surgery. For daily volumetrics animals are under brief halothane anesthetic (rapid immobilization and quick recovery), and both legs are shaved and equally marked using waterproof marker on legs. Legs are first dipped in water, then dipped into instrument to each marked level then measured by Buxco edema software (Chen/Victor). Data is recorded by one person, while the other is dipping the limb to marked area.

Blood-plasma protein measurements: Blood is drawn, spun, and serum separated prior to surgery and then at conclusion for total protein and Ca2⁺ comparison.

Limb Weight Comparison: After drawing blood, the animal is prepared for tissue collection. The limbs are amputated using a quillitine, then both experimental and control legs are cut at the ligature and weighed. A second weighing is done as the tibio-cacaneal joint is disarticulated and the foot is weighed.

Histological Preparations: The transverse muscle located behind the knee (popliteal) area is dissected and arranged in a metal mold, filled with freezeGel, dipped into cold methylbutane, placed into labeled sample bags at −80EC until sectioning. Upon sectioning, the muscle is observed under fluorescent microscopy for lymphatics.

The studies described in this example tested activity of agonists or antagonists of the invention. However, one skilled in the art could easily modify the exemplified studies to test the activity of polynucleotides or polypeptides of the invention (e.g., gene therapy).

Example 29 Suppression of TNF Alpha-Induced Adhesion Molecule Expression by an Agonist or Antagonist of the Invention

The recruitment of lymphocytes to areas of inflammation and angiogenesis involves specific receptor-ligand interactions between cell surface adhesion molecules (CAMs) on lymphocytes and the vascular endothelium. The adhesion process, in both normal and pathological settings, follows a multi-step cascade that involves intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), and endothelial leukocyte adhesion molecule-1 (E-selectin) expression on endothelial cells (EC). The expression of these molecules and others on the vascular endothelium determines the efficiency with which leukocytes may adhere to the local vasculature and extravasate into the local tissue during the development of an inflammatory response. The local concentration of cytokines and growth factor participate in the modulation of the expression of these CAMs.

Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-a), a potent proinflammatory cytokine, is a stimulator of all three CAMs on endothelial cells and may be involved in a wide variety of inflammatory responses, often resulting in a pathological outcome.

The potential of an agonist or antagonist of the invention to mediate a suppression of TNF-a induced CAM expression can be examined. A modified ELISA assay which uses ECs as a solid phase absorbent is employed to measure the amount of CAM expression on TNF-a treated ECs when co-stimulated with a member of the FGF family of proteins.

To perform the experiment, human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) cultures are obtained from pooled cord harvests and maintained in growth medium (EGM-2; Clonetics, San Diego, Calif.) supplemented with 10% FCS and 1% penicillin/streptomycin in a 37 degree C. humidified incubator containing 5% CO₂. HUVECs are seeded in 96-well plates at concentrations of 1×10⁴ cells/well in EGM medium at 37 degree C. for 18-24 hrs or until confluent. The monolayers are subsequently washed 3 times with a serum-free solution of RPMI-1640 supplemented with 100 U/ml penicillin and 100 mg/ml streptomycin, and treated with a given cytokine and/or growth factor(s) for 24 h at 37 degree C. Following incubation, the cells are then evaluated for CAM expression.

Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial cells (HUVECs) are grown in a standard 96 well plate to confluence. Growth medium is removed from the cells and replaced with 90 ul of 199 Medium (10% FBS). Samples for testing and positive or negative controls are added to the plate in triplicate (in 10 ul volumes). Plates are incubated at 37 degree C. for either 5 h (selectin and integrin expression) or 24 h (integrin expression only). Plates are aspirated to remove medium and 100 μl of 0.1% paraformaldehyde-PBS (with Ca++ and Mg++) is added to each well. Plates are held at 4° C. for 30 min.

Fixative is then removed from the wells and wells are washed 1× with PBS(+Ca,Mg)+0.5% BSA and drained. Do not allow the wells to dry. Add 10 μl of diluted primary antibody to the test and control wells. Anti-ICAM-1-Biotin, Anti-VCAM-1-Biotin and Anti-E-selectin-Biotin are used at a concentration of 10 μg/ml (1:10 dilution of 0.1 mg/ml stock antibody). Cells are incubated at 37° C. for 30 min. in a humidified environment. Wells are washed X3 with PBS(+Ca,Mg)+0.5% BSA.

Then add 20 μl of diluted EXTRAVIDIN™-Alkaline Phosphotase (1:5,000 dilution) to each well and incubated at 37° C. for 30 min. Wells are washed X3 with PBS(+Ca,Mg)+0.5% BSA. 1 tablet of p-Nitrophenol Phosphate pNPP is dissolved in 5 ml of glycine buffer (pH 10.4). 100 μl of pNPP substrate in glycine buffer is added to each test well. Standard wells in triplicate are prepared from the working dilution of the EXTRAVIDIN™-Alkaline Phosphotase in glycine buffer: 1:5,000 (10⁰)>10^(−0.05)>10^(−1>10) ^(−1.5).5 μl of each dilution is added to triplicate wells and the resulting AP content in each well is 5.50 ng, 1.74 ng, 0.55 ng, 0.18 ng. 100 μl of pNNP reagent must then be added to each of the standard wells. The plate must be incubated at 37° C. for 4 h. A volume of 50 μl of 3M NaOH is added to all wells. The results are quantified on a plate reader at 405 nm. The background subtraction option is used on blank wells filled with glycine buffer only. The template is set up to indicate the concentration of AP-conjugate in each standard well [5.50 ng; 1.74 ng; 0.55 ng; 0.18 ng]. Results are indicated as amount of bound AP-conjugate in each sample.

The studies described in this example tested activity of agonists or antagonists of the invention. However, one skilled in the art could easily modify the exemplified studies to test the activity of polynucleotides or polypeptides of the invention (e.g., gene therapy).

Example 30 Production of Polypeptide of the Invention for High-Throughput Screening Assays

The following protocol produces a supernatant containing polypeptide of the present invention to be tested. This supernatant can then be used in the Screening Assays described in Examples 32-41.

First, dilute Poly-D-Lysine (644 587 Boehringer-Mannheim) stock solution (1 mg/ml in PBS) 1:20 in PBS (w/o calcium or magnesium 17-516F Biowhittaker) for a working solution of 50 ug/ml. Add 200 ul of this solution to each well (24 well plates) and incubate at RT for 20 minutes. Be sure to distribute the solution over each well (note: a 12-channel pipetter may be used with tips on every other channel). Aspirate off the Poly-D-Lysine solution and rinse with 1 ml PBS (Phosphate Buffered Saline). The PBS should remain in the well until just prior to plating the cells and plates may be poly-lysine coated in advance for up to two weeks.

Plate 293T cells (do not carry cells past P+20) at 2×10⁵ cells/well in 0.5 ml DMEM (Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium)(with 4.5 G/L glucose and L-glutamine (12-604F Biowhittaker))/10% heat inactivated FBS (14-503F Biowhittaker)/1× Penstrep(17-602E Biowhittaker). Let the cells grow overnight.

The next day, mix together in a sterile solution basin: 300 ul Lipofectamine (18324-012 Gibco/BRL) and 5 ml Optimem I (31985070 Gibco/BRL)/96-well plate. With a small volume multi-channel pipetter, aliquot approximately 2 ug of an expression vector containing a polynucleotide insert, produced by the methods described in Examples 8-10, into an appropriately labeled 96-well round bottom plate. With a multi-channel pipetter, add 50 ul of the Lipofectamine/Optimem I mixture to each well. Pipette up and down gently to mix. Incubate at RT 15-45 minutes. After about 20 minutes, use a multi-channel pipetter to add 150 ul Optimem I to each well. As a control, one plate of vector DNA lacking an insert should be transfected with each set of transfections.

Preferably, the transfection should be performed by tag-teaming the following tasks. By tag-teaming, hands on time is cut in half, and the cells do not spend too much time on PBS. First, person A aspirates off the media from four 24-well plates of cells, and then person B rinses each well with 0.5-1 ml PBS. Person A then aspirates off PBS rinse, and person B, using a 12-channel pipetter with tips on every other channel, adds the 200 ul of DNA/Lipofectamine/Optimem I complex to the odd wells first, then to the even wells, to each row on the 24-well plates. Incubate at 37 degree C. for 6 hours.

While cells are incubating, prepare appropriate media, either 1% BSA in DMEM with 1× penstrep, or HGS CHO-5 media (116.6 mg/L of CaCl2 (anhyd); 0.00130 mg/L CuSO₄-5H₂O; 0.050 mg/L of Fe(NO₃)₃-9H₂O; 0.417 mg/L of FeSO₄-7H₂O; 311.80 mg/L of Kcl; 28.64 mg/L of MgCl₂; 48.84 mg/L of MgSO₄; 6995.50 mg/L of NaCl; 2400.0 mg/L of NaHCO₃; 62.50 mg/L of NaH₂PO₄—H₂0; 71.02 mg/L of Na₂HPO4; 0.4320 mg/L of ZnSO₄-7H₂O; 0.002 mg/L of Arachidonic Acid; 1.022 mg/L of Cholesterol; 0.070 mg/L of DL-alpha-Tocopherol-Acetate; 0.0520 mg/L of Linoleic Acid; 0.010 mg/L of Linolenic Acid; 0.010 mg/L of Myristic Acid; 0.010 mg/L of Oleic Acid; 0.010 mg/L of Palmitric Acid; 0.010 mg/L of Palmitic Acid; 100 mg/L of Pluronic F-68; 0.010 mg/L of Stearic Acid; 2.20 mg/L of Tween 80; 4551 mg/L of D-Glucose; 130.85 mg/ml of L-Alanine; 147.50 mg/ml of L-Arginine-HCL; 7.50 mg/ml of L-Asparagine-H₂0; 6.65 mg/ml of L-Aspartic Acid; 29.56 mg/ml of L-Cystine-2HCL-H₂O; 31.29 mg/ml of L-Cystine-2HCL; 7.35 mg/ml of L-Glutamic Acid; 365.0 mg/ml of L-Glutamine; 18.75 mg/ml of Glycine; 52.48 mg/ml of L-Histidine-HCL-H₂0; 106.97 mg/ml of L-Isoleucine; 111.45 mg/ml of L-Leucine; 163.75 mg/ml of L-Lysine HCL; 32.34 mg/ml of L-Methionine; 68.48 mg/ml of L-Phenylalainine; 40.0 mg/ml of L-Proline; 26.25 mg/ml of L-Serine; 101.05 mg/ml of L-Threonine; 19.22 mg/ml of L-Tryptophan; 91.79 mg/ml of L-Tryrosine-2Na-2H₂0; and 99.65 mg/ml of L-Valine; 0.0035 mg/L of Biotin; 3.24 mg/L of D-Ca Pantothenate; 11.78 mg/L of Choline Chloride; 4.65 mg/L of Folic Acid; 15.60 mg/L of i-Inositol; 3.02 mg/L of Niacinamide; 3.00 mg/L of Pyridoxal HCL; 0.031 mg/L of Pyridoxine HCL; 0.319 mg/L of Riboflavin; 3.17 mg/L of Thiamine HCL; 0.365 mg/L of Thymidine; 0.680 mg/L of Vitamin B₁₂; 25 mM of HEPES Buffer; 2.39 mg/L of Na Hypoxanthine; 0.105 mg/L of Lipoic Acid; 0.081 mg/L of Sodium Putrescine-2HCL; 55.0 mg/L of Sodium Pyruvate; 0.0067 mg/L of Sodium Selenite; 20 uM of Ethanolamine; 0.122 mg/L of Ferric Citrate; 41.70 mg/L of Methyl-B-Cyclodextrin complexed with Linoleic Acid; 33.33 mg/L of Methyl-B-Cyclodextrin complexed with Oleic Acid; 10 mg/L of Methyl-B-Cyclodextrin complexed with Retinal Acetate. Adjust osmolarity to 327 mOsm) with 2 mm glutamine and 1× penstrep. (BSA (81-068-3 Bayer) 100 gm dissolved in IL DMEM for a 10% BSA stock solution). Filter the media and collect 50 ul for endotoxin assay in 15 ml polystyrene conical.

The transfection reaction is terminated, preferably by tag-teaming, at the end of the incubation period. Person A aspirates off the transfection media, while person B adds 1.5 ml appropriate media to each well. Incubate at 37 degree C. for 45 or 72 hours depending on the media used: 1% BSA for 45 hours or CHO-5 for 72 hours.

On day four, using a 300 ul multichannel pipetter, aliquot 600 ul in one 1 ml deep well plate and the remaining supernatant into a 2 ml deep well. The supernatants from each well can then be used in the assays described in Examples 32-39.

It is specifically understood that when activity is obtained in any of the assays described below using a supernatant, the activity originates from either the polypeptide of the present invention directly (e.g., as a secreted protein) or by polypeptide of the present invention inducing expression of other proteins, which are then secreted into the supernatant. Thus, the invention further provides a method of identifying the protein in the supernatant characterized by an activity in a particular assay.

Example 31 Construction of GAS Reporter Construct

One signal transduction pathway involved in the differentiation and proliferation of cells is called the Jaks-STATs pathway. Activated proteins in the Jaks-STATs pathway bind to gamma activation site “GAS” elements or interferon-sensitive responsive element (“ISRE”), located in the promoter of many genes. The binding of a protein to these elements alter the expression of the associated gene.

GAS and ISRE elements are recognized by a class of transcription factors called Signal Transducers and Activators of Transcription, or “STATs.” There are six members of the STATs family. Stat1 and Stat3 are present in many cell types, as is Stat2 (as response to IFN-alpha is widespread). Stat4 is more restricted and is not in many cell types though it has been found in T helper class I, cells after treatment with IL-12. Stat5 was originally called mammary growth factor, but has been found at higher concentrations in other cells including myeloid cells. It can be activated in tissue culture cells by many cytokines.

The STATs are activated to translocate from the cytoplasm to the nucleus upon tyrosine phosphorylation by a set of kinases known as the Janus Kinase (“Jaks”) family. Jaks represent a distinct family of soluble tyrosine kinases and include Tyk2, Jak1, Jak2, and Jak3. These kinases display significant sequence similarity and are generally catalytically inactive in resting cells.

The Jaks are activated by a wide range of receptors summarized in the Table below. (Adapted from review by Schidler and Darnell, Ann. Rev. Biochem. 64:621-51 (1995)). A cytokine receptor family, capable of activating Jaks, is divided into two groups: (a) Class 1 includes receptors for IL-2, IL-3, IL-4, IL-6, IL-7, IL-9, IL-11, IL-12, IL-15, Epo, PRL, GH, G-CSF, GM-CSF, LIF, CNTF, and thrombopoietin; and (b) Class 2 includes IFN-a, IFN-g, and IL-10. The Class 1 receptors share a conserved cysteine motif (a set of four conserved cysteines and one tryptophan) and a WSXWS motif (a membrane proximal region encoding Trp-Ser-Xaa-Trp-Ser (SEQ ID NO: 2)).

Thus, on binding of a ligand to a receptor, Jaks are activated, which in turn activate STATs, which then translocate and bind to GAS elements. This entire process is encompassed in the Jaks-STATs signal transduction pathway. Therefore, activation of the Jaks-STATs pathway, reflected by the binding of the GAS or the ISRE element, can be used to indicate proteins involved in the proliferation and differentiation of cells. For example, growth factors and cytokines are known to activate the Jaks-STATs pathway (See Table below). Thus, by using GAS elements linked to reporter molecules, activators of the Jaks-STATs pathway can be identified.

JAKs Ligand tyk2 Jak1 Jak2 Jak3 STATS GAS(elements) or ISRE IFN family IFN-a/B + + − − 1, 2, 3 ISRE IFN-g + + − 1 GAS (IRF1 > Lys6 > IFP) Il-10 + ? ? − 1, 3 gp130 family IL-6 (Pleiotropic) + + + ? 1, 3 GAS (IRF1 > Lys6 > IFP) Il-11 (Pleiotropic) ? + ? ? 1, 3 OnM (Pleiotropic) ? + + ? 1, 3 LIF (Pleiotropic) ? + + ? 1, 3 CNTF (Pleiotropic) −/+ + + ? 1, 3 G-CSF (Pleiotropic) ? + ? ? 1, 3 IL-12 (Pleiotropic) + − + + 1, 3 g-C family IL-2 (lymphocytes) − + − + 1, 3, 5 GAS IL-4 (lymph/myeloid) − + − + 6 GAS (IRF1 = IFP >> Ly6)(IgH) IL-7 (lymphocytes) − + − + 5 GAS IL-9 (lymphocytes) − + − + 5 GAS IL-13 (lymphocyte) − + ? ? 6 GAS IL-15 ? + ? + 5 GAS gp140 family IL-3 (myeloid) − − + − 5 GAS (IRF1 > IFP >> Ly6) IL-5 (myeloid) − − + − 5 GAS GM-CSF (myeloid) − − + − 5 GAS Growth hormone family GH ? − + − 5 PRL ? +/− + − 1, 3, 5 EPO ? − + − 5 GAS(B-CAS > IRF1 = IFP >> Ly6) Receptor Tyrosine Kinases EGF ? + + − 1, 3 GAS (IRF1) PDGF ? + + − 1, 3 CSF-1 ? + + − 1, 3 GAS (not IRF1)

To construct a synthetic GAS containing promoter element, which is used in the Biological Assays described in Examples 32-33, a PCR based strategy is employed to generate a GAS-SV40 promoter sequence. The 5′ primer contains four tandem copies of the GAS binding site found in the IRF1 promoter and previously demonstrated to bind STATs upon induction with a range of cytokines (Rothman et al., Immunity 1:457-468 (1994).), although other GAS or ISRE elements can be used instead. The 5′ primer also contains 18 bp of sequence complementary to the SV40 early promoter sequence and is flanked with an XhoI site. The sequence of the 5′ primer is:

(SEQ ID NO:3) 5′:GCGCCTCGAGATTTCCCCGAAATCTAGATTTCCCCGAAATGATTTCCC CGAAATGATTTCCCCGAAATATCTGCCATCTCAATTAG:3′

The downstream primer is complementary to the SV40 promoter and is flanked with a Hind III site: 5′:GCGGCAAGCTTTTTGCAAAGCCTAGGC:3′ (SEQ ID NO: 4)

PCR amplification is performed using the SV40 promoter template present in the B-gal:promoter plasmid obtained from CLONTECH™. The resulting PCR fragment is digested with XhoI/Hind III and subcloned into BLSK2-. (Stratagene.) Sequencing with forward and reverse primers confirms that the insert contains the following sequence:

(SEQ ID NO:5) 5′:CTCGAGATTTCCCCGAAATCTAGATTTCCCCGAAATGATTTCCCCGAA ATGATTTCCCCGAAATATCTGCCATCTCAATTAGTCAGCAACCATAGTCCC GCCCCTAACTCCGCCCATCCCGCCCCTAACTCCGCCCAGTTCCGCCCATTC TCCGCCCCATGGCTGACTAATTTTTTTTATTTATGCAGAGGCCGAGGCCGC CTCGGCCTCTGAGCTATTCCAGAAGTAGTGAGGAGGCTTTTTTGGAGGCCT AGGCTTTTGCAAAAAGCTT:3′

With this GAS promoter element linked to the SV40 promoter, a GAS:SEAP2 reporter construct is next engineered. Here, the reporter molecule is a secreted alkaline phosphatase, or “SEAP.” Clearly, however, any reporter molecule can be instead of SEAP, in this or in any of the other Examples. Well known reporter molecules that can be used instead of SEAP include chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT), luciferase, alkaline phosphatase, B-galactosidase, green fluorescent protein (GFP), or any protein detectable by an antibody.

The above sequence confirmed synthetic GAS-SV40 promoter element is subcloned into the pSEAP-Promoter vector obtained from CLONTECH™ using HindIII and XhoI, effectively replacing the SV40 promoter with the amplified GAS:SV40 promoter element, to create the GAS-SEAP vector. However, this vector does not contain a neomycin resistance gene, and therefore, is not preferred for mammalian expression systems.

Thus, in order to generate mammalian stable cell lines expressing the GAS-SEAP reporter, the GAS-SEAP cassette is removed from the GAS-SEAP vector using SalI and NotI, and inserted into a backbone vector containing the neomycin resistance gene, such as pGFP-1 (CLONTECH™), using these restriction sites in the multiple cloning site, to create the GAS-SEAP/Neo vector. Once this vector is transfected into mammalian cells, this vector can then be used as a reporter molecule for GAS binding as described in Examples 32-33.

Other constructs can be made using the above description and replacing GAS with a different promoter sequence. For example, construction of reporter molecules containing EGR and NF-KB promoter sequences are described in Examples 34 and 35. However, many other promoters can be substituted using the protocols described in these Examples. For instance, SRE, IL-2, NFAT, or Osteocalcin promoters can be substituted, alone or in combination (e.g., GAS/NF-KB/EGR, GAS/NF-KB, Il-2/NFAT, or NP-KB/GAS). Similarly, other cell lines can be used to test reporter construct activity, such as HELA (epithelial), HLTVEC (endothelial), Reh (B-cell), Saos-2 (osteoblast), HUVAC (aortic), or Cardiomyocyte.

Example 32 High-Throughput Screening Assay for T-Cell Activity

The following protocol is used to assess T-cell activity by identifying factors, and determining whether supernate containing a polypeptide of the invention proliferates and/or differentiates T-cells. T-cell activity is assessed using the GAS/SEAP/Neo construct produced in Example 31. Thus, factors that increase SEAP activity indicate the ability to activate the Jaks-STATS signal transduction pathway. The T-cell used in this assay is Jurkat T-cells (ATCC™ Accession No. TIB-152), although Molt-3 cells (ATCC™ Accession No. CRL-1552) and Molt-4 cells (ATCC™ Accession No. CRL-1582) cells can also be used.

Jurkat T-cells are lymphoblastic CD4+ Th1 helper cells. In order to generate stable cell lines, approximately 2 million Jurkat cells are transfected with the GAS-SEAP/neo vector using DMRIE-C (Life Technologies)(transfection procedure described below). The transfected cells are seeded to a density of approximately 20,000 cells per well and transfectants resistant to 1 mg/ml genticin selected. Resistant colonies are expanded and then tested for their response to increasing concentrations of interferon gamma. The dose response of a selected clone is demonstrated.

Specifically, the following protocol will yield sufficient cells for 75 wells containing 200 ul of cells. Thus, it is either scaled up, or performed in multiple to generate sufficient cells for multiple 96 well plates. Jurkat cells are maintained in RPMI+10% serum with 1% Pen-Strep. Combine 2.5 mls of OPTI-MEM™ (Life Technologies) with 10 ug of plasmid DNA in a T25 flask. Add 2.5 ml OPTI-MEM™ containing 50 ul of DMRIE-C and incubate at room temperature for 15-45 mins.

During the incubation period, count cell concentration, spin down the required number of cells (10⁷ per transfection), and resuspend in OPTI-MEM™ to a final concentration of 10⁷ cells/ml. Then add 1 ml of 1×10⁷ cells in OPTI-MEM™ to T25 flask and incubate at 37 degree C. for 6 hrs. After the incubation, add 10 ml of RPMI+15% serum.

The Jurkat:GAS-SEAP stable reporter lines are maintained in RPMI+10% serum, 1 mg/ml Genticin, and 1% Pen-Strep. These cells are treated with supernatants containing polypeptide of the present invention or polypeptide of the present invention induced polypeptides as produced by the protocol described in Example 30.

On the day of treatment with the supernatant, the cells should be washed and resuspended in fresh RPMI+10% serum to a density of 500,000 cells per ml. The exact number of cells required will depend on the number of supernatants being screened. For one 96 well plate, approximately 10 million cells (for 10 plates, 100 million cells) are required.

Transfer the cells to a triangular reservoir boat, in order to dispense the cells into a 96 well dish, using a 12 channel pipette. Using a 12 channel pipette, transfer 200 ul of cells into each well (therefore adding 100,000 cells per well).

After all the plates have been seeded, 50 ul of the supernatants are transferred directly from the 96 well plate containing the supernatants into each well using a 12 channel pipette. In addition, a dose of exogenous interferon gamma (0.1, 1.0, 10 ng) is added to wells H9, H10, and H11 to serve as additional positive controls for the assay.

The 96 well dishes containing Jurkat cells treated with supernatants are placed in an incubator for 48 hrs (note: this time is variable between 48-72 hrs). 35 ul samples from each well are then transferred to an opaque 96 well plate using a 12 channel pipette. The opaque plates should be covered (using sellophene covers) and stored at −20 degree C. until SEAP assays are performed according to Example 36. The plates containing the remaining treated cells are placed at 4 degree C. and serve as a source of material for repeating the assay on a specific well if desired.

As a positive control, 100 Unit/ml interferon gamma can be used which is known to activate Jurkat T cells. Over 30 fold induction is typically observed in the positive control wells.

The above protocol may be used in the generation of both transient, as well as, stable transfected cells, which would be apparent to those of skill in the art.

Example 33 High-Throughput Screening Assay Identifying Myeloid Activity

The following protocol is used to assess myeloid activity of polypeptide of the present invention by determining whether polypeptide of the present invention proliferates and/or differentiates myeloid cells. Myeloid cell activity is assessed using the GAS/SEAP/Neo construct produced in Example 31. Thus, factors that increase SEAP activity indicate the ability to activate the Jaks-STATS signal transduction pathway. The myeloid cell used in this assay is U937, a pre-monocyte cell line, although TF-1, HL60, or KG1 can be used.

To transiently transfect U937 cells with the GAS/SEAP/Neo construct produced in Example 31, a DEAE-Dextran method (Kharbanda et. al., 1994, Cell Growth & Differentiation, 5:259-265) is used. First, harvest 2×10⁷ U937 cells and wash with PBS. The U937 cells are usually grown in RPMI 1640 medium containing 10% heat-inactivated fetal bovine serum (FBS) supplemented with 100 units/ml penicillin and 100 mg/ml streptomycin.

Next, suspend the cells in 1 ml of 20 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.4) buffer containing 0.5 mg/ml DEAE-Dextran, 8 ug GAS-SEAP2 plasmid DNA, 140 mM NaCl, 5 mM KCl, 375 uM Na₂HPO₄.7H₂O, 1 mM MgCl₂, and 675 uM CaCl₂. Incubate at 37 degrees C. for 45 min.

Wash the cells with RPMI 1640 medium containing 10% FBS and then resuspend in 10 ml complete medium and incubate at 37 degree C. for 36 hr.

The GAS-SEAP/U937 stable cells are obtained by growing the cells in 400 ug/ml G418. The G418-free medium is used for routine growth but every one to two months, the cells should be re-grown in 400 ug/ml G418 for couple of passages.

These cells are tested by harvesting 1×10⁸ cells (this is enough for ten 96-well plates assay) and wash with PBS. Suspend the cells in 200 ml above described growth medium, with a final density of 5×10⁵ cells/ml. Plate 200 ul cells per well in the 96-well plate (or 1×10⁵ cells/well).

Add 50 ul of the supernatant prepared by the protocol described in Example 30. Incubate at 37 degree C. for 48 to 72 hr. As a positive control, 100 Unit/ml interferon gamma can be used which is known to activate U937 cells. Over 30 fold induction is typically observed in the positive control wells. SEAP assay the supernatant according to the protocol described in Example 36.

Example 34 High-Throughput Screening Assay Identifying Neuronal Activity

When cells undergo differentiation and proliferation, a group of genes are activated through many different signal transduction pathways. One of these genes, EGRL (early growth response gene 1), is induced in various tissues and cell types upon activation. The promoter of EGRL is responsible for such induction. Using the EGRL promoter linked to reporter molecules, activation of cells can be assessed by polypeptide of the present invention.

Particularly, the following protocol is used to assess neuronal activity in PC12 cell lines. PC12 cells (rat phenochromocytoma cells) are known to proliferate and/or differentiate by activation with a number of mitogens, such as TPA (tetradecanoyl phorbol acetate), NGF (nerve growth factor), and EGF (epidermal growth factor). The EGR1 gene expression is activated during this treatment. Thus, by stably transfecting PC12 cells with a construct containing an EGR promoter linked to SEAP reporter, activation of PC12 cells by polypeptide of the present invention can be assessed.

The EGR/SEAP reporter construct can be assembled by the following protocol. The EGR-1 promoter sequence (−633 to +1)(Sakamoto K et al., Oncogene 6:867-871 (1991)) can be PCR amplified from human genomic DNA using the following primers:

(SEQ ID NO:6) 5′ GCGCTCGAGGGATGACAGCGATAGAACCCCGG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:7) 5′ GCGAAGCTTCGCGACTCCCCGGATCCGCCTC-3′

Using the GAS:SEAP/Neo vector produced in Example 31, EGR1 amplified product can then be inserted into this vector. Linearize the GAS:SEAP/Neo vector using restriction enzymes XhoI/HindIII, removing the GAS/SV40 stuffer. Restrict the EGR1 amplified product with these same enzymes. Ligate the vector and the EGR1 promoter.

To prepare 96 well-plates for cell culture, two mls of a coating solution (1:30 dilution of collagen type I (Upstate Biotech Inc. Cat#08-115) in 30% ethanol (filter sterilized)) is added per one 10 cm plate or 50 ml per well of the 96-well plate, and allowed to air dry for 2 hr.

PC12 cells are routinely grown in RPMI-1640 medium (Bio Whittaker) containing 10% horse serum (JRH BIOSCIENCES, Cat. # 12449-78P), 5% heat-inactivated fetal bovine serum (FBS) supplemented with 100 units/ml penicillin and 100 ug/ml streptomycin on a precoated 10 cm tissue culture dish. One to four split is done every three to four days. Cells are removed from the plates by scraping and resuspended with pipetting up and down for more than 15 times.

Transfect the EGR/SEAP/Neo construct into PC12 using the Lipofectamine protocol described in Example 30. EGR-SEAP/PC12 stable cells are obtained by growing the cells in 300 ug/ml G418. The G418-free medium is used for routine growth but every one to two months, the cells should be re-grown in 300 ug/ml G418 for couple of passages.

To assay for neuronal activity, a 10 cm plate with cells around 70 to 80% confluent is screened by removing the old medium. Wash the cells once with PBS (Phosphate buffered saline). Then starve the cells in low serum medium (RPMI-1640 containing 1% horse serum and 0.5% FBS with antibiotics) overnight.

The next morning, remove the medium and wash the cells with PBS. Scrape off the cells from the plate, suspend the cells well in 2 ml low serum medium. Count the cell number and add more low serum medium to reach final cell density as 5×10⁵ cells/ml.

Add 200 ul of the cell suspension to each well of 96-well plate (equivalent to 1×10⁵ cells/well). Add 50 ul supernatant produced by Example 30, 37 degree C. for 48 to 72 hr. As a positive control, a growth factor known to activate PC12 cells through EGR can be used, such as 50 ng/ul of Neuronal Growth Factor (NGF). Over fifty-fold induction of SEAP is typically seen in the positive control wells. SEAP assay the supernatant according to Example 36.

Example 35 High-Throughput Screening Assay for T-Cell Activity

NF-KB (Nuclear Factor KB) is a transcription factor activated by a wide variety of agents including the inflammatory cytokines IL-1 and TNF, CD30 and CD40, lymphotoxin-alpha and lymphotoxin-beta, by exposure to LPS or thrombin, and by expression of certain viral gene products. As a transcription factor, NF-KB regulates the expression of genes involved in immune cell activation, control of apoptosis (NF-B appears to shield cells from apoptosis), B and T-cell development, anti-viral and antimicrobial responses, and multiple stress responses.

In non-stimulated conditions, NF-KB is retained in the cytoplasm with I-KB (Inhibitor KB). However, upon stimulation, I-KB is phosphorylated and degraded, causing NF-KB to shuttle to the nucleus, thereby activating transcription of target genes. Target genes activated by NF-KB include IL-2, IL-6, GM-CSF, ICAM-1 and class I MHC.

Due to its central role and ability to respond to a range of stimuli, reporter constructs utilizing the NF-KB promoter element are used to screen the supernatants produced in Example 30. Activators or inhibitors of NF-KB would be useful in treating, preventing, and/or diagnosing diseases. For example, inhibitors of NF-KB could be used to treat those diseases related to the acute or chronic activation of NF-KB, such as rheumatoid arthritis.

To construct a vector containing the NF-KB promoter element, a PCR based strategy is employed. The upstream primer contains four tandem copies of the NF-KB binding site (GGGGACTTTCCC) (SEQ ID NO: 8), 18 bp of sequence complementary to the 5′ end of the SV40 early promoter sequence, and is flanked with an XhoI site:

5′:GCGGCCTCGAGGGGACTTTCCCGGGGACTTTCCGGGGACTTTCCGGGA CTTTCCATCCTGCCATCTCAATTAG:3′ (SEQ ID NO:9)

The downstream primer is complementary to the 3′ end of the SV40 promoter and is flanked with a Hind III site:

5′:GCGGCAAGCTTTTTGCAAAGCCTAGGC:3′(SEQ ID NO.4)

PCR amplification is performed using the SV40 promoter template present in the pB-gal:promoter plasmid obtained from CLONTECH™. The resulting PCR fragment is digested with XhoI and Hind III and subcloned into BLSK2-. (Stratagene) Sequencing with the T7 and T3 primers confirms the insert contains the following sequence:

5′:CTCGAGGGGACTTTCCCGGGGACTTTCCGGGGACTTTCCGGGACTTTC CATCTGCCATCTCAATTAGTCAGCAACCATAGTCCCGCCCCTAACTCCGCC CATCCCGCCCCTAACTCCGCCCAGTTCCGCCCATTCTCCGCCCCATGGCTG ACTAATTTTTTTTATTTATGCAGAGGCCGAGGCCGCCTCGGCCTCTGAGCT ATTCCAGAAGTAGTGAGGAGGCTTTTTTGGAGGCCTAGGCTTTTGCAAAAA GCTT:3′ (SEQ ID NO:10)

Next, replace the SV40 minimal promoter element present in the pSEAP2-promoter plasmid (CLONTECH™) with this NF-KB/SV40 fragment using XhoI and HindIII. However, this vector does not contain a neomycin resistance gene, and therefore, is not preferred for mammalian expression systems.

In order to generate stable mammalian cell lines, the NF-KB/SV40/SEAP cassette is removed from the above NF-KB/SEAP vector using restriction enzymes SalI and NotI, and inserted into a vector containing neomycin resistance. Particularly, the NF-KB/SV40/SEAP cassette was inserted into pGFP-1 (CLONTECH™), replacing the GFP gene, after restricting pGFP-1 with SalI and NotI.

Once NF-KB/SV40/SEAP/Neo vector is created, stable Jurkat T-cells are created and maintained according to the protocol described in Example 32. Similarly, the method for assaying supernatants with these stable Jurkat T-cells is also described in Example 32. As a positive control, exogenous TNF alpha (0.1, 1, 10 ng) is added to wells H9, H10, and H11, with a 5-10 fold activation typically observed.

Example 36 Assay for SEAP Activity

As a reporter molecule for the assays described in Examples 32-35, SEAP activity is assayed using the Tropix Phospho-light Kit (Cat. BP-400) according to the following general procedure. The Tropix Phospho-light Kit supplies the Dilution, Assay, and Reaction Buffers used below.

Prime a dispenser with the 2.5× Dilution Buffer and dispense 15 ul of 2.5× dilution buffer into Optiplates containing 35 ul of a supernatant. Seal the plates with a plastic sealer and incubate at 65 degree C. for 30 min. Separate the Optiplates to avoid uneven heating.

Cool the samples to room temperature for 15 minutes. Empty the dispenser and prime with the Assay Buffer. Add 50 ml Assay Buffer and incubate at room temperature 5 min. Empty the dispenser and prime with the Reaction Buffer (see the Table below). Add 50 ul Reaction Buffer and incubate at room temperature for 20 minutes. Since the intensity of the chemiluminescent signal is time dependent, and it takes about 10 minutes to read 5 plates on a luminometer, thus one should treat 5 plates at each time and start the second set 10 minutes later.

Read the relative light unit in the luminometer. Set H12 as blank, and print the results. An increase in chemiluminescence indicates reporter activity.

Reaction Buffer Formulation: # of plates Rxn buffer diluent (ml) CSPD (ml) 10  60 3 11  65 3.25 12  70 3.5 13  75 3.75 14  80 4 15  85 4.25 16  90 4.5 17  95 4.75 18 100 5 19 105 5.25 20 110 5.5 21 115 5.75 22 120 6 23 125 6.25 24 130 6.5 25 135 6.75 26 140 7 27 145 7.25 28 150 7.5 29 155 7.75 30 160 8 31 165 8.25 32 170 8.5 33 175 8.75 34 180 9 35 185 9.25 36 190 9.5 37 195 9.75 38 200 10 39 205 10.25 40 210 10.5 41 215 10.75 42 220 11 43 225 11.25 44 230 11.5 45 235 11.75 46 240 12 47 245 12.25 48 250 12.5 49 255 12.75 50 260 13

High-Throughput Screening Assay Identifying Changes in Small Molecule Concentration and Membrane Permeability

Binding of a ligand to a receptor is known to alter intracellular levels of small molecules, such as calcium, potassium, sodium, and pH, as well as alter membrane potential. These alterations can be measured in an assay to identify supernatants which bind to receptors of a particular cell. Although the following protocol describes an assay for calcium, this protocol can easily be modified to detect changes in potassium, sodium, pH, membrane potential, or any other small molecule which is detectable by a fluorescent probe.

The following assay uses Fluorometric Imaging Plate Reader (“FLIPR”) to measure changes in fluorescent molecules (Molecular Probes) that bind small molecules. Clearly, any fluorescent molecule detecting a small molecule can be used instead of the calcium fluorescent molecule, fluo-4 (Molecular Probes, Inc.; catalog no. F-14202), used here.

For adherent cells, seed the cells at 10,000-20,000 cells/well in a Co-star black 96-well plate with clear bottom. The plate is incubated in a CO₂ incubator for 20 hours. The adherent cells are washed two times in Biotek washer with 200 ul of HBSS (Hank's Balanced Salt Solution) leaving 100 ul of buffer after the final wash.

A stock solution of 1 mg/ml fluo-4 is made in 10% pluronic acid DMSO. To load the cells with fluo-4, 50 ul of 12 ug/ml fluo-4 is added to each well. The plate is incubated at 37 degrees C. in a CO₂ incubator for 60 min. The plate is washed four times in the Biotek washer with HBSS leaving 100 ul of buffer.

For non-adherent cells, the cells are spun down from culture media. Cells are re-suspended to 2-5×10⁶ cells/ml with HBSS in a 50-ml conical tube. 4 ul of 1 mg/ml fluo-4 solution in 10% pluronic acid DMSO is added to each ml of cell suspension. The tube is then placed in a 37 degrees C. water bath for 30-60 min. The cells are washed twice with HBSS, resuspended to 1×10⁶ cells/ml, and dispensed into a microplate, 100 ul/well. The plate is centrifuged at 1000 rpm for 5 min. The plate is then washed once in Denley Cell Wash with 200 ul, followed by an aspiration step to 100 ul final volume.

For a non-cell based assay, each well contains a fluorescent molecule, such as fluo-4. The supernatant is added to the well, and a change in fluorescence is detected.

To measure the fluorescence of intracellular calcium, the FLIPR is set for the following parameters: (1) System gain is 300-800 mW; (2) Exposure time is 0.4 second; (3) Camera F/stop is F/2; (4) Excitation is 488 nm; (5) Emission is 530 nm; and (6) Sample addition is 50 ul. Increased emission at 530 nm indicates an extracellular signaling event caused by the a molecule, either polypeptide of the present invention or a molecule induced by polypeptide of the present invention, which has resulted in an increase in the intracellular Ca⁺⁺ concentration.

Example 38 High-Throughput Screening Assay Identifying Tyrosine Kinase Activity

The Protein Tyrosine Kinases (PTK) represent a diverse group of transmembrane and cytoplasmic kinases. Within the Receptor Protein Tyrosine Kinase RPTK) group are receptors for a range of mitogenic and metabolic growth factors including the PDGF, FGF, EGF, NGF, HGF and Insulin receptor subfamilies. In addition there are a large family of RPTKs for which the corresponding ligand is unknown. Ligands for RPTKs include mainly secreted small proteins, but also membrane-bound and extracellular matrix proteins.

Activation of RPTK by ligands involves ligand-mediated receptor dimerization, resulting in transphosphorylation of the receptor subunits and activation of the cytoplasmic tyrosine kinases. The cytoplasmic tyrosine kinases include receptor associated tyrosine kinases of the src-family (e.g., src, yes, lck, lyn, fyn) and non-receptor linked and cytosolic protein tyrosine kinases, such as the Jak family, members of which mediate signal transduction triggered by the cytokine superfamily of receptors (e.g., the Interleukins, Interferons, GM-CSF, and Leptin).

Because of the wide range of known factors capable of stimulating tyrosine kinase activity, identifying whether polypeptide of the present invention or a molecule induced by polypeptide of the present invention is capable of activating tyrosine kinase signal transduction pathways is of interest. Therefore, the following protocol is designed to identify such molecules capable of activating the tyrosine kinase signal transduction pathways.

Seed target cells (e.g., primary keratinocytes) at a density of approximately 25,000 cells per well in a 96 well LOPRODYNE™ Silent Screen Plates purchased from Nalge Nunc (Naperville, Ill.). The plates are sterilized with two 30 minute rinses with 100% ethanol, rinsed with water and dried overnight. Some plates are coated for 2 hr with 100 ml of cell culture grade type I collagen (50 mg/ml), gelatin (2%) or polylysine (50 mg/ml), all of which can be purchased from Sigma Chemicals (St. Louis, Mo.) or 10% MATRIGEL™ purchased from Becton Dickinson (Bedford, Mass.), or calf serum, rinsed with PBS and stored at 4 degree C. Cell growth on these plates is assayed by seeding 5,000 cells/well in growth medium and indirect quantitation of cell number through use of ALAMAR BLUE™ as described by the manufacturer Alamar Biosciences, Inc. (Sacramento, Calif.) after 48 hr. Falcon plate covers #3071 from Becton Dickinson (Bedford, Mass.) are used to cover the LOPRODYNE™ Silent Screen Plates. Falcon Microtest III cell culture plates can also be used in some proliferation experiments.

To prepare extracts, A431 cells are seeded onto the nylon membranes of LOPRODYNE™ plates (20,000/200 ml/well) and cultured overnight in complete medium. Cells are quiesced by incubation in serum-free basal medium for 24 hr. After 5-20 minutes treatment with EGF (60 ng/ml) or 50 ul of the supernatant produced in Example 30, the medium was removed and 100 ml of extraction buffer ((20 mM HEPES pH 7.5, 0.15 M NaCl, 1% Triton X-100, 0.1% SDS, 2 mM Na3VO4, 2 mM Na4P2O7 and a cocktail of protease inhibitors (# 1836170) obtained from Boeheringer Mannheim (Indianapolis, Ind.)) is added to each well and the plate is shaken on a rotating shaker for 5 minutes at 4° C. The plate is then placed in a vacuum transfer manifold and the extract filtered through the 0.45 mm membrane bottoms of each well using house vacuum. Extracts are collected in a 96-well catch/assay plate in the bottom of the vacuum manifold and immediately placed on ice. To obtain extracts clarified by centrifugation, the content of each well, after detergent solubilization for 5 minutes, is removed and centrifuged for 15 minutes at 4 degree C. at 16,000×g.

Test the filtered extracts for levels of tyrosine kinase activity. Although many methods of detecting tyrosine kinase activity are known, one method is described here.

Generally, the tyrosine kinase activity of a supernatant is evaluated by determining its ability to phosphorylate a tyrosine residue on a specific substrate (a biotinylated peptide). Biotinylated peptides that can be used for this purpose include PSK1 (corresponding to amino acids 6-20 of the cell division kinase cdc2-p34) and PSK2 (corresponding to amino acids 1-17 of gastrin). Both peptides are substrates for a range of tyrosine kinases and are available from Boehringer Mannheim.

The tyrosine kinase reaction is set up by adding the following components in order. First, add 10 ul of 5 uM Biotinylated Peptide, then 10 ul ATP/Mg₂₊ (5 mM ATP/50 mM MgCl₂), then 10 ul of 5× Assay Buffer (40 mM imidazole hydrochloride, pH7.3, 40 mM beta-glycerophosphate, 1 mM EGTA, 100 mM MgCl₂, 5 mM MnCl₂, 0.5 mg/ml BSA), then 5 ul of Sodium Vanadate (1 mM), and then 5 ul of water. Mix the components gently and preincubate the reaction mix at 30 degree C. for 2 min. Initial the reaction by adding 10 ul of the control enzyme or the filtered supernatant.

The tyrosine kinase assay reaction is then terminated by adding 10 ul of 120 mm EDTA and place the reactions on ice.

Tyrosine kinase activity is determined by transferring 50 ul aliquot of reaction mixture to a microtiter plate (MTP) module and incubating at 37 degree C. for 20 min. This allows the streptavidin coated 96 well plate to associate with the biotinylated peptide. Wash the MTP module with 300 ul/well of PBS four times. Next add 75 ul of anti-phospotyrosine antibody conjugated to horse radish peroxidase (anti-P-Tyr-POD (0.5u/ml)) to each well and incubate at 37 degree C. for one hour. Wash the well as above.

Next add 100 ul of peroxidase substrate solution (Boehringer Mannheim) and incubate at room temperature for at least 5 mins (up to 30 min). Measure the absorbance of the sample at 405 nm by using ELISA reader. The level of bound peroxidase activity is quantitated using an ELISA reader and reflects the level of tyrosine kinase activity.

Example 39 High-Throughput Screening Assay Identifying Phosphorylation Activity

As a potential alternative and/or complement to the assay of protein tyrosine kinase activity described in Example 38, an assay which detects activation (phosphorylation) of major intracellular signal transduction intermediates can also be used. For example, as described below one particular assay can detect tyrosine phosphorylation of the Erk-1 and Erk-2 kinases. However, phosphorylation of other molecules, such as Raf, JNK, p38 MAP, Map kinase (MEK), MEK kinase, Src, Muscle specific kinase (MuSK), IRAK, Tec, and Janus, as well as any other phosphoserine, phosphotyrosine, or phosphothreonine molecule, can be detected by substituting these molecules for Erk-1 or Erk-2 in the following assay.

Specifically, assay plates are made by coating the wells of a 96-well ELISA plate with 0.1 ml of protein G (1 ug/ml) for 2 hr at room temp, (RT). The plates are then rinsed with PBS and blocked with 3% BSA/PBS for 1 hr at RT. The protein G plates are then treated with 2 commercial monoclonal antibodies (100 ng/well) against Erk-1 and Erk-2 (1 hr at RT) (Santa Cruz Biotechnology). (To detect other molecules, this step can easily be modified by substituting a monoclonal antibody detecting any of the above described molecules.) After 3-5 rinses with PBS, the plates are stored at 4 degree C. until use.

A431 cells are seeded at 20,000/well in a 96-well LOPRODYNE™ filter plate and cultured overnight in growth medium. The cells are then starved for 48 hr in basal medium (DMEM) and then treated with EGF (6 ng/well) or 50 ul of the supernatants obtained in Example 30 for 5-20 minutes. The cells are then solubilized and extracts filtered directly into the assay plate.

After incubation with the extract for 1 hr at RT, the wells are again rinsed. As a positive control, a commercial preparation of MAP kinase (10 ng/well) is used in place of A431 extract. Plates are then treated with a commercial polyclonal (rabbit) antibody (1 ug/ml) which specifically recognizes the phosphorylated epitope of the Erk-1 and Erk-2 kinases (1 hr at RT). This antibody is biotinylated by standard procedures. The bound polyclonal antibody is then quantitated by successive incubations with Europium-streptavidin and Europium fluorescence enhancing reagent in the Wallac DELFIA instrument (time-resolved fluorescence). An increased fluorescent signal over background indicates a phosphorylation by polypeptide of the present invention or a molecule induced by polypeptide of the present invention.

Example 40 Assay for the Stimulation of Bone Marrow CD34+ Cell Proliferation

This assay is based on the ability of human CD34+ to proliferate in the presence of hematopoietic growth factors and evaluates the ability of isolated polypeptides expressed in mammalian cells to stimulate proliferation of CD34+ cells.

It has been previously shown that most mature precursors will respond to only a single signal. More immature precursors require at least two signals to respond. Therefore, to test the effect of polypeptides on hematopoietic activity of a wide range of progenitor cells, the assay contains a given polypeptide in the presence or absence of other hematopoietic growth factors. Isolated cells are cultured for 5 days in the presence of Stem Cell Factor (SCF) in combination with tested sample. SCF alone has a very limited effect on the proliferation of bone marrow (BM) cells, acting in such conditions only as a “survival” factor. However, combined with any factor exhibiting stimulatory effect on these cells (e.g., IL-3), SCF will cause a synergistic effect. Therefore, if the tested polypeptide has a stimulatory effect on hematopoietic progenitors, such activity can be easily detected. Since normal BM cells have a low level of cycling cells, it is likely that any inhibitory effect of a given polypeptide, or agonists or antagonists thereof, might not be detected. Accordingly, assays for an inhibitory effect on progenitors is preferably tested in cells that are first subjected to in vitro stimulation with SCF+IL+3, and then contacted with the compound that is being evaluated for inhibition of such induced proliferation.

Briefly, CD34+ cells are isolated using methods known in the art. The cells are thawed and resuspended in medium (QBSF 60 serum-free medium with 1% L-glutamine (500 ml) Quality Biological, Inc., Gaithersburg, Md. Cat# 160-204-101). After several gentle centrifugation steps at 200×g, cells are allowed to rest for one hour. The cell count is adjusted to 2.5×10⁵ cells/ml. During this time, 100 μl of sterile water is added to the peripheral wells of a 96-well plate. The cytokines that can be tested with a given polypeptide in this assay is rhSCF (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, Minn., Cat# 255-SC) at 50 ng/ml alone and in combination with rhSCF and rhIL-3 (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, Minn., Cat# 203-ML) at 30 ng/ml. After one hour, 10 μl of prepared cytokines, 50 μl of the supernatants prepared in Example 30 (supernatants at 1:2 dilution=50 μl) and 20 μl of diluted cells are added to the media which is already present in the wells to allow for a final total volume of 100 μl. The plates are then placed in a 37° C./5% CO₂ incubator for five days.

Eighteen hours before the assay is harvested, 0.5 μCi/well of [3H] Thymidine is added in a 10 μl volume to each well to determine the proliferation rate. The experiment is terminated by harvesting the cells from each 96-well plate to a filtermat using the Tomtec Harvester 96. After harvesting, the filtermats are dried, trimmed and placed into OMNIFILTER™ assemblies consisting of one OMNIFILTER™ plate and one OMNIFILTER™ Tray. 60 μl MICROSCINT™ is added to each well and the plate sealed with TopSeal-A press-on sealing film A bar code 15 sticker is affixed to the first plate for counting. The sealed plates are then loaded and the level of radioactivity determined via the Packard Top Count and the printed data collected for analysis. The level of radioactivity reflects the amount of cell proliferation.

The studies described in this example test the activity of a given polypeptide to stimulate bone marrow CD34+ cell proliferation. One skilled in the art could easily modify the exemplified studies to test the activity of polynucleotides (e.g., gene therapy), antibodies, agonists, and/or antagonists and fragments and variants thereof. As a nonlimiting example, potential antagonists tested in this assay would be expected to inhibit cell proliferation in the presence of cytokines and/or to increase the inhibition of cell proliferation in the presence of cytokines and a given polypeptide. In contrast, potential agonists tested in this assay would be expected to enhance cell proliferation and/or to decrease the inhibition of cell proliferation in the presence of cytokines and a given polypeptide.

The ability of a gene to stimulate the proliferation of bone marrow CD34+ cells indicates that polynucleotides and polypeptides corresponding to the gene are useful for the diagnosis and treatment of disorders affecting the immune system and hematopoiesis. Representative uses are described in the “Immune Activity” and “Infectious Disease” sections above, and elsewhere herein.

Example 41 Assay for Extracellular Matrix Enhanced Cell Response (EMECR)

The objective of the Extracellular Matrix Enhanced Cell Response (EMECR) assay is to identify gene products (e.g., isolated polypeptides) that act on the hematopoietic stem cells in the context of the extracellular matrix (ECM) induced signal.

Cells respond to the regulatory factors in the context of signal(s) received from the surrounding microenvironment. For example, fibroblasts, and endothelial and epithelial stem cells fail to replicate in the absence of signals from the ECM. Hematopoietic stem cells can undergo self-renewal in the bone marrow, but not in in vitro suspension culture. The ability of stem cells to undergo self-renewal in vitro is dependent upon their interaction with the stromal cells and the ECM protein fibronectin (fn). Adhesion of cells to fn is mediated by the α₅.β₁ and α₄.β₁ integrin receptors, which are expressed by human and mouse hematopoietic stem cells. The factor(s) which integrate with the ECM environment and are responsible for stimulating stem cell self-renewal have not yet been identified. Discovery of such factors should be of great interest in gene therapy and bone marrow transplant applications

Briefly, polystyrene, non tissue culture treated, 96-well plates are coated with fn fragment at a coating concentration of 0.2 μg/cm². Mouse bone marrow cells are plated (1,000 cells/well) in 0.2 ml of serum-free medium. Cells cultured in the presence of IL-3 (5 ng/ml)+SCF (50 ng/ml) would serve as the positive control, conditions under which little self-renewal but pronounced differentiation of the stem cells is to be expected. Gene products of the invention (e.g., including, but not limited to, polynucleotides and polypeptides of the present invention, and supernatants produced in Example 30), are tested with appropriate negative controls in the presence and absence of SCF (5.0 ng/ml), where test factor supernatants represent 10% of the total assay volume. The plated cells are then allowed to grow by incubating in a low oxygen environment (5% CO₂, 7% O₂, and 88% N₂) tissue culture incubator for 7 days. The number of proliferating cells within the wells is then quantitated by measuring thymidine incorporation into cellular DNA. Verification of the positive hits in the assay will require phenotypic characterization of the cells, which can be accomplished by scaling up of the culture system and using appropriate antibody reagents against cell surface antigens and FACScan.

One skilled in the art could easily modify the exemplified studies to test the activity of polynucleotides (e.g., gene therapy), antibodies, agonists, and/or antagonists and fragments and variants thereof.

If a particular polypeptide of the present invention is found to be a stimulator of hematopoietic progenitors, polynucleotides and polypeptides corresponding to the gene encoding said polypeptide may be useful for the diagnosis and treatment of disorders affecting the immune system and hematopoiesis. Representative uses are described in the “Immune Activity” and “Infectious Disease” sections above, and elsewhere herein. The gene product may also be useful in the expansion of stem cells and committed progenitors of various blood lineages, and in the differentiation and/or proliferation of various cell types.

Additionally, the polynucleotides and/or polypeptides of the gene of interest and/or agonists and/or antagonists thereof, may also be employed to inhibit the proliferation and differentiation of hematopoietic cells and therefore may be employed to protect bone marrow stem cells from chemotherapeutic agents during chemotherapy. This antiproliferative effect may allow administration of higher doses of chemotherapeutic agents and, therefore, more effective chemotherapeutic treatment.

Moreover, polynucleotides and polypeptides corresponding to the gene of interest may also be useful for the treatment and diagnosis of hematopoietic related disorders such as, for example, anemia, pancytopenia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia or leukemia since stromal cells are important in the production of cells of hematopoietic lineages. The uses include bone marrow cell ex-vivo culture, bone marrow transplantation, bone marrow reconstitution, radiotherapy or chemotherapy of neoplasia.

Example 42 Human Dermal Fibroblast and Aortic Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation

The polypeptide of interest is added to cultures of normal human dermal fibroblasts (NHDF) and human aortic smooth muscle cells (AOSMC) and two co-assays are performed with each sample. The first assay examines the effect of the polypeptide of interest on the proliferation of normal human dermal fibroblasts (NHDF) or aortic smooth muscle cells (AoSMC). Aberrant growth of fibroblasts or smooth muscle cells is a part of several pathological processes, including fibrosis, and restenosis. The second assay examines IL6 production by both NHDF and SMC. IL6 production is an indication of functional activation. Activated cells will have increased production of a number of cytokines and other factors, which can result in a proinflammatory or immunomodulatory outcome. Assays are run with and without co-TNFa stimulation, in order to check for costimulatory or inhibitory activity.

Briefly, on day 1, 96-well black plates are set up with 1000 cells/well (NHDF) or 2000 cells/well (AoSMC) in 100 μl culture media NHDF culture media contains: Clonetics FB basal media, 1 mg/ml hFGF, 5 mg/ml insulin, 50 mg/ml gentamycin, 2% FBS, while AoSMC culture media contains Clonetics SM basal media, 0.5 μg/ml hEGF, 5 mg/ml insulin, 1 μg/ml hFGF, 50 mg/ml gentamycin, 50 μg/ml Amphotericin B, 5% FBS. After incubation at 37° C. for at least 4-5 hours culture media is aspirated and replaced with growth arrest media. Growth arrest media for NHDF contains fibroblast basal media, 50 mg/ml gentamycin, 2% FBS, while growth arrest media for AoSMC contains SM basal media, 50 mg/ml gentamycin, 50 μg/ml Amphotericin B, 0.4% FBS. Incubate at 37° C. until day 2.

On day 2, serial dilutions and templates of the polypeptide of interest are designed such that they always include media controls and known-protein controls. For both stimulation and inhibition experiments, proteins are diluted in growth arrest media. For inhibition experiments, TNFa is added to a final concentration of 2 ng/ml (NHDF) or 5 ng/ml (AoSMC). Add ⅓ vol media containing controls or polypeptides of the present invention and incubate at 37 degrees C./5% CO₂ until day 5.

Transfer 60 μl from each well to another labeled 96-well plate, cover with a plate-sealer, and store at 4 degrees C. until Day 6 (for IL6 ELISA). To the remaining 100 μl in the cell culture plate, aseptically add ALAMAR BLUE™ in an amount equal to 10% of the culture volume (10 μl). Return plates to incubator for 3 to 4 hours. Then measure fluorescence with excitation at 530 nm and emission at 590 nm using the CYTOFLUOR™. This yields the growth stimulation/inhibition data.

On day 5, the IL6 ELISA is performed by coating a 96 well plate with 50-100 ul/well of Anti-Human IL6 Monoclonal antibody diluted in PBS, pH 7.4, incubate ON at room temperature.

On day 6, empty the plates into the sink and blot on paper towels. Prepare Assay Buffer containing PBS with 4% BSA. Block the plates with 200 μl/well of Pierce Super Block blocking buffer in PBS for 1-2 hr and then wash plates with wash buffer (PBS, 0.05% Tween-20). Blot plates on paper towels. Then add 50 μl/well of diluted Anti-Human IL-6 Monoclonal, Biotin-labeled antibody at 0.50 mg/ml. Make dilutions of IL-6 stock in media (30, 10, 3, 1, 0.3, 0 ng/ml). Add duplicate samples to top row of plate. Cover the plates and incubate for 2 hours at RT on shaker.

Plates are washed with wash buffer and blotted on paper towels. Dilute EU-labeled Streptavidin 1:1000 in Assay buffer, and add 100 μl/well. Cover the plate and incubate 1 h at RT. Plates are again washed with wash buffer and blotted on paper towels.

Add 100 μl/well of Enhancement Solution. Shake for 5 minutes. Read the plate on the Wallac DELFIA Fluorometer. Readings from triplicate samples in each assay were tabulated and averaged.

A positive result in this assay suggests AoSMC cell proliferation and that the polypeptide of the present invention may be involved in dermal fibroblast proliferation and/or smooth muscle cell proliferation. A positive result also suggests many potential uses of polypeptides, polynucleotides, agonists and/or antagonists of the polynucleotide/polypeptide of the present invention which gives a positive result. For example, inflammation and immune responses, wound healing, and angiogenesis, as detailed throughout this specification. Particularly, polypeptides of the present invention and polynucleotides of the present invention may be used in wound healing and dermal regeneration, as well as the promotion of vasculogenesis, both of the blood vessels and lymphatics. The growth of vessels can be used in the treatment of, for example, cardiovascular diseases. Additionally, antagonists of polypeptides and polynucleotides of the invention may be useful in treating diseases, disorders, and/or conditions which involve angiogenesis by acting as an anti-vascular agent (e.g., anti-angiogenesis). These diseases, disorders, and/or conditions are known in the art and/or are described herein, such as, for example, malignancies, solid tumors, benign tumors, for example hemangiomas, acoustic neuromas, neurofibromas, trachomas, and pyogenic granulomas; artheroscleric plaques; ocular angiogenic diseases, for example, diabetic retinopathy, retinopathy of prematurity, macular degeneration, corneal graft rejection, neovascular glaucoma, retrolental fibroplasia, rubeosis, retinoblastoma, uvietis and Pterygia (abnormal blood vessel growth) of the eye; rheumatoid arthritis; psoriasis; delayed wound healing; endometriosis; vasculogenesis; granulations; hypertrophic scars (keloids); nonunion fractures; scleroderma; trachoma; vascular adhesions; myocardial angiogenesis; coronary collaterals; cerebral collaterals; arteriovenous malformations; ischemic limb angiogenesis; Osler-Webber Syndrome; plaque neovascularization; telangiectasia; hemophiliac joints; angiofibroma; fibromuscular dysplasia; wound granulation; Crohn's disease; and atherosclerosis. Moreover, antagonists of polypeptides and polynucleotides of the invention may be useful in treating anti-hyperproliferative diseases and/or anti-inflammatory known in the art and/or described herein.

One skilled in the art could easily modify the exemplified studies to test the activity of polynucleotides (e.g., gene therapy), antibodies, agonists, and/or antagonists and fragments and variants thereof.

Example 43 Cellular Adhesion Molecule (CAM) Expression on Endothelial Cells

The recruitment of lymphocytes to areas of inflammation and angiogenesis involves specific receptor-ligand interactions between cell surface adhesion molecules (CAMs) on lymphocytes and the vascular endothelium. The adhesion process, in both normal and pathological settings, follows a multi-step cascade that involves intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), and endothelial leukocyte adhesion molecule-1 (E-selectin) expression on endothelial cells (EC). The expression of these molecules and others on the vascular endothelium determines the efficiency with which leukocytes may adhere to the local vasculature and extravasate into the local tissue during the development of an inflammatory response. The local concentration of cytokines and growth factor participate in the modulation of the expression of these CAMs.

Briefly, endothelial cells (e.g., Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial cells (HUVECs)) are grown in a standard 96 well plate to confluence, growth medium is removed from the cells and replaced with 100 μl of 199 Medium (10% fetal bovine serum (FBS)). Samples for testing and positive or negative controls are added to the plate in triplicate (in 10 μl volumes). Plates are then incubated at 37° C. for either 5 h (selectin and integrin expression) or 24 h (integrin expression only). Plates are aspirated to remove medium and 100 μl of 0.1% paraformaldehyde-PBS (with Ca++ and Mg++) is added to each well. Plates are held at 4° C. for 30 min. Fixative is removed from the wells and wells are washed 1× with PBS(+Ca,Mg)+0.5% BSA and drained. 10 μl of diluted primary antibody is added to the test and control wells. Anti-ICAM-1-Biotin, Anti-VCAM-1-Biotin and Anti-E-selectin-Biotin are used at a concentration of 10 μg/ml (1:10 dilution of 0.1 mg/ml stock antibody). Cells are incubated at 37° C. for 30 min. in a humidified environment. Wells are washed three times with PBS(+Ca,Mg)+0.5% BSA. 20 μl of diluted EXTRAVIDIN™-Alkaline Phosphatase (1:5,000 dilution, referred to herein as the working dilution) are added to each well and incubated at 37° C. for 30 min. Wells are washed three times with PBS(+Ca,Mg)+0.5% BSA. Dissolve 1 tablet of p-Nitrophenol Phosphate pNPP per 5 ml of glycine buffer (pH 10.4). 100 μl of pNPP substrate in glycine buffer is added to each test well. Standard wells in triplicate are prepared from the working dilution of the EXTRAVIDIN™-Alkaline Phosphotase in glycine buffer: 1:5,000 (10⁰)>10^(−0.5)>10⁻¹>10^(−1.5). 5 μl of each dilution is added to triplicate wells and the resulting AP content in each well is 5.50 ng, 1.74 ng, 0.55 ng, 0.18 ng. 100 μl of pNNP reagent is then added to each of the standard wells. The plate is incubated at 37° C. for 4 h. A volume of 50 μl of 3M NaOH is added to all wells. The plate is read on a plate reader at 405 nm using the background subtraction option on blank wells filled with glycine buffer only. Additionally, the template is set up to indicate the concentration of AP-conjugate in each standard well [5.50 ng; 1.74 ng; 0.55 ng; 0.18 ng]. Results are indicated as amount of bound AP-conjugate in each sample.

Example 44 ALAMAR BLUE™ Endothelial Cells Proliferation Assay

This assay may be used to quantitatively determine protein mediated inhibition of bFGF-induced proliferation of Bovine Lymphatic Endothelial Cells (LECs), Bovine Aortic Endothelial Cells (BAECs) or Human Microvascular Uterine Myometrial Cells (UTMECs). This assay incorporates a fluorometric growth indicator based on detection of metabolic activity. A standard ALAMAR BLUE™ Proliferation Assay is prepared in EGM-2MV with 10 ng/ml of bFGF added as a source of endothelial cell stimulation. This assay may be used with a variety of endothelial cells with slight changes in growth medium and cell concentration. Dilutions of the protein batches to be tested are diluted as appropriate. Serum-free medium (GIBCO SFM) without bFGF is used as a non-stimulated control and Angiostatin or TSP-1 are included as a known inhibitory controls.

Briefly, LEC, BAECs or UTMECs are seeded in growth media at a density of 5000 to 2000 cells/well in a 96 well plate and placed at 37 degrees C. overnight. After the overnight incubation of the cells, the growth media is removed and replaced with GIBCO EC-SFM. The cells are treated with the appropriate dilutions of the protein of interest or control protein sample(s) (prepared in SFM) in triplicate wells with additional bFGF to a concentration of 10 ng/ml. Once the cells have been treated with the samples, the plate(s) is/are placed back in the 37° C. incubator for three days. After three days 10 ml of stock ALAMAR BLUE™ (Biosource Cat# DAL1100) is added to each well and the plate(s) is/are placed back in the 37° C. incubator for four hours. The plate(s) are then read at 530 nm excitation and 590 nm emission using the CYTOFLUOR™ fluorescence reader. Direct output is recorded in relative fluorescence units.

ALAMAR BLUE™ is an oxidation-reduction indicator that both fluoresces and changes color in response to chemical reduction of growth medium resulting from cell growth. As cells grow in culture, innate metabolic activity results in a chemical reduction of the immediate surrounding environment. Reduction related to growth causes the indicator to change from oxidized (non-fluorescent blue) form to reduced (fluorescent red) form (i.e., stimulated proliferation will produce a stronger signal and inhibited proliferation will produce a weaker signal and the total signal is proportional to the total number of cells as well as their metabolic activity). The background level of activity is observed with the starvation medium alone. This is compared to the output observed from the positive control samples (bFGF in growth medium) and protein dilutions.

Example 45 Detection of Inhibition of a Mixed Lymphocyte Reaction

This assay can be used to detect and evaluate inhibition of a Mixed Lymphocyte Reaction (MLR) by gene products (e.g., isolated polypeptides). Inhibition of a MLR may be due to a direct effect on cell proliferation and viability, modulation of costimulatory molecules on interacting cells, modulation of adhesiveness between lymphocytes and accessory cells, or modulation of cytokine production by accessory cells. Multiple cells may be targeted by these polypeptides since the peripheral blood mononuclear fraction used in this assay includes T, B and natural killer lymphocytes, as well as monocytes and dendritic cells.

Polypeptides of interest found to inhibit the MLR may find application in diseases associated with lymphocyte and monocyte activation or proliferation. These include, but are not limited to, diseases such as asthma, arthritis, diabetes, inflammatory skin conditions, psoriasis, eczema, systemic lupus erythematosus, multiple sclerosis, glomerulonephritis, inflammatory bowel disease, crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, arteriosclerosis, cirrhosis, graft vs. host disease, host vs. graft disease, hepatitis, leukemia and lymphoma

Briefly, PBMCs from human donors are purified by density gradient centrifugation using Lymphocyte Separation Medium (LSM®, density 1.0770 g/ml, Organon Teknika Corporation, West Chester, Pa.). PBMCs from two donors are adjusted to 2×10⁶ cells/ml in RPMI-1640 (Life Technologies, Grand Island, N.Y.) supplemented with 10% FCS and 2 mM glutamine. PBMCs from a third donor is adjusted to 2×10⁵ cells/ml. Fifty microliters of PBMCs from each donor is added to wells of a 96-well round bottom microtiter plate. Dilutions of test materials (50 μl) is added in triplicate to microtiter wells. Test samples (of the protein of interest) are added for final dilution of 1:4; rhuIL-2 (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, Minn., catalog number 202-IL) is added to a final concentration of 1 μg/ml; anti-CD4 mAb (R&D Systems, clone 34930.11, catalog number MAB379) is added to a final concentration of 10 μg/ml. Cells are cultured for 7-8 days at 37° C. in 5% CO₂, and 1 μC of [³H] thymidine is added to wells for the last 16 hrs of culture. Cells are harvested and thymidine incorporation determined using a Packard TopCount. Data is expressed as the mean and standard deviation of triplicate determinations.

Samples of the protein of interest are screened in separate experiments and compared to the negative control treatment, anti-CD4 mAb, which inhibits proliferation of lymphocytes and the positive control treatment, IL-2 (either as recombinant material or supernatant), which enhances proliferation of lymphocytes.

One skilled in the art could easily modify the exemplified studies to test the activity of polynucleotides (e.g., gene therapy), antibodies, agonists, and/or antagonists and fragments and variants thereof.

Example 46 Assays for Protease Activity

The following assay may be used to assess protease activity of the polypeptides of the invention.

Gelatin and casein zymography are performed essentially as described (Heusen et al., Anal. Biochem., 102:196-202 (1980); Wilson et al., Journal of Urology, 149:653-658 (1993)). Samples are run on 10% polyacryamide/0.1% SDS gels containing 1% gelain orcasein, soaked in 2.5% triton at room temperature for 1 hour, and in 0.1M glycine, pH 8.3 at 37° C. 5 to 16 hours. After staining in amido black areas of proteolysis apear as clear areas agains the blue-black background. Trypsin (Sigma T8642) is used as a positive control.

Protease activity is also determined by monitoring the cleavage of n-a-benzoyl-L-arginine ethyl ester (BAEE) (Sigma B-4500. Reactions are set up in (25 mM NaPO₄, 1 mM EDTA, and 1 mM BAEE), pH 7.5. Samples are added and the change in adsorbance at 260 nm is monitored on the Beckman DU-6 spectrophotometer in the time-drive mode. Trypsin is used as a positive control.

Additional assays based upon the release of acid-soluble peptides from casein or hemoglobin measured as adsorbance at 280 nm or colorimetrically using the Folin method are performed as described in Bergmeyer, et al., Methods of Enzymatic Analysis, 5 (1984). Other assays involve the solubilization of chromogenic substrates (Ward, Applied Science, 251-317 (1983)).

Example 47 Identifying Serine Protease Substrate Specificity

Methods known in the art or described herein may be used to determine the substrate specificity of the polypeptides of the present invention having serine protease activity. A preferred method of determining substrate specificity is by the use of positional scanning synthetic combinatorial libraries as described in GB 2 324 529 (incorporated herein in its entirety).

Example 48 Ligand Binding Assays

The following assay may be used to assess ligand binding activity of the polypeptides of the invention.

Ligand binding assays provide a direct method for ascertaining receptor pharmacology and are adaptable to a high throughput format. The purified ligand for a polypeptide is radiolabeled to high specific activity (50-2000 Ci/mmol) for binding studies. A determination is then made that the process of radiolabeling does not diminish the activity of the ligand towards its polypeptide. Assay conditions for buffers, ions, pH and other modulators such as nucleotides are optimized to establish a workable signal to noise ratio for both membrane and whole cell polypeptide sources. For these assays, specific polypeptide binding is defined as total associated radioactivity minus the radioactivity measured in the presence of an excess of unlabeled competing ligand. Where possible, more than one competing ligand is used to define residual nonspecific binding.

Example 49 Functional Assay in Xenopus Oocytes

Capped RNA transcripts from linearized plasmid templates encoding the polypeptides of the invention are synthesized in vitro with RNA polymerases in accordance with standard procedures. In vitro transcripts are suspended in water at a final concentration of 0.2 mg/ml. Ovarian lobes are removed from adult female toads, Stage V defolliculated oocytes are obtained, and RNA transcripts (10 ng/oocyte) are injected in a 50 nl bolus using a microinjection apparatus. Two electrode voltage clamps are used to measure the currents from individual Xenopus oocytes in response polypeptides and polypeptide agonist exposure. Recordings are made in Ca2+ free Barth's medium at room temperature. The Xenopus system can be used to screen known ligands and tissue/cell extracts for activating ligands.

Example 50 Microphysiometric Assays

Activation of a wide variety of secondary messenger systems results in extrusion of small amounts of acid from a cell. The acid formed is largely as a result of the increased metabolic activity required to fuel the intracellular signaling process. The pH changes in the media surrounding the cell are very small but are detectable by the CYTOSENSOR microphysiometer (Molecular Devices Ltd., Menlo Park, Calif.). The CYTOSENSOR is thus capable of detecting the activation of polypeptide which is coupled to an energy utilizing intracellular signaling pathway.

Example 51 Extract/Cell Supernatant Screening

A large number of mammalian receptors exist for which there remains, as yet, no cognate activating ligand (agonist). Thus, active ligands for these receptors may not be included within the ligands banks as identified to date. Accordingly, the polypeptides of the invention can also be functionally screened (using calcium, cAMP, microphysiometer, oocyte electrophysiology, etc., functional screens) against tissue extracts to identify its natural ligands. Extracts that produce positive functional responses can be sequentially subfractionated until an activating ligand is isolated and identified.

Example 52 Calcium and cAMP Functional Assays

Seven transmembrane receptors which are expressed in HEK 293 cells have been shown to be coupled functionally to activation of PLC and calcium mobilization and/or cAMP stimulation or inhibition. Basal calcium levels in the HEK 293 cells in receptor-transfected or vector control cells were observed to be in the normal, 100 nM to 200 nM, range. HEK 293 cells expressing recombinant receptors are loaded with fura 2 and in a single day >150 selected ligands or tissue/cell extracts are evaluated for agonist induced calcium mobilization. Similarly, HEK 293 cells expressing recombinant receptors are evaluated for the stimulation or inhibition of cAMP production using standard cAMP quantitation assays. Agonists presenting a calcium transient or cAMP fluctuation are tested in vector control cells to determine if the response is unique to the transfected cells expressing receptor.

Example 53 ATP-Binding Assay

The following assay may be used to assess ATP-binding activity of polypeptides of the invention.

ATP-binding activity of the polypeptides of the invention may be detected using the ATP-binding assay described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,858,719, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety. Briefly, ATP-binding to polypeptides of the invention is measured via photoaffinity labeling with 8-azido-ATP in a competition assay. Reaction mixtures containing 1 mg/ml of the ABC transport protein of the present invention are incubated with varying concentrations of ATP, or the non-hydrolyzable ATP analog adenyl-5′-imidodiphosphate for 10 minutes at 4° C. A mixture of 8-azido-ATP (Sigma Chem. Corp., St. Louis, Mo.) plus 8-azido-ATP (³²P-ATP) (5 mCi/μmol, ICN, Irvine Calif.) is added to a final concentration of 100 μM and 0.5 ml aliquots are placed in the wells of a porcelain spot plate on ice. The plate is irradiated using a short wave 254 nm UV lamp at a distance of 2.5 cm from the plate for two one-minute intervals with a one-minute cooling interval in between. The reaction is stopped by addition of dithiothreitol to a final concentration of 2 mM. The incubations are subjected to SDS-PAGE electrophoresis, dried, and autoradiographed. Protein bands corresponding to the particular polypeptides of the invention are excised, and the radioactivity quantified. A decrease in radioactivity with increasing ATP or adenly-5′-imidodiphosphate provides a measure of ATP affinity to the polypeptides.

Example 54 Small Molecule Screening

This invention is particularly useful for screening therapeutic compounds by using the polypeptides of the invention, or binding fragments thereof, in any of a variety of drug screening techniques. The polypeptide or fragment employed in such a test may be affixed to a solid support, expressed on a cell surface, free in solution, or located intracellularly. One method of drug screening utilizes eukaryotic or prokaryotic host cells which are stably transformed with recombinant nucleic acids expressing the polypeptide or fragment. Drugs are screened against such transformed cells in competitive binding assays. One may measure, for example, the formulation of complexes between the agent being tested and polypeptide of the invention.

Thus, the present invention provides methods of screening for drugs or any other agents which affect activities mediated by the polypeptides of the invention. These methods comprise contacting such an agent with a polypeptide of the invention or fragment thereof and assaying for the presence of a complex between the agent and the polypeptide or fragment thereof, by methods well known in the art. In such a competitive binding assay, the agents to screen are typically labeled. Following incubation, free agent is separated from that present in bound form, and the amount of free or uncomplexed label is a measure of the ability of a particular agent to bind to the polypeptides of the invention.

Another technique for drug screening provides high throughput screening for compounds having suitable binding affinity to the polypeptides of the invention, and is described in great detail in European Patent Application 84/03564, published on Sep. 13, 1984, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety. Briefly stated, large numbers of different small molecule test compounds are synthesized on a solid substrate, such as plastic pins or some other surface. The test compounds are reacted with polypeptides of the invention and washed. Bound polypeptides are then detected by methods well known in the art. Purified polypeptides are coated directly onto plates for use in the aforementioned drug screening techniques. In addition, non-neutralizing antibodies may be used to capture the peptide and immobilize it on the solid support.

This invention also contemplates the use of competitive drug screening assays in which neutralizing antibodies capable of binding polypeptides of the invention specifically compete with a test compound for binding to the polypeptides or fragments thereof. In this manner, the antibodies are used to detect the presence of any peptide which shares one or more antigenic epitopes with a polypeptide of the invention.

Example 55 Phosphorylation Assay

In order to assay for phosphorylation activity of the polypeptides of the invention, a phosphorylation assay as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,958,405 (which is herein incorporated by reference) is utilized. Briefly, phosphorylation activity may be measured by phosphorylation of a protein substrate using gamma-labeled ³²P-ATP and quantitation of the incorporated radioactivity using a gamma radioisotope counter. The polypeptides of the invention are incubated with the protein substrate, ³²P-ATP, and a kinase buffer. The ³²P incorporated into the substrate is then separated from free ³²P-ATP by electrophoresis, and the incorporated ³²P is counted and compared to a negative control. Radioactivity counts above the negative control are indicative of phosphorylation activity of the polypeptides of the invention.

Example 56 Detection of Phosphorylation Activity (Activation) of the Polypeptides of the Invention in the Presence of Polypeptide Ligands

Methods known in the art or described herein may be used to determine the phosphorylation activity of the polypeptides of the invention. A preferred method of determining phosphorylation activity is by the use of the tyrosine phosphorylation assay as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,817,471 (incorporated herein by reference).

Example 57 Identification of Signal Transduction Proteins that Interact with Polypeptides of the Present Invention

The purified polypeptides of the invention are research tools for the identification, characterization and purification of additional signal transduction pathway proteins or receptor proteins. Briefly, labeled polypeptides of the invention are useful as reagents for the purification of molecules with which it interacts. In one embodiment of affinity purification, polypeptides of the invention are covalently coupled to a chromatography column. Cell-free extract derived from putative target cells, such as carcinoma tissues, is passed over the column, and molecules with appropriate affinity bind to the polypeptides of the invention. The protein complex is recovered from the column, dissociated, and the recovered molecule subjected to N-terminal protein sequencing. This amino acid sequence is then used to identify the captured molecule or to design degenerate oligonucleotide probes for cloning the relevant gene from an appropriate cDNA library.

Example 58 IL-6 Bioassay

To test the proliferative effects of the polypeptides of the invention, the IL-6 Bioassay as described by Marz et al. is utilized (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., U.S.A., 95:3251-56 (1998), which is herein incorporated by reference). Briefly, IL-6 dependent B9 murine cells are washed three times in IL-6 free medium and plated at a concentration of 5,000 cells per well in 50 μl, and 50 μl of the IL-6-like polypeptide is added. After 68 hrs. at 37° C., the number of viable cells is measured by adding the tetrazolium salt thiazolyl blue (MTT) and incubating for a further 4 hrs. at 37° C. B9 cells are lysed by SDS and optical density is measured at 570 nm. Controls containing IL-6 (positive) and no cytokine (negative) are utilized. Enhanced proliferation in the test sample(s) relative to the negative control is indicative of proliferative effects mediated by polypeptides of the invention.

Example 59 Support of Chicken Embryo Neuron Survival

To test whether sympathetic neuronal cell viability is supported by polypeptides of the invention, the chicken embryo neuronal survival assay of Senaldi et al is utilized (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., U.S.A., 96:11458-63 (1998), which is herein incorporated by reference). Briefly, motor and sympathetic neurons are isolated from chicken embryos, resuspended in L15 medium (with 10% FCS, glucose, sodium selenite, progesterone, conalbumin, putrescine, and insulin; Life Technologies, Rockville, Md.) and Dulbecco's modified Eagles medium [with 10% FCS, glutamine, penicillin, and 25 mM Hepes buffer (pH 7.2); Life Technologies, Rockville, Md.], respectively, and incubated at 37° C. in 5% CO₂ in the presence of different concentrations of the purified IL-6-like polypeptide, as well as a negative control lacking any cytokine. After 3 days, neuron survival is determined by evaluation of cellular morphology, and through the use of the colorimetric assay of Mosmann (Mosmann, T., J. Immunol. Methods, 65:55-63 (1983)). Enhanced neuronal cell viability as compared to the controls lacking cytokine is indicative of the ability of the inventive purified IL-6-like polypeptide(s) to enhance the survival of neuronal cells.

Example 60 Assay for Phosphatase Activity

The following assay may be used to assess serine/threonine phosphatase (PTPase) activity of the polypeptides of the invention.

In order to assay for serine/threonine phosphatase (PTPase) activity, assays can be utilized which are widely known to those skilled in the art. For example, the serine/threonine phosphatase (PSPase) activity is measured using a PSPase assay kit from New England Biolabs, Inc. Myelin basic protein (MyBP), a substrate for PSPase, is phosphorylated on serine and threonine residues with cAMP-dependent Protein Kinase in the presence of [³²P]ATP. Protein serine/threonine phosphatase activity is then determined by measuring the release of inorganic phosphate from ³²P-labeled MyBP.

Example 61 Interaction of Serine/Threonine Phosphatases with other Proteins

The polypeptides of the invention with serine/threonine phosphatase activity as determined in Example 60 are research tools for the identification, characterization and purification of additional interacting proteins or receptor proteins, or other signal transduction pathway proteins. Briefly, labeled polypeptide(s) of the invention is useful as a reagent for the purification of molecules with which it interacts. In one embodiment of affinity purification, polypeptide of the invention is covalently coupled to a chromatography column. Cell-free extract derived from putative target cells, such as neural or liver cells, is passed over the column, and molecules with appropriate affinity bind to the polypeptides of the invention. The polypeptides of the invention—complex is recovered from the column, dissociated, and the recovered molecule subjected to N-terminal protein sequencing. This amino acid sequence is then used to identify the captured molecule or to design degenerate oligonucleotide probes for cloning the relevant gene from an appropriate cDNA library.

Example 62 Assaying for Heparanase Activity

In order to assay for heparanase activity of the polypeptides of the invention, the heparanase assay described by Vlodavsky et al is utilized (Vlodavsky, I., et al., Nat. Med., 5:793-802 (1999)). Briefly, cell lysates, conditioned media or intact cells (1×10⁶ cells per 35-mm dish) are incubated for 18 hrs at 37° C., pH 6.2-6.6, with ³⁵S-labeled ECM or soluble ECM derived peak I proteoglycans. The incubation medium is centrifuged and the supernatant is analyzed by gel filtration on a Sepharose CL-6B column (0.9×30 cm). Fractions are eluted with PBS and their radioactivity is measured. Degradation fragments of heparan sulfate side chains are eluted from Sepharose 6B at 0.5<K_(av)<0.8 (peak II). Each experiment is done at least three times. Degradation fragments corresponding to “peak II,” as described by Vlodavsky et al., is indicative of the activity of the polypeptides of the invention in cleaving heparan sulfate.

Example 63 Immobilization of Biomolecules

This example provides a method for the stabilization of polypeptides of the invention in non-host cell lipid bilayer constructs (see, e.g., Bieri et al., Nature Biotech 17:1105-1108 (1999), hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety herein) which can be adapted for the study of polypeptides of the invention in the various functional assays described above. Briefly, carbohydrate-specific chemistry for biotinylation is used to confine a biotin tag to the extracellular domain of the polypeptides of the invention, thus allowing uniform orientation upon immobilization. A 50 uM solution of polypeptides of the invention in washed membranes is incubated with 20 mM NaIO4 and 1.5 mg/ml (4 mM) BACH or 2 mg/ml (7.5 mM) biotin-hydrazide for 1 hr at room temperature (reaction volume, 150 ul). Then the sample is dialyzed (Pierce Slidealizer Cassett, 10 kDa cutoff; Pierce Chemical Co., Rockford Ill.) at 4 C first for 5 h, exchanging the buffer after each hour, and finally for 12 h against 500 ml buffer R (0.15 M NaCl, 1 mM MgCl2, 10 mM sodium phosphate, pH7). Just before addition into a cuvette, the sample is diluted 1:5 in buffer ROG50 (Buffer R supplemented with 50 mM octylglucoside).

Example 64 TAQMAN®

Quantitative PCR (QPCR). Total RNA from cells in culture are extracted by Trizol separation as recommended by the supplier (LifeTechnologies). (Total RNA is treated with DNase I (Life Technologies) to remove any contaminating genomic DNA before reverse transcription.) Total RNA (50 ng) is used in a one-step, 50 ul, RT-QPCR, consisting of TAQMAN® Buffer A (Perkin-Elmer; 50 mM KCl/10 mM Tris, pH 8.3), 5.5 mM MgCl₂, 240 μM each dNTP, 0.4 units RNase inhibitor (Promega), 8% glycerol, 0.012% Tween-20, 0.05% gelatin, 0.3 uM primers, 0.1 uM probe, 0.025 units AMPLITAQ GOLD® (Perkin-Elmer) and 2.5 units Superscript II reverse transcriptase (Life Technologies). As a control for genomic contamination, parallel reactions are setup without reverse transcriptase. The relative abundance of (unknown) and 18S RNAs are assessed by using the Applied Biosystems Prism 7700 Sequence Detection System (Livak, K. J., Flood, S. J., Marmaro, J., Giusti, W. & Deetz, K. (1995) PCR Methods Appl. 4, 357-362). Reactions are carried out at 48° C. for 30 min, 95° C. for 10 min, followed by 40 cycles of 95° C. for 15 s, 60° C. for 1 min. Reactions are performed in triplicate.

Primers (f & r) and FRET probes sets are designed using Primer Express Software (Perkin-Elmer). Probes are labeled at the 5′-end with the reporter dye 6-FAM and on the 3′-end with the quencher dye TAMRA (Biosource International, Camarillo, Calif. or Perkin-Elmer).

Example 65 Assays for Metalloproteinase Activity

Metalloproteinases (EC 3.4.24.-) are peptide hydrolases which use metal ions, such as Zn²⁺, as the catalytic mechanism. Metalloproteinase activity of polypeptides of the present invention can be assayed according to the following methods.

Proteolysis of Alpha-2-Macroglobulin

To confirm protease activity, purified polypeptides of the invention are mixed with the substrate alpha-2-macroglobulin (0.2 unit/ml; Boehringer Mannheim, Germany) in 1× assay buffer (50 mM HEPES, pH 7.5, 0.2 M NaCl, 10 mM CaCl₂, 25 μM ZnCl₂ and 0.05% Brij-35) and incubated at 37° C. for 1-5 days. Trypsin is used as positive control. Negative controls contain only alpha-2-macroglobulin in assay buffer. The samples are collected and boiled in SDS-PAGE sample buffer containing 5% 2-mercaptoethanol for 5-min, then loaded onto 8% SDS-polyacrylamide gel. After electrophoresis the proteins are visualized by silver staining. Proteolysis is evident by the appearance of lower molecular weight bands as compared to the negative control.

Inhibition of Alpha-2-Macroglobulin Proteolysis by Inhibitors of Metalloproteinases

Known metalloproteinase inhibitors (metal chelators (EDTA, EGTA, AND HgCl₂), peptide metalloproteinase inhibitors (TIMP-1 and TIMP-2), and commercial small molecule MMP inhibitors) are used to characterize the proteolytic activity of polypeptides of the invention. The three synthetic MMP inhibitors used are: MMP inhibitor I, [IC₅₀=1.0 μM against MMP-1 and MMP-8; IC₅₀=30 μM against MMP-9; IC₅₀=150 μM against MMP-3]; MMP-3 (stromelysin-1) inhibitor I [IC₅₀=5 μM against MMP-3], and MMP-3 inhibitor II [K_(i)=130 nM against MMP-3]; inhibitors available through Calbiochem, catalog # 444250, 444218, and 444225, respectively). Briefly, different concentrations of the small molecule MMP inhibitors are mixed with purified polypeptides of the invention (50 μg/ml) in 22.9 μl of 1×HEPES buffer (50 mM HEPES, pH 7.5, 0.2 M NaCl, 10 mM CaCl₂, 25 μM ZnCl₂ and 0.05% Brij-35) and incubated at room temperature (24° C.) for 2-hr, then 7.1 μl of substrate alpha-2-macroglobulin (0.2 unit/ml) is added and incubated at 37° C. for 20-hr. The reactions are stopped by adding 4× sample buffer and boiled immediately for 5 minutes. After SDS-PAGE, the protein bands are visualized by silver stain.

Synthetic Fluorogenic Peptide Substrates Cleavage Assay

The substrate specificity for polypeptides of the invention with demonstrated metalloproteinase activity can be determined using synthetic fluorogenic peptide substrates (purchased from BACHEM Bioscience Inc). Test substrates include, M-1985, M-2225, M-2105, M-2110, and M-2255. The first four are MMP substrates and the last one is a substrate of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) converting enzyme (TACE). All the substrates are prepared in 1:1 dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and water. The stock solutions are 50-500 μM. Fluorescent assays are performed by using a Perkin Elmer LS 50B luminescence spectrometer equipped with a constant temperature water bath. The excitation X is 328 nm and the emission X is 393 nm. Briefly, the assay is carried out by incubating 176 μl 1×HEPES buffer (0.2 M NaCl, 10 mM CaCl₂, 0.05% Brij-35 and 50 mM HEPES, pH 7.5) with 4 μl of substrate solution (50 μM) at 25° C. for 15 minutes, and then adding 20 μl of a purified polypeptide of the invention into the assay cuvette. The final concentration of substrate is 1 μM. Initial hydrolysis rates are monitored for 30-min.

Example 66 Characterization of the cDNA Contained in a Deposited Plasmid

The size of the cDNA insert contained in a deposited plasmid may be routinely determined using techniques known in the art, such as PCR amplification using synthetic primers hybridizable to the 3′ and 5′ ends of the cDNA sequence. For example, two primers of 17-30 nucleotides derived from each end of the cDNA (i.e., hybridizable to the absolute 5′ nucleotide or the 3′ nucleotide end of the sequence of SEQ ID NO:X, respectively) are synthesized and used to amplify the cDNA using the deposited cDNA plasmid as a template. The polymerase chain reaction is carried out under routine conditions, for instance, in 25 ul of reaction mixture with 0.5 ug of the above cDNA template. A convenient reaction mixture is 1.5-5 mM MgCl₂, 0.01% (w/v) gelatin, 20 uM each of dATP, dCTP, dGTP, dTTP, 25 pmol of each primer and 0.25 Unit of Taq polymerase. Thirty five cycles of PCR (denaturation at 94 degree C. for 1 min; annealing at 55 degree C. for 1 min; elongation at 72 degree C. for 1 min) are performed with a Perkin-Elmer Cetus automated thermal cycler. The amplified product is analyzed by agarose gel electrophoresis. The PCR product is verified to be the selected sequence by subcloning and sequencing the DNA product. It will be clear that the invention may be practiced otherwise than as particularly described in the foregoing description and examples. Numerous modifications and variations of the present invention are possible in light of the above teachings and, therefore, are within the scope of the appended claims.

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

The entire disclosure of each document cited (including patents, patent applications, journal articles, abstracts, laboratory manuals, books, or other disclosures) in the Background of the Invention, Detailed Description, and Examples is hereby incorporated herein by reference. In addition, the sequence listing submitted herewith is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. The specification and sequence listing of each of the following U.S. and PCT applications are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety: U.S. Appln. No. 60/277,340 filed on Mar. 21, 2001, U.S. Appln. No. 60/306,171 filed on Jul. 19, 2001, U.S. Appln. No. 60/278,650 filed on Mar. 27, 2001, U.S. Appln. No. 60/331,287 filed on Nov. 13, 2001, U.S. application Ser. No. 09/950,082 filed on Sep. 12, 2001, U.S. application Ser. No. 09/950,083 filed on Sep. 12, 2001, U.S. Appln. No. 60/040,162 filed on Mar. 7, 1997, U.S. Appln. No. 60/043,576 filed on Apr. 11, 1997, U.S. Appln. 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LENGTHY TABLES The patent contains a lengthy table section. A copy of the table is available in electronic form from the USPTO web site (http://seqdata.uspto.gov/?pageRequest=docDetail&DocID=US07411051B2). An electronic copy of the table will also be available from the USPTO upon request and payment of the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.19(b)(3). 

1. An isolated antibody or fragment thereof that specifically binds to a protein selected from the group consisting of: (a) a protein whose amino acid sequence consists of amino acid residues 1 to 283 of SEQ ID NO:5761; (b) a protein whose amino acid sequence consists of amino acid residues 20 to 283 of SEQ ID NO:5761; (c) a protein whose amino acid sequence consists of a portion of SEQ ID NO:5761, wherein said portion is at least 30 contiguous amino acid residues in length; and (d) a protein whose amino acid sequence consists of a portion of SEQ ID NO:5761, wherein said portiuon is at least 50 contiguous amino acid residues in length.
 2. The antibody or fragment thereof of claim 1 that specifically binds protein (a).
 3. The antibody or fragment thereof of claim 1 that specifically binds protein (b).
 4. The antibody or fragment thereof of claim 1 that specifically binds protein (c).
 5. The antibody or fragment thereof of claim 1 that specifically binds protein (d).
 6. The antibody or fragment thereof of claim 4 that specifically binds protein (a).
 7. The antibody or fragment thereof of claim 3 wherein said protein bound by said antibody or fragment thereof is glycosylated.
 8. The antibody or fragment thereof of claim 3 wherein said antibody or fragment thereof is human.
 9. The antibody or fragment thereof of claim 3 wherein said antibody or fragment thereof is polyclonal.
 10. The antibody or fragment thereof of claim 3 wherein said antibody or fragment thereof is monoclonal.
 11. The antibody or fragment thereof of claim 3 which is selected from the group consisting of: (a) a chimeric antibody or fragment thereof; (b) a humanized antibody or fragment thereof; (c) a single chain antibody; and (d) a Fab fragment.
 12. The antibody or fragment thereof of claim 3 wherein said antibody or fragment thereof specifically binds to said protein in a Western blot or an ELISA.
 13. A hybridoma that produces the antibody or fragment thereof of claim
 3. 14. A method of detecting HDPPA04 protein in a biological sample comprising: (a) contacting the biological sample with the antibody or fragment thereof of claim 3; and (b) detecting the HDPPA04 protein in the biological sample.
 15. An isolated antibody or fragment thereof that specifically binds to a protein selected from the group consisting of: (a) a protein whose amino acid sequence consists of the full-length HDPPA04 polypeptide encoded by the HDPPA04 cDNA contained in ATCC Deposit Number PTA-867; (b) a protein whose amino acid sequence consists of the mature form of the HDPPA04 polypeptide encoded by the HDPPA04 cDNA contained in ATCC Deposit Number PTA-867; (c) a protein whose amino acid sequence consists of a portion of the HDPPA04 polypeptide encoded by the HDPPA04 cDNA contained in ATCC Deposit Number PTA-867, wherein said portion is at least 30 contiguous amino acid residues in length; and (d) a protein whose amino acid sequence consists of a portion of the HDPPA04 polypeptide encoded by the HDPPA04 cDNA contained in ATCC Deposit Number PTA-867, wherein said portion is at least 50 contiguous amino acid residues in length.
 16. The antibody or fragment thereof of claim 15 that specifically binds protein (a).
 17. The antibody or fragment thereof of claim 15 that specifically binds protein (b).
 18. The antibody or fragment thereof of claim 15 that specifically binds protein (c).
 19. The antibody or fragment thereof of claim 15 that specifically binds protein (d).
 20. The antibody or fragment thereof of claim 18 that specifically binds protein (a).
 21. The antibody or fragment thereof of claim 17 wherein said antibody or fragment thereof is human.
 22. The antibody or fragment thereof of claim 17 wherein said antibody or fragment thereof is polyclonal.
 23. The antibody or fragment thereof of claim 17 wherein said antibody or fragment thereof is monoclonal.
 24. The antibody or fragment thereof of claim 17 which is selected from the group consisting of: (a) a chimeric antibody or fragment thereof; (b) a humanized antibody or fragment thereof; (c) a single chain antibody; and (d) a Fab fragment.
 25. An isoltaed antibody or fragment thereof that specifically binds HDPPA04 protein expressed on the surface of a cell wherein said HDPPA04 protein is encoded by a polynucleotide encoding amino acids 1 to 283 of SEQ ID NO:5761.
 26. The antibody or fragment thereof of claim 25 wherein said antibody or fragment thereof is monoclonal.
 27. The antibody or fragment thereof of claim 25 wherein said antibody or fragment thereof is polyclonal.
 28. The antibody or fragment thereof of claim 25 wherein said antibody or fragment thereof is human.
 29. The antibody or fragment thereof of claim 25 which is selected from the group consisting of: (a) a chimeric antibody or fragment thereof; (b) a humanized antibody or fragment thereof; (c) a single chain antibody; and (d) a Fab fragment.
 30. The antibody or fragment thereof of claim 25 wherein said antibody or fragment thereof specifically binds to said protein in a Western blot or an ELISA.
 31. The antibody or fragment thereof of claim 25 wherein the amino acid sequence of said HDPPA04 protein consists of amino acid residues 20 to 283 of SEQ ID NO:5761. 